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Yeah, it was fun. It was very, very fast. I can't imagine how people who own SS literbikes don't get arrested. And the 1098 needs another 100cc this year? Sheah, Hright. I'm convinced that people who own bikes like these either: a) have friends who all have radios to alert for police b) will eventually lose their license or c) simply pose around riding at idle too afraid of the bike to care that both the tire sides are still shiny and their pants are full. It's beyond me how it could possibly be fun to own one of these bikes and not take it to the track or do very, very illegal things on the street. It will seemingly wheelie just off idle in 1st gear. I couldn't get WOT in 2nd gear and when I got close the front wheel came up (and it didn't seem RPM dependent). When I finally did get WOT, I was truly stunned. My FZ1 was fast, but this was purely impressive. Just a fury of noise and acceleration that feels unrelenting.
I was impressed with the overall rideablity of the 1098. Shifting was just as good as my SV, braking was ASTOUNDING. The sound that the brakes made was just another good reason to aggressively rev match a few downshifts, accelerate with ferocity, and try them again. What seemed profound to me, however, was just how good the fuel injection is. The power is clearly overkill, but it is so tractable. I could feel exactly how much throttle opening would loft the wheel in 1st gear. It was almost easy to keep the bike at just the right level of acceleration that would make the front float in 2nd. Just amazing. My buddy who also rode the bike commented that he was intimidated before getting on the bike, but surprised at just how easy it was to ride.
I'm now 100% completely convinced that I don't need a bike that fast (or expensive). It's there, I'd get frustrated trying not to use it. I still rank the #1 most fun bike I've ridden as the Triumph Street Triple. Just like the SV only just a bit faster.
I was impressed with the overall rideablity of the 1098. Shifting was just as good as my SV, braking was ASTOUNDING. The sound that the brakes made was just another good reason to aggressively rev match a few downshifts, accelerate with ferocity, and try them again. What seemed profound to me, however, was just how good the fuel injection is. The power is clearly overkill, but it is so tractable. I could feel exactly how much throttle opening would loft the wheel in 1st gear. It was almost easy to keep the bike at just the right level of acceleration that would make the front float in 2nd. Just amazing. My buddy who also rode the bike commented that he was intimidated before getting on the bike, but surprised at just how easy it was to ride.
I'm now 100% completely convinced that I don't need a bike that fast (or expensive). It's there, I'd get frustrated trying not to use it. I still rank the #1 most fun bike I've ridden as the Triumph Street Triple. Just like the SV only just a bit faster.