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Originally posted by dmoolenaar
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.
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David- I don't have any experience with the 919, but it is a good bike and does get knocked for its price. The 599 is a little steep too, but probably worth it. It usually wins most hearts with it's overall refinement and balance in reviews.
The 919 or anything with that kind of displacement is a lot of bike. You mentioned you haven't ridden in 12 years. How much did you ride before?
The R1150R is worthy of consideration. There's a promo with 0.9% for up to 5 years with the first 5 payments waived. Do that on a 48 month contract and the savings are huge, so the real cost is effectively much lower. They also come with a 3/36 warranty and are reliable, but not up to the Honda standard. The lack of chain maintenence and the forgiving nature of the suspension are big pluses, IMHO. And nice options, like hardbags, heated grips, and ABS brakes.
I rode the Brutale S. Awesome, fun bike. Standard suspension a little stiff for my taste, but not too hard to fix. I'm hoping to get lucky with one of my two $50 tickets to this raffle (click on the raffle in the link):
http://www.mvagusta.com/web-mvagusta/news.html