Yeah I think I've covered all of the horrors now, but at 86,000km, I'm still smiling. I wanted the 1290 from the moment I saw the prototype video, so nothing else really got a look in. It was sort of a bonus that it was really comfortable and economical. The 1290 service costs would certainly be cheaper and reduced further if you import your own parts.
I think the Tuono Factory would be on a short list for my next bike. Or perhaps a Stelvio NTX?
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How do you find AFC for servicing? I've had the estimates for servicing for both bikes from the dealers now (not withstanding better deals/service elsewhere) and they are pretty much the same. The KTM can be serviced locally where as (to keep warranty) the Tuono needs to go down to Wellington.
I'm also concerned about the suspension and lack of external preload on the front forks of the KTM. Being a fat knacker I would need stiffer springs; I'm asking Robert Taylor (KSS) for an estimate for sorting the suspension for me for each bike so that I have ballpark figures on how much each bike will cost to get good handling.
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Hmmm ok but you need to be specific with what you want. After a couple of services putting in whatever oil suited THEM (neither spec), I start supplying oil for them to put in. Same as I put in with changes between services (7500km). I just dug out my first valve check service invoice and it was less than $500, though I supplied oil and spark plugs. Oh and then there was the drain plugs that I struggled to undo, when they're supposed to be torqued to 20Nm. Shit like that really pisses me off.
I'm now taking it to Bruce at Veloce Moto in the old Freedom workshop. He's doing everything European, though I think mine was his first KTM.
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Picked up my new Aprilia RSV4 Factory this morning. Fits me like a glove (the stretchy latex kind) so no lowered pegs needed. The Akro exhaust sounds awesome, and the pop as you use the quickshifter with the throttle wide open is a bonus grin.
Had I tested the ktm and aprilia back to back it would have saved me a lot of pondering.
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Tuono V4's sound mint! Female names should perhaps be kept for inline 4's that scream and whine???
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