Thanks JuanFrancisco, seems manageable given also what Sean mentioned, and I will hopefully join you in the Hypermotard club in a few weeks!

Thanks mate, one question though: when you say on your toes you mean literally tiptoes or you manage to plant the toe and a bit of the ball of your foot?

Thanks Sean, will do as soon as the doc gives me the all clear (to the tendons in my thumbs) and test ride the SP

Drooled all over the place while reading the review and to be fair, a few weeks back you gave me three choices to replace my crashed Duc Monster and now you made my decision easier - albeit more expensive - so the Hypermotard SP it is! BUT... will I be able to comfortably reach the floor with my feet and ride safely…

What they say in Russia is that it does not matter if the design is that of a helicopter, a car, a spaceship or an agricultural tractor, it always ends up looking like a tank!

Some potential situations that make “innocent” civilians be near or at a terrorist camp:

This brings back humiliating memories of 250cc and even 125cc 2 stroke race bikes passing me like nothing while I was a young arrogant and selfish dude at the track on a GSXR 750 believing I was such a great and cool rider...

What’s facebook? ha ha ha... I am over 45 years old and already wrote it off so you must be what, 70 years old?

Paraphrasing Destiny the game: B21 Party Crasher

Opinion noted, thanks, the 701 will be the first one to try after they remove cast and I do some physical therapy.

Thanks Sean, for this and your blog, will try these 3 and pick one. Get well soon mate!

Sean, Bro, unfortunately I am on the same page as you: crashed during the same weekend, due to somebody else’s fault, in a similar manner because someone crossing their vehicle on my trajectory, and with the same favorite motorbike brand Ducati under me.

Well, this may be a replacement for my 2012 Ducati Monster 696 that I got wrecked literally two days ago due to... a driving school instructor jumping the stop signal with his car less than 30m from where I was doing -legally- 80 Km/h.

Agree with you, I have been riding daily as well in and out of city traffic in Dubai in a largely uneventful manner, incredible if you consider how people used to drive their cars here.

What? African-american?

Can’t agree more and that was my point hence maybe the “Florida riders...” generalisation should be avoided altogether, right?

Several points:

7. If you are stressed at work, just find another with higher/same income and less annoying.

Tyler, despite what people think there is not such a clear reason in terms of military strategy for Russia to be in Syria, other than restating their power and influence, except for one long forgotten reason: the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict which is a de facto proxy war between Russia (supporting the Armenians) and…

Oh boy, I think I will stick with Motorbikes, at least there are beautiful ones coming out these days...