Planning a Spring Stable CHange, Ducati, Aprillia orr ?
 

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.

I wouldn't classify any of those as "lightweights"

I would go with the dorsoduro out of those though.

what he said. That's like going from a big stick to a, er, big stick.

Dorso, closely followed by the tuono

While I take the point that there are lighter bikes, Because of my size I want to stay in the 1 liter class (If you think any of the spaghetti benders are heavy then the B King is Mammoth) I looked at thte speed tripple but it heavier than any of the Ducati s or Aprillia . Having owned a 999 I know that the Ducati Chassis is great the drive train is great. Ideally I want the the nimble nature of the 999 and the HP of the Busa. All without the Superbike Tuck that at my age, make a superbike something I want to ride for no more than an hour or two at time.

I have a Hyper and like it. Keep in mind its a tall bike and requires a tall rider to go with it. I liked the raw air cooled Duc motor after test riding both it and the Dursoduro.

You should look into the new Speed Triple. They gave it a little more horsepower this year, its still underpowered in my opinion at 135bhp, up 5 from the 2010 model. But it still has a great low and mid range and won't disappoint in any aspect that you are looking for. If you have a Triumph dealer near you go in and see if they have a demo you can test ride, you'll be glad you did.

I've watch and read a lot of reviews on the V4r. A good bike but a lot of complaints on seating position.

What I am finding interesting is that Tuono V4 is not showing as available in any of the dealers. I will be test riding what ever I buy and the Aprillia sealers here are a bit Hesitant. Ducati dealers on the other hand are quite anxious for me to come in and try the streetfiighter even offering me a left over Demo bike for $12.5k The FZ1 is appealing but heavier and the New Kawasaki naked has some appeal to me as well. Like most people I have to work to a Budget

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.

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Yea. They probably do full payment orders on those.

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

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.

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).

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?

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

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?

I see them all the time too.

My ducati dealer in about an hour away from me and I'm the only one in my area with one. We also have a Aprilia dealer about 45 mins away and also never seen anyone on one.

Far too many rednecks here with HD's and jap bikes that they graduate to from their dirtbikes.

BMW R1200R or F800R

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

I wanted one of those BMW's but just out of my price range

It's not more expensive than the others you're looking at....

I got my hyper for $9200 out the door

I went to the BMW and Aprilia dealer and they wouldn't even negotiate on the BMW pricing. $12,000 for a F800R before taxes etc..

The 750 Shiver and Duro I talked them down to $8000 OTD