monster 1200, nyc moto-show thugs

[thought]

The Testastretta Motor, as impressive as it is, never had installation in a Naked Bike factored into its conception. 

My SF disagrees with this comment

[Estoma]

Your Streetfighter does not speak the whole truth and only the truth .  Truth be told; it is not even a totally Naked Bike even if it thinks it might be.  Fairings and Cowlings, no matter how inconspicuous yours' side-whiskers and belly-pan might seem, do not rhyme with Naked  .  Nothing straight off a showroom floor in recent years is more naked than the 1100S and the 1100 EVO.  And I can pull my hair out for not waking up early enough to have bought an 1100S.  C'est la vie.

[Scoober1103]

Well I finally got to see one in person and had a little time sitting on the bike and I gotta say it is very different from all previous monster models. I'm 5'6 and the position is more upright from my 1100 which is more upright from my brothers s4r. Very nice in person except for some horrid reason they fitted it with a full length hugger from pivot to mud cutter not unlike a prime mover rear guard. 

Going to be roughly the same ride away price as a 899 for the base model here in OZ and quite alot more for the S.

Overall I love it!