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Originally posted by BDG
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too big , too heavy sorta destroys the whole supermoto thing and ktm have already done that with the SM950.
sold my supermoto and only time i regret it is in winter, they are fun for 70 miles of wet road sliding and have to be cheap to fix when you bin them hence the plastic tanks/cheap moto x parts prices on ktm 640's etc bet that baby aint light, and parts wont be cheap.need to be light as well and the v twin lump ain't.
its just a modern big naked road bike cloning the fashionable super moto look, hardly groundbreaking although it does look nice  | Agreed!
Nice concept tho,...dunno where the fuel will go,...tank looks too small,no room under the seat,....fairing side panels?
Nah,gimme a KTM LC640 any day. |
Sorry guys but i don't agree, its not competeing with the 640LC, and supermoto's of that ilk; its a different kettle of fish, but Mike is right its a big naked road bike. Given the choice i'd rather have a big road bike of this ilk and a proper full on dirt bike for blasting thru the muck proper, only my opinion. |
I just don't get the whole hypermotard, big supermoto thing Shaun, I feel its marketing bullsh't and Ducati are just following a trend. Its not like you can ride it any distance, its too big and heavy to really hoon around on B roads and with no wind shield the windblast with rip you apart at the high speeds it should be capable of, a sportsbike is more comfotable and faster for A road blasting and I can't see what exactly it be used for that a 525 or 640 can't do better, other than huge wheelies of course and looking the part and being quite cool
Take a KTM SuperDuke out and see how long you keep it, my mates selling his after 5 months just cos he can't do anything on it other than rip around for short distances but gets left behind when we are on the superbikes. I sold my KTM Duke cos it wasn't a usable bike other than in winter , bought the Mulit cos it did everything reasonably well as have lots of other superbike owners. The hypermotard is a nice toy to have but I'd need a few other bikes in the garage first, maybe if I had a Monster and was looking to replace it I'd consider one. Its maybe different for me as I've got roads I can use a superbike on and places where the smaller supermotos are fun as well. Horses for courses and all that...