Weird, I didn’t hear any Phish at all.

Another solid article, keep it up!

Make mine with moto cross bars and I’m in

I get that new bikes are coming with rider aids, but it seems a bit more than ridiculous for a 690 single. ABS is always nice, but surely the rest of the aids are just marketing.

I agree completely, but would add that this is why most television shows suck. They all have a similar formula.

Probably just secondary air injection with a slightly uncorked exhaust. Pretty normal, and doesn’t sound broken at all. Sounds great.

That’s the coolest Honda I’ve ever seen regardless of wheel count

Haha, fair enough.

Can someone show this to Moto Guzzi?

Nailed it!

Oh the bike is fantastic now, the main problem was the cooling system being full of corrosion. The 955 still has plenty of parts available for it thankfully. I can imagine finding parts for the 1200 being interesting.

Aging riders? Everyone I see on a Harley around here is a late twenties dude on a derpy looking Sportster pretending to be a Vietnam war vet.

This is why I have a 2001 a4 with a massive dent in the roof and 180,000 miles on the clock.(not to mention big turbo and way too much other nonsense) My 944 S2 has so many miles it can’t even keep track anymore. Both run great and get thrashed all the time with little concern.

Wonder if they fixed the rear set heel clearance issue. The 1200s is a great bike aside from that. I don’t think it really needs more power, just better ergos.

Not really sure why all auto journalist hate turbos, while most enthusiasts love turbos. Turbos make everything better except motorcycles, and there are caveats to that as well.

Well you get Jalop writer of the year for the Robert Earl Keen reference. I wanna ask you out for drinks now....

You still aren’t funny, but this is the best article you’ve ever written. I actually read the whole damn thing. I was only slightly irritated, but in the end, mostly agree.

Attention to detail on a Harley? Lollercoaster indeed!

Author of article featured in outdated form or media has lost touch with reality. You don’t say?

Subaru drivers. Tell them all day that the cars are junk, and they cry when head gaskets blow, wheel bearings go bad, brake calipers seize, and the car turns into a giant rattling metal tuna can.