bigpoppa
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Am I crazy to look at the nc750? I imagine its a smaller more manageable africa twin and has a DCT to boot!
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Stolen Ktm superduke
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It's a great bike if you are really into meh. The motorcycle equivalent of canned peas soft and mushy.
Sent from the future
PacoT
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Rain mode. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
bigpoppa
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oye, I saw you tonight! blue tiger 660 at 9:45 pm at yonge/aylmer
Yes. 7000 rpm on a 750cc engine is hell. As soon as it starts to make a bit of power, it's time to change gears.
PacoT
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I was out and about at that time, but that was not me, my tiger is grey
You will hate it if you like to hear your engine howl and scream.
It’s a great commuter / tool. I rode the NC750XA more than the owner of the bike, and I liked the DCT in traffic but it was super boring.
Think CB500XA with an addition 250cc…nothing more.
Great commuter. Geared for efficiency. Stupidly low redline. Super boring.
bigpoppa
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Rode this today at gp, pretty good bike all around, fast, agile, good brakes, only thing I don’t like is the seat.
There is hardly any engine braking, I like it.
Coming from big twins and triples, good change
there are vibes(the location changes depending on rpm’s but it’s not enough to bother me.)
There is hardly any engine braking, I like it.
Coming from big twins and triples, good change
there are vibes(the location changes depending on rpm’s but it’s not enough to bother me.)
Damned BMW and their riduculous alphabet branding. So that is an S1000XR M? What does the M mean, just appearance or something interesting? Or is that M seat pad an aftermarket wank?
Come on...it's to differentiate from the ballers from the wanna be ballers...
Who can tell? 320iM boo. M3 yeah. It's too hard to stay on top of which order of letters means something and which are just a meaningless wank to drive up the price.
Relax
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Seems like they're following their car naming convention, so an M car or bike is the "real deal", whereas the M suffix is the standard version with some random add-on package depending on the model.
Relax
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WTF? I stand corrected, they're putting M in front of everything now??? They're worse than Kawasaki and their R's.
You can't get an idea of how fast the XR is on a Gp test ride. You need to get north and put it into Dynamic mode where it can stretch its legs and reward you with the pops and bangs of the exhaust notes. Great bike. The seat on these is the main issue that you either love or hate (you just can't move around a whole lot on it).The street triple is more fun though, it feels faster than the xr(even though the xr is faster on paper)
This could be due to significantly less weight, wind effect due to the lack of fairings, different engine configuration and power delivery
bigpoppa
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Yes, it’s a shame, the ride was at fairly sedate pace and no good roads around Whitby
My pelotas definitely hated the seat
engine braking should be adjustable in dynamic mode sub menu
Its an S1000XR with M sport package. Not to be confused with M1000XR
XR power is mid range to top end. Did you pop it in Dynamic and rev past 10k? Removes torque limiter and pulls like a train, also make sure you twist that throttle all the way!The street triple is more fun though, it feels faster than the xr(even though the xr is faster on paper)
This could be due to significantly less weight, wind effect due to the lack of fairings, different engine configuration and power delivery
I assume the triumph is bottom to mid range, like all triples.
I've posted this video before, never underestimate the XR;
TLDW: In the hands of a professional racer, XR ran 1 second behind the RR on track (both completely stock from factory).
bigpoppa
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So apparently KTM is planning their own DCT version 1390 super adventure...
They upgrade their bikes the day after releasing new model...
They upgrade their bikes the day after releasing new model...
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