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02-06-2013, 10:09 AM | #1 |
Lord of the Rings
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
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Hello Dasee
We have a bit in common, you and me, Both looking for a 900 Monster. There are a lot of helpful and sensible posts on here which kind of make me want to broaden my outlook. My first Ducati was a 750SS.Loverly.! She sounded beautiful and was always willing to answer the throttle. But.. I used to get into trouble with it by ending up going faster than I thought I was, and the back tyre would hop about a bit in corners somtimes (Foggy stlye!). A case of the tail wagging the dog maybe.? She was hard work below 30mph, if I had to follow a tractor for very long for instance. The 900 Monster was so different, comfy at any speed, from the sub 30s to whatever. With this one I was in control of the speed, and both wheels always firmly planted. I think the difference is not the motors, but the cycle. The CoG is better on the Monster and the wind on the chest provides a much better speedo than the one on the yoke. I have never had a motorbike that fitted me so well and feel so right. I also rode a demo "916" motored Monster not long after thier release, and it was just a 900+, with all the knobs going up to 11...Crisper in all departments, Brakes, Handling and urge. So I think the key word here is MONSTER, the motor is secondary...Still holding out for another 900 though Chers Gazza |
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