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Old 01-17-2009, 06:38 PM   #11
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They are not ugly....they are beautiful....but I'm a bit biased.

Sick fuckin rig.
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Old 01-17-2009, 07:18 PM   #12
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Old 01-18-2009, 09:30 AM   #13
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Absolutely. I want one.
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Old 01-18-2009, 11:34 AM   #14
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Old 01-18-2009, 09:09 PM   #15
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We got to test ride several KTM's in Suches in October.

The SuperDuke is a fantastic handling bike. It feels very similar to an XBSTT in its seating position and responsiveness. The brakes are great.

The only complaint besides the price tag was the FI. It was very on off snatchy. It was difficult to keep it "at speed" and it surged badly. The 990A I rode did the same thing.

Strangely, the best fueled bike was the 950 Super Enduro that was carburated.
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Old 01-18-2009, 09:11 PM   #16
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We got to test ride several KTM's in Suches in October.

The SuperDuke is a fantastic handling bike. It feels very similar to an XBSTT in its seating position and responsiveness. The brakes are great.

The only complaint besides the price tag was the FI. It was very on off snatchy. It was difficult to keep it "at speed" and it surged badly. The 990A I rode did the same thing.

Strangely, the best fueled bike was the 950 Super Enduro that was carburated.
And yet the mags complained about none of that in tests... but ripped the 1125 pre-production model apart for it.
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Old 01-18-2009, 09:20 PM   #17
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And yet the mags complained about none of that in tests... but ripped the 1125 pre-production model apart for it.
I remember reading shit about poor fueling... However, it wasn't until like a year after the bike had been out...
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Old 01-18-2009, 10:10 PM   #18
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I remember reading shit about poor fueling... However, it wasn't until like a year after the bike had been out...
Same here. I never heard about that until it had been out for a while and most of the comments about the issues being fixed talk about the 1125cr.
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Old 01-18-2009, 10:15 PM   #19
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It really depends on your perspective. I believe that much of the issues were Buell's fault. There WERE fueling issues.

The FZ1 had HORRIBLE fueling issues.


The issue isn't whether one company has issues or not. It's whether they deal quickly and effectively with those issues. Buell has. I believe KTM is working on it.

They hadn't gotten it sorted out by last October for the 2009 models.


It is a bit of a double standard. The most recent review of the 1125CR claimed it was "cramped". WTF? Did they have Andre the Giant testing?

The 1125 platform is one of the roomiest of sportbike models out right now.


It's just magazines. The writers carry their own biases onto the pages.
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Old 01-18-2009, 10:18 PM   #20
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It really depends on your perspective. I believe that much of the issues were Buell's fault. There WERE fueling issues.

The FZ1 had HORRIBLE fueling issues.


The issue isn't whether one company has issues or not. It's whether they deal quickly and effectively with those issues. Buell has. I believe KTM is working on it.

They hadn't gotten it sorted out by last October for the 2009 models.


It is a bit of a double standard. The most recent review of the 1125CR claimed it was "cramped". WTF? Did they have Andre the Giant testing?

The 1125 platform is one of the roomiest of sportbike models out right now.


It's just magazines. The writers carry their own biases onto the pages.
Right.
Buell is definatly working on the probs.
My gripe is the mags. If it's a buell, they rip it apart. If it's any European or Jap bike, then they are just minor probs, but nothing major.
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