I was in the showroom yesterday and almost pulled the trigger on the 919. I'm working with a new customer and there is a guy here who splits his commute between a Land Rover Defender and the Brutale S
His only complaint with the bike is the frequency it visits the shop. I would have thought he would have been accustomed to that sort of thing owning a Land Rover.
Todd, I originally hated the look of the Monsters, but now they're growing on me. I am worried about maintainence and reliability and thus looking at the rice bikes. My time is already so committed I just want to focus on weekend rides with no extra hassles.
I like the stripped down look of the 599 and 919 combined with the Honda reliability. I want a bike with a nice fat powerband that I can torque around on. I'm too old, and conservative, for the peaky high rev engine. I haven't ridden in over 12 years so the state offered motorcycle class in on my agenda.
Does anyone have experience with the 919? I've read som e reviews and they are average. Biggest complaint about the 599 and 919 is the MSRP compaired to the competition.