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i hear Hursts are doing a launch day tomorrow for the MT10....a lot of bike for the money even if the looks are something else.
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fabiostar
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wouldnt mind getting a wee scoot on one. id say they could be a nice real world bike.
mike150
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I was there for 10 mins, about 20 people milling around looking at the MT10's.
They had a blue one and a black on show, I want to see the grey and fluro! It's a really nice bike and I have little more to say really as -
I wasn't going to bother as really, looking at a bike does not tell you much, you need to ride it and see if it stirs you.
I'll go down again when the demo is on.
S1000r or MT10 or keep the 2 current steeds?????? Hmmm
They had a blue one and a black on show, I want to see the grey and fluro! It's a really nice bike and I have little more to say really as -
I wasn't going to bother as really, looking at a bike does not tell you much, you need to ride it and see if it stirs you.
I'll go down again when the demo is on.
S1000r or MT10 or keep the 2 current steeds?????? Hmmm
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i had a look, i thought it was tacky crap and hideous looking close up. each to their own i guess.
mike150
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I test rode it today, crap, terrible fueling, slow, weak brakes etc.
Jesting! Engine is mega! It will be really easy on front tyres cause its not on the road much. Great bike but it's not the spec of the S1000R sport and if you ad quick shifter, heated grips, comfort seat (which it needs) you are at the price of an S1000R sport but you don't have the electronic suspension. I guess it's the exact competition for the base S1000R but they are rare.
They don't have any anyway, all sold.........
Jesting! Engine is mega! It will be really easy on front tyres cause its not on the road much. Great bike but it's not the spec of the S1000R sport and if you ad quick shifter, heated grips, comfort seat (which it needs) you are at the price of an S1000R sport but you don't have the electronic suspension. I guess it's the exact competition for the base S1000R but they are rare.
They don't have any anyway, all sold.........
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thats the dealers buying them up for the preowned sale coming soon, paperwork exercise to make them the bee's knee's.
it's so old a trick, i wonder why they bother any more.
it's so old a trick, i wonder why they bother any more.
mike150
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The 4 they got are sold and the 2 that haven't arrived yet are sold too
2fast4u
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Picking mine up next week.
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genman
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After years on the Bking it's going to feel like a toy...I went from Bking to tuono v4...miles better handling but no match in terms of lazy speed. Bking in the end was just heavy and given the way you hustled yours about the MT10 will be comical and have no tyre left in a few weeks.....enjoy
2fast4u
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Na, had my share of florescent things in the ninetys.
B-King is black, so race blue it is just for a change.
mike150
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Was that your Bking there on Saturday morning? The 1400cc one that's for sale?Na, had my share of florescent things in the ninetys.
B-King is black, so race blue it is just for a change.
2fast4u
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Yip. 1441 big bore with a few other things.
2fast4u
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A few laps earlier just to run the tyres in.
genman
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certainly warmed the exhaust up...so hows it feel now its your own bike and not a demo.
Oddly the blue wheels look well...much better than the press photos
Oddly the blue wheels look well...much better than the press photos
2fast4u
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Bit early to say, but initial thoughts are good! Stuck to 6K rpm until 1st service, but definitely feels it has plenty of usable bhp. Seating position is very motocross style and the Suspension is set up a little on the softer side but haven't really pushed it on so it seems to be fine. Just really to get more time on it!
geraldo-46
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Bet it sounds well yoowwlllll lol
Took one for a test ride this morning. Began by heading up the M1 to get comfortable and to test the cruise control and play with the other buttons. Riding position is very relaxed, even for a naked. High bars and low pegs and you very much sit in it, felt almost supermoto like. Seat felt rock hard when I first sat on it but had the bike out over an hour and had no issues. In Standard mode it's very well mannered at small throttle openings but pulls like a train when you open it wide. The little fly screen is also very good, I'm used to being hit with wind blast on the Triumph but this almost felt faired.
Left the M1 at Moira, heading towards Nutts corner then into Dundrod for a lap of the circuit. Switched the traction control to level 1 and the riding mode to B (the most aggressive). Completely different animal in B mode. The engine barks at the slightest touch of the throttle and requires a steadier hand. It lunges forward with great urgency. The roads were soaked today but the bike gave me great confidence and the traction control is surprisingly subtle and does not prevent the front wheel from lifting in the first setting.
The previous FZ1 felt like it lacked grunt low in the revs ( goes into warp speed above 5k ) but this thing has bags of low down torque and carries on pulling through the revs.
Left the M1 at Moira, heading towards Nutts corner then into Dundrod for a lap of the circuit. Switched the traction control to level 1 and the riding mode to B (the most aggressive). Completely different animal in B mode. The engine barks at the slightest touch of the throttle and requires a steadier hand. It lunges forward with great urgency. The roads were soaked today but the bike gave me great confidence and the traction control is surprisingly subtle and does not prevent the front wheel from lifting in the first setting.
The previous FZ1 felt like it lacked grunt low in the revs ( goes into warp speed above 5k ) but this thing has bags of low down torque and carries on pulling through the revs.
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