It’s easy to make a bike look good with out mirrors or a license plate. Or passenger pegs or reflectors. That exhaust looks REALLY vulnerable though.

That looks terrible.

The 1100 isn’t bad up to about 75-80mph. Past that it’s brutal. Any upright bike is. My solution is to stay off highways and stick to the back roads.

Can I just have yours? Becuase $245.

Former owner of a Hyper 1100. Current owner of a KTM 690 Duke. Both great bikes.

How is the throttle feeling and fueling over the 821? The 821 I rode a couple of years ago, the throttle felt... springy. Really unnatural compared to a traditional (antique) cable throttle. The fueling on the 821 was also a little snatchy. Improved?

Looks like this thing has gone from concept to prototype. Get with the program son, stop loafing. You and Ari off gallivanting and cavorting around Italy Multistrosities...

Oh, I’m sorry... did you think that the 390s being manufactured in India was news? I haven’t had the opportunity to ride one yet, everything I’ve read though is that they are fantastic machines for their segment. And I haven’t heard of any quality or reliability issues. But please, do enlighten me :-)

Dude! Say hello to Ari for me!

Here let me help you with this...

Video or it didn’t happen.

MIchael Van der Mark is really impressive. Especially considering how far ahead of Hayden he is.

I tried to watch Formula 1 a couple of years ago and just couldn’t get into it. The only place to pass is on the straights. And the weird power boost thing or aerodynamic electrickery whatever it is that they can deploy only at certain times. Ship to shore radio. Pit stops. Aside from the insane speed (which is…

I already mentioned this on one of those other social medias, but I think there’s some room in the market between the KLR/DR/XL650 and the KTM/Husky 690. There’s a pretty good price jump between the bottom and the top. I’d call that ripe for the picking.

I know a guy that’s got two in his garage. But he’s kind of weirdo.

I didn’t know you were Canadian

a) A&Rs staff of Bothans has dwindled significantly since the Korriban incident b) Just because no one likes Jensen enough to invite him to any of the press launches is no excuse! #pewpewpew

Oh yeah, you obviously haven’t made it the comment I tagged you in yet. Sorry, I ran out of Ari Henning jokes.

Yeah, one of those other social medias the the teens are always talking about got to it before you. It’s been a busy comment thread. But don’t worry, I’m here to stink up the comments section on LANESPLITTER too.

I think it’s a matter of being able to runner a higher compression ratio resulting in leaner fueling. But I am not scientist. And this being the internet someone who knows someone who knows will chime in sooner or later and give it to us straight.