Streetfighter 848 & 1198

[thought]

MMM - Streetfighter 848 is potential candidate to be my next purchase. I wonder if they will upgrade it to ABS like the new Monsters.

thats what i want to see and what would wind up sealing the deal for me getting a sf848.  having abs on a streetbike just makes me feel a lot more comfy.

but i sort of doubt it's going to have it since the the 848 doesnt have it.  doubt they would bother engineering a new solution just for the sf.  that being said, i can see the sf1198 having it as the diavel/mts does have abs.

[csorin]

Wonder how this will compare comfort and power wise to the Monster 1100 Evo.  I sat on both a SF1098 and an 1100 Evo at the dealer.  Both were supremely comfortable machines.  I did like how the Streetfighter's cockpit layout makes you feel like you're floating in air. 

[EvilSteve]

All new bikes sold in the EU are mandated to have ABS in 2013 AFAIK, if it doesn't have ABS I'll be surprised, disappointed and expecting a fancy new sf848 come 2013...

The M696 and M796 have ABS, it's not like they couldn't put it on there. Sigh. I want an SF848 w/ ABS, that's the bike I've wanted since I started riding - a mid sized, naked, liquid cooled Duc.

[thought]

found this:

http://usridernews.com/2011/07/11/europe-set-to-require-mandatory-abs-for-motorcycles/

seems that it'll be 2017 before it's mandatory which is more than enough time for another version of the sf to come out, prob based on the 1199 frame.

i dont doubt they can put it in, but i'm not sure if they are going to do it for what is probably their only current parts bin bike.  this will probably be their best profit margin bike in some time as almost all the engineering is already done...  sf1098 frame, 848 engine, m1100 brakes...  why spend the money on engineering abs in when this bike will prob sell like hotcakes anyway?

[lazylightnin717]

^^^ good point

I would buy the bike if it didn't have ABS

I don't expect it to have ABS

I could care less about ABS

All I ever wanted was an 848 SF 

And that's all I have. An opinion

[He Man]

and 848 street fighter is like a dream come true.

[EvilSteve]

Thanks for tracking that down thought, 2017 definitely gives them more than enough time to have a new version.

Personally I think that ABS on street bikes is a good idea, I was thinking of starting a thread to discuss it actually...

[Greg]

i dont doubt they can put it in, but i'm not sure if they are going to do it for what is probably their only current parts bin bike.  this will probably be their best profit margin bike in some time as almost all the engineering is already done...  sf1098 frame, 848 engine, m1100 brakes...  why spend the money on engineering abs in when this bike will prob sell like hotcakes anyway?

What you say makes sense, but half their model line now has ABS, and they are heading that way anyway, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for ABS because I really want a bike with ABS.

[muskrat]

^^^ good point

I would buy the bike if it didn't have ABS

I don't expect it to have ABS

I could care less about ABS

All I ever wanted was an 848 SF 

And that's all I have. An opinion

I realize everyone has their safety preferences but I want to be left alone and ride without all that crap.  Also, if someone finds a headlamp replacement for the SF I might be interested.....in about 10 years. 

[Greg]

I realize everyone has their safety preferences but I want to be left alone and ride without all that crap.  Also, if someone finds a headlamp replacement for the SF I might be interested.....in about 10 years. 

I'm just happy that ABS is finally becoming mainstream on bikes.
You can always turn it off.

[DRKWNG]

You can always turn it off.

Don't count on that always being the case.

I'm with Muskrat.  I'd much rather have the option to buy a bike without all that crap: abs, traction control and the like. 

[drunkfatguy]

Don't count on that always being the case.

I'm with Muskrat.  I'd much rather have the option to buy a bike without all that crap: abs, traction control and the like. 

I'm in that same boat, I ran across this in the ducati dealer- a 2010 Streetfighter S series leftover while I was leering at the 2012 848 Evo's.

[He Man]

im feeling a street fighter 848.

[DRKWNG]

Make sure it's over 18.

[He Man]

its lunch after 12!