Planning a Spring Stable CHange, Ducati, Aprillia orr ?

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

OK so I am at the VERY Beginning stages of planing a change in my stable change. After 2 years with my B King, I have come to the following conclusion, it is great bike and a lot of fun to ride. At the same time it is very much like my Busa. I am thinking of trading it in the spring. My top contenders at the Moment are the Aprillia Tuono V4 r and the Ducati Streetfighter I am open to other suggestions and please feel free to educate me ( Please not rant. I want light weight plenty or low end torque and a upright seating positions. Also Under Consideration are the 1200 DORSODURO and the Hypermotard. what are folks experiences with either brand and other ideas.

Those two dont go together. A guy in our area has one, and I wouldnt call it upright. The streetfighter has a pretty commited seating position. Not 1098 torture rack mind you.

[nhgunnut]

The Streetfighter is the only one of these I have all ready sat on. I am 6'1 225 with a 32 inch inseam. The Streetfighter is a bit tight but have a few ideas for adjusting the ergos

[azoomm]

While I like my husband's hyper, I hated it at 80mph. I mean, HATED it. If you're going to go Duc, go Streetfighter.

[Homeslice]

Aprilia is the shit, and always will be the shit. No matter what city you ride in, you see Ducatis every day........ why not get something less common (and better-looking IMO).

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Aprilia is the shit, and always will be the shit. No matter what city you ride in, you see Ducatis every day........ why not get something less common (and better-looking IMO).

Hmmmmmm, Aprilias aren't common? Weird.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Hmmmmmm, Aprilias aren't common? Weird.

You're a little close to af1 for an accurate opinion dear. I've seen a total of four in about five years. 2 rsvs, a tuono, and a futura. Compare that to the five or six ducs I see a week usually see a couple triumphs a week too

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Dave

You're a little close to af1 for an accurate opinion dear. I've seen a total of four in about five years. 2 rsvs, a tuono, and a futura. Compare that to the five or six ducs I see a week usually see a couple triumphs a week too

I see them all the time too.

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Hmmmmmm, Aprilias aren't common? Weird.

Having owned exotic cars in a rural setting in the past I am of course concerned about points of service. Because a machine no matter how beautiful or high performance that needs service 4 hours away on a on a weekday is little more than pretty sculpture. I have one Aprillia dealer about 2 hours from me (an acceptable distance if the bike is the right one) Ducati is about 45 minutes from me.
Back to my original post, are there other bikes that I am missing that I should be considering?

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

Having owned exotic cars in a rural setting in the past I am of course concerned about points of service. Because a machine no matter how beautiful or high performance that needs service 4 hours away on a on a weekday is little more than pretty sculpture. I have one Aprillia dealer about 2 hours from me (an acceptable distance if the bike is the right one) Ducati is about 45 minutes from me.
Back to my original post, are there other bikes that I am missing that I should be considering?

BMW R1200R or F800R

LOVE the F800R, but you might enjoy the torque of the 1200 motor better.

[nhgunnut]

To be honest I am done buying what looks good. For me it has to ride well, one of the things that causes me some hesitation are the lack of service points in my area. That said the numbers on the Tuono V4 look great but Until I can ride one I don''t know. Again real world issues for me are Ride and Budget. Has anyone here got any saddle time on the V4 Tuono?