The Official 696 APPRECIATION Thread!!!

[ZenOfZoom]

wow. what a great review. not one bad thing about it. i'm sure all of you that are into the 696 are going to have a blast on it.

I posted a more in depth ride impression to complement the video at: http://onewheeldrive.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=807&Itemid=1

I only had three days to get to know the 696 for the test, and while there are a few minor issues the bike is a huge improvement over the outgoing 695.

Cheers,
Neil "That Guy in the 696 Video" Johnston
OneWheelDrive

[696]

My first post here.....came over from the other place.
I put down a deposit in Feb.....the 696 will be my first bike.......over doing it? Maybe....
My dealer has one so I went over this past Saturday, felt great.....levers need adjusting.
I am #2 out of 24 on the waiting list and #1 got his red 696 so if the next one is pearl white, it's mine......should have it within 2 weeks at the latest.

Yes, I am excited.......I think I just wet myself!

[timmer357]

My first post here.....came over from the other place.
I put down a deposit in Feb.....the 696 will be my first bike.......over doing it? Maybe....
My dealer has one so I went over this past Saturday, felt great.....levers need adjusting.
I am #2 out of 24 on the waiting list and #1 got his red 696 so if the next one is pearl white, it's mine......should have it within 2 weeks at the latest.

Yes, I am excited.......I think I just wet myself!

Hey 696, were you the same name over on the other board?  You'll remember I had a deposit on a 696 and then bailed to buy my s2r1k.  Well, if you didn't hear, I wrecked it on Thursday and it MAY be totaled.  The forks and steering head may be the issues.  If so, I will likely get back in line for a 696 or something similar.  Apparently I can't handle the big ones without blowing my wad. 

[Travis696]

I've been thinking about getting a motorcycle for  a while but I never had a bike move me in that direction. I've ridden on my brother's cruizers but they really bored me to tears. When I saw the 696 it was instant love! I am expecting my local dealer to get one in by the end of the week and I can't wait to get over there and see how it feels. I hope to have one by the end of summer. Maybe sooner. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw all the negative posts on the 696... but then again my daily driver is  a Jeep and (if you didn't know) that's another camp where tradition reigns supreme. But every new jeep takes time to gain acceptance and I just assumed this is whats happening here as well. They'll come around. They always come around. And those who won't will go buy up the classic examples. Just like for jeeps, vettes, and about any other vehicle that gains a cult following.

[cookie]

I have drooled over photos and reviews of the 696 since i first found out about it's release. I have been imagining a pearl S4RS colour scheme on one. White wheels, Black front fender (or carbon) Red frame and stripe and pearl tank etc. Anyone any good with photoshop to produce a pic with the termigoni system and this colour scheme? been having a bit of trouble imagining it. Cannot wait for it to be released in Australia!!

[wana696]

I posted a more in depth ride impression to complement the video at: http://onewheeldrive.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=807&Itemid=1

I only had three days to get to know the 696 for the test, and while there are a few minor issues the bike is a huge improvement over the outgoing 695.

Cheers,
Neil "That Guy in the 696 Video" Johnston
OneWheelDrive

Haha... when you scroll down and enlarge the picture of the rider leaning into a right turn check out the oil filter....oops
guess your not supposed to go that far over

[NAK3D696]

OMG!!!!  Its the barrel of strippers guy  !!  Honestly that was one of the best lines i have ever heard.  Bravo sir   

[DesmoDog]

When the 696 was announced I was lukewarm on the idea. I REALLY wanted an S2R800. BUt was more likely to get an older M900 as a project bike.

Then I realized I already had too many project bikes. And I'd like to have one bike that's just plug and play, turn the key and ride, no superbike ergos or acres of plastic to worry about... and now im' reading all the reviews and I have to admit I really want a 696 now...

I'm kinda diggin the white... or maybe black... Though I'd probably paint it some other color right away. This project bike thing is a sickness ya know...

[SSSA]

Nice drivebys at the end...

[Grappa]

I posted a more in depth ride impression to complement the video at: http://onewheeldrive.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=807&Itemid=1

I only had three days to get to know the 696 for the test, and while there are a few minor issues the bike is a huge improvement over the outgoing 695.

Cheers,
Neil "That Guy in the 696 Video" Johnston
OneWheelDrive

I want YOUR job!  Great write-up.  This bike has more power than my 900.

[PizzaMonster]

when you scroll down and enlarge the picture of the rider leaning into a right turn check out the oil filter....oops
guess your not supposed to go that far over

That isn't a good thing.

[cookie]

That isn't a good thing.

it's actually his boot not the oil filter. In the article if you read the caption below the pic it says "my boot is on fire". I doubt any motorcycle company would be that stupid as to have the first touchdown point as the oil filter

[Big Troubled Bear]

I still want one really bad !!!!!!!!!

[DesmoDog]

it's actually his boot not the oil filter. In the article if you read the caption below the pic it says "my boot is on fire". I doubt any motorcycle company would be that stupid as to have the first touchdown point as the oil filter

Excellent point. And now that I look closer, do I see a bit of smoke rolling off his foot?

(And this thread is doing nothing to help me with the "I don't even want a new bike" story I keep telling my wife...)

[Grappa]

it's actually his boot not the oil filter. In the article if you read the caption below the pic it says "my boot is on fire". I doubt any motorcycle company would be that stupid as to have the first touchdown point as the oil filter

I thought the same thing at first, that it was his boot touching down.  Then I realised how his left foot is positioned on the bike, how high up and back it is...      So imagine where his right foot would be on the other side of the bike.  I think it is the oil filter touching down.  If it's not the oil filter scrapping pavement, then tell me where the oil filter is.