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« Reply #1470 on: May 01, 2014, 02:20:35 PM »
Quote from: 'fighter pilot on May 01, 2014, 11:19:15 AM
going to check it out this morning after a sort ride...

And?     popcorn
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

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« Reply #1471 on: May 01, 2014, 02:25:27 PM »
Stopped by SS BMW to see the S1000R this morning...

Nice riding position with the handle bars vice clip-ons, but you'll need big hands/long fingers for the clutch & brake levers.

From the rear and rear quarter views it looks great, from the front the headlight nacelle presents a face that only a mother could love...it's a large bulky affair that looks to be an afterthought hastily hung in place.  Side view is better, but it appears longer than it's 56.7 inch wheelbase...SF is 58.1 but looks shorter.  Radiator is massive, making the bike very wide at that point like the Ninja Z1000 (no can help I guess with an I4).

Appearance wise it's just not my cup of tea.
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« Reply #1472 on: May 02, 2014, 06:00:35 PM »
Aprilia RSV4 APRC Factory on the showroom floor at Cycle City...
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« Reply #1473 on: May 02, 2014, 06:50:23 PM »
Quote from: 'fighter pilot on May 02, 2014, 06:00:35 PM
Aprilia RSV4 APRC Factory on the showroom floor at Cycle City...

RICK!!!
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Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw that—it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.
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« Reply #1474 on: May 02, 2014, 06:59:18 PM »
and if that's not in your budget, they had two RSV4 APRCs, one in the same flat black as the Factory and another in a luscious red...if I could handle the sport bike riding position, I might be working on getting the red one... Grin
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« Reply #1475 on: May 02, 2014, 07:04:30 PM »
Did you sit on it Gene?  Those Apes are more comfortable than they look.
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« Reply #1476 on: May 02, 2014, 08:39:08 PM »
Quote from: DRKWNG on May 02, 2014, 07:04:30 PM
Did you sit on it Gene?  Those Apes are more comfortable than they look.

I've sat on them before...they don't feel that bad in the showroom, but on the road I know my neck would take a beating from having to look up while in a crouch...pretty much the same with any sport bike...
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« Reply #1477 on: May 02, 2014, 10:36:25 PM »
That's too funny. I saw those Ape's last week when I was down there. Funny, they had a buyer on the matt black one. Must not have gone through.  I love the red one. Trying not to get a sport bike but who knows..........
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« Reply #1478 on: May 03, 2014, 03:49:51 AM »
Ride it Rick.  You owe it to yourself!
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Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw that—it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.
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« Reply #1479 on: May 03, 2014, 03:37:02 PM »
I came about this >< close to buying a new BMW today but I held off. The face is OK. I have more of a problem with how wide the bodywork is around the radiator. Had my finger on the trigger but just couldn't squeeze it.
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #1480 on: May 03, 2014, 03:42:18 PM »
Quote from: derRoteBaron on May 03, 2014, 03:37:02 PM
I have more of a problem with how wide the bodywork is around the radiator.

Hugh isn't it, looks much wider than the HP4 they had in the showroom... boo
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

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You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1481 on: May 03, 2014, 04:09:08 PM »
With the SFS out of production and no KTM dealership here, new bike options are getting slim for me...I guess I could tone it down some and go with...

Monster 1200/1200S or,

Speed Triple/Speed Triple R, or

FZ-09 (I read that a fix for the suspension and throttle touchiness is only about $1500 away)
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

Gettin' old ain't for wimps...

You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1482 on: May 03, 2014, 04:24:17 PM »
Quote from: 'fighter pilot on May 03, 2014, 04:09:08 PM
With the SFS out of production and no KTM dealership here, new bike options are getting slim for me...I guess I could tone it down some and go with...

Monster 1200/1200S or,

Speed Triple/Speed Triple R, or

FZ-09 (I read that a fix for the suspension and throttle touchiness is only about $1500 away)

It is wider, no doubt.  You could look at it, turn around 180 and look at a RR and turn again. Wider.

The Monsters are looking OK.  I'm checking out Streetfighters on the west coast but still ..... The KTM is far away too, both in terms of cost, shipping, delivery time & no warranty service here...... but it is far & away my choice ...... dunno......
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #1483 on: May 03, 2014, 04:29:00 PM »
Quote from: derRoteBaron on May 03, 2014, 04:24:17 PM
The KTM is far & away my choice ......

 waytogo...that makes two of us...
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...

Gettin' old ain't for wimps...

You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1484 on: May 05, 2014, 03:10:31 PM »
ducs were out in force today... saw a diavel, 2 streetfighters, the blue 848, and a tail chopped 620D
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