The Twins...

[98tls]

Yes your knowledge is limited.
Theres only two real twins out there. DUCATI and APRILIA.
The rest just want to be like these two !!

Funny........in your previous post you mentioned not posting on this site much because of the shit throwing.................you entered this thread with the above post............if you cant take a bit of shit dont throw any.........as for the 1098 or a TL comment............not hard for me at all.........i will keep my TL thanks...maybe hard for you to see but i have absolutly no desire to own a 1098 at all........none.

[Duke5]

Funny........in your previous post you mentioned not posting on this site much because of the shit throwing.................you entered this thread with the above post............if you cant take a bit of shit dont throw any.........as for the 1098 or a TL comment............not hard for me at all.........i will keep my TL thanks...maybe hard for you to see but i have absolutly no desire to own a 1098 at all........none.

What i said was tongue in cheek. The tl series and vtr's were to compete with the 916. Did they succeed ? Yes in making bloody good twins in a price range that joe average could afford. I have been fortunate to own a tls , tlr and a vtr. Nothing wrong with any of them, apart from the rotary shock on the tls.
I can take a bit of shit and will dish a bit out but your opinion on most Ducati riders in a previous post is a crock of shit.

[McJim]

Odd - why does everyone assume Ducatis are expensive?

I've got a 600ss that gets 20-23km per litre - I do 20,000km per year so that's a $1,000 saving over an inline 4 600cc bike.

Service is only every 10,000km - my honda was every 6,000km so that saves me the cost of at least one service a year already.

the only noticeable expense is getting the belts done every year - about $400 which is more than compensated for by the savings on fuel and service.

I bought a Ducati to save money - it was only a bit more than $6,000 - I couldn't afford a SV or a VTR or even a GT650R.

And the 1098 is a viffer anyway innit?

[McJim]

Anyways got drawn off topic a bit there.

Twins:
Most Ducatis ('cept the old singles)
Aprilia - mille or RSVR
Honda - VTR1000 but also worth a look SP1/2 etc.
Cagiva - Raptor 650/1000
Hyosung - GT650R
Suzuki - TL1000, SV650/1000
Yamaha TRX850
Kawasaki - ER6N/ER6F
Moto Guzzi - Although they put them in the wrong way!
BMW Boxers (BMW still make singles too)
Laverda - Parallel Twins

So go look into them and sit your arse on some - it's the only way to find out which one you like. They all deliver the torqu earlier in the rev range than the 4 cyls and have varios pros and cons but seeing a concise list of em all gives you an idea.

Happy twin huntin Col.

[nudemetalz]

I don't mean to sound negative, but why do people always forget to mention Moto-Guzzis as a viable alternative for the "Foreign Twins" ?
Are they really that quirky ?
Does that mean that people like SDU, Lemans, Dodgyiti, Paul in NZ and myself are quirky too ?
(I duck while everyone does )

[jimbo]

Ooooo yea.

Had a ride on one of those.Very very nice ...But oh the price

[terbang]

Well I have just joined the twins on a Suzuki (TL 1000) powered Italian bike. A great marriage I reckon.

[nudemetalz]

And the 1098 is a viffer anyway innit?

Errr, nope, it's still a twin.
http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my200...del=SBK1098-07

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Are they really that quirky ?
Does that mean that people like SDU, Lemans, Dodgyiti, Paul in NZ and myself are quirky too ?

yup...


Then again all the big twins are quirky

[McJim]

Errr, nope, it's still a twin.
http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my200...del=SBK1098-07

My bad - I thought the 1098 was the road going evolution of their latest GP bike. Desmo sedici - means 16 Desmonds - I didn't think they could fit 8 valves in each cyclinder.

Why do they need that many?

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

On a serious note when I took Lemans's Guzzi for a ride it wasn't what I expected, and it did have its quirks, it wasn't for me I found the vibration way to much especially that model and would drive me nuts and after a while... though I wouldn't mind testing a few others to compare. Where as the VTR is smooth... and very little vibration even at high revs...

on a good note though, being behind a fairing on the VTR I was suprised by the ease and the lack wind resistance at speed (compartively speaking) on the guzzi

[nudemetalz]

Actually, NighthawkNZ, the people who have taken my V11 Sport for a spin have commented on the vibration also. I just must have got used to it.
It's not a tingling vibe, rather a lump vibe.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

It's not a tingling vibe, rather than a lump vibe.

thats what I found as well...

There is something about the VTwins and it doesn't matter which make or model

[McJim]

Errr, nope, it's still a twin.
http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my200...del=SBK1098-07

Coz we forget - is alzheimer's a crime? I have only seen one Moto Guzzi since I got to NZ so they don't exactly stay at the forefront of the mind.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...221104.htm?p=3

This guy seems desperate to sell his Laverda Col. If you buy it I'll ride it to Welly for you.

[Maha]

Go triple Col'....i saw someone today ( Suzuki owner ) get up and go home cos' there were tooooooooo many Triumphs at the Puhoi today, nothing to get intimidated about....its just class.....aye Pete?....