new toy!

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Originally Posted by Trip

I prefer the 800, but I bought the 1200 for a reason. I may trade down for my next bike to a 800 now that I know the wife still won't ride very often even with a big comfy bike.

The 800 just has a more sportbike like experience. The 1200 is definitely 100x more comfortable for touring though.

I wouldnt say it has sportbike in its blood, maybe more of a supermoto on steroids. But either way its a fun bike

[Trip]

Originally Posted by derf

I wouldnt say it has sportbike in its blood, maybe more of a supermoto on steroids. But either way its a fun bike

No way, the thing rides 100x more like a sportbike than a supermoto. It's too big and heavy to be a motard. I wouldn't even consider it close to a hyper, because it doesn't have similar power to weight. It's more like a naked sportbike. Same blood as an SV.

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Originally Posted by Trip

No way, the thing rides 100x more like a sportbike than a supermoto. It's too big and heavy to be a motard. I wouldn't even consider it close to a hyper, because it doesn't have similar power to weight. It's more like a naked sportbike. Same blood as an SV.

Looks like we are gonna disagree on this one. My professional OPINION is that it is more liek a SM than an sportbike. Yes its bigger and heavier, but feels the same and handles like a SUPERMOTO. And its tall as shit too.

I dont think its at all comparable to an SV, a Vstrom maybe.

We are talking about the bike in the picture bellow right?