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Twice i have seen the comment on here about the suspension being poor on the mt09 . On the sp it Has an ohlins rear .. im sure with a little work it could be sorted . When i had my tuono i fitted a ohlins rear and ktec front end and it fixed any issues . seems daft to dismiss a bike which could be fixed quite cheaply .

I agree with yer comment about poor range on the MT10 but i think you should revisit it . Its one of its only negatives and worth a second look .
I think for the premium the RS is lacking which is a pity . It goes well and handles well but i would want more kit for the premium .

S1000r dosent tick any of my boxes other than the tec . Really didnt enjoy the test ride .
How about the R1200R or S .. I spent a few hours on the R and was actually blown away .. The torque is addictive . Love the sound and it was the biggest surprise of all the new stuff i rode . It was in my top 3

Snaggle
 
Snaggle said:
Twice i have seen the comment on here about the suspension being poor on the mt09 . On the sp it Has an ohlins rear .. im sure with a little work it could be sorted . When i had my tuono i fitted a ohlins rear and ktec front end and it fixed any issues . seems daft to dismiss a bike which could be fixed quite cheaply .

I agree with yer comment about poor range on the MT10 but i think you should revisit it . Its one of its only negatives and worth a second look .
I think for the premium the RS is lacking which is a pity . It goes well and handles well but i would want more kit for the premium .

S1000r dosent tick any of my boxes other than the tec . Really didnt enjoy the test ride .
How about the R1200R or S .. I spent a few hours on the R and was actually blown away .. The torque is addictive . Love the sound and it was the biggest surprise of all the new stuff i rode . It was in my top 3

Snaggle
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They are very strict about bike modifications here, so a bike either needs to be sorted stock or with factory option parts. I imagine changing the internals of the suspension is easy to get away with, but they check that everything visible is either completely stock or it has to have authorisation papers. These papers cost a bomb to get, in the region of 600-700 GBP per item if it's even possible.

I was giggling the entire time I was out on the MT-10, it was like an excited puppy that just wanted to misbehave all the time. I'd want a 2017 model though with the improved fuelling and giving me 2 years remaining warranty which puts it out of my price range. I need to look into that some more and add it back to the list. It's heavy but it really didn't feel like it unlike my Tuono, but that's probably mostly due to the seat height/sitting "on" the bike and not "in" it with the Tuono.

I have a dealer offering me a 2017 Street Triple RS with 9000km for less than the price of a new KTM 790, with 3 years warranty or 5 years for an extra £400. This is a very nice dealer too, and they have offered to let me go on their customer track day at Anneau du Rhin for free even if I don't get a Triumph in the end. Customer service like that is extremely rare here, and saving 25% of the cost compared to a new one makes the RS seem better value for money. That also removes any concerns I would have about resale value if KTM made a 790R later on that was the bee's knees.

I agree with the S1000R. It has every piece of tech I could ever want (a TFT screen is not a plus for me, I couldn't see the RS's screen in strong winter sun) but I didn't "connect" like I did when I rode the MT-10.
 
Kreeeee said:
I'm tempted to get a cheap bike for now and pick up a nearly new 790 or a new 790 R later on. I am very tight with my cash, I've been looking for a new TV for four years now :p
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This would be my choice, get something cheap if you want to get riding again asap, and wait for the 790R, would be sexual!
 
Getting a revalve/rework on the front suspension would be undetectable unless stripped and checked and even then it would be hard to tell so think yer safe in that regard . You could tell when you rode mine but other than the ktec sticker (which can be removed )
I Really would recommend trying the R1200r . If not only to remove it from the list . When he offered me a ride i dismissed it as an old mans bike . But it really is good .

I cant think of anything else i tried that ticks yer boxes other then the 1290 which i guess is outa budget . Or maybe a MV but dealer network is poor in the uk some im guessing not much better there . Maybe the new Naked Suzuki ? Seems to get some good reviews and maps well ( Can you remap ? )

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arfoll said:
So I thought for most Ohlins stuff there is a TUV certificate available and they list them for each bike that has it etc so it may not be so hard to get... At least in germany its fine if you have the TUV cert approval for your vehicle with the part there is no extra cost to get it on your registration. But maybe Austria Switzerland is even stricter?
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When you are correcting one stranger on the internet about the details of another stranger on the internet, is it time to get off the internet? :p
 
arfoll said:
So I thought for most Ohlins stuff there is a TUV certificate available and they list them for each bike that has it etc so it may not be so hard to get... At least in germany its fine if you have the TUV cert approval for your vehicle with the part there is no extra cost to get it on your registration. But maybe Austria is even stricter?
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The German TUV certificates aren't valid here, each component has to be tested individually for Switzerland. If someone else has passed the test for your exact model and year, and your exact model for the new component, then you can buy the certificate for a few hundred quid. If not then you can pay 3000 CHF to have it tested.

Snaggle said:
( Can you remap ? )
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They test noise and other emissions thoroughly at our MOT equivalent, so most bikes are unlikely to pass the tests after a remap. How Aprilia got the stock Tuono to pass is beyond me though.
 
There's a pair of brand new MT-10s (grey and black) for sale for a little under 12,000 CHF which helps to complicate things further. They would have the revised brakes, throttle, ecu and 36 months warranty.
 
Rossi~ said:
The XSR900 has better throttle response and fuelling (similar to the new MT-09 now) and uses same suspension but different springs and settings.
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Yea this, having never ridden either I cannot personally confirm but the suspension is supposed to be better than the mt-09.

Looks wise it's a bit of a marmite bike, personally I love it and you don't see many around - I've yet to see one in the UK on the road so there is that.

I think it would be a lot of fun as the inline triple is supposed to put out a lot of low/mid range torque, plus the bike is relatively cheap and Japanese build quality.

It has the power modes (which I think are a bit of a sales gimic) but it's got TCS and ABS both I believe are good to have.

But yea, some people think it's ugly, I get that, also I don't think it has a massive tank capacity.
 
@Kreeeee Just watched a vid of a test on the mt10 after ownership for a year . And he posted this

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Thanks for that. I think that tank range is enough to be quite annoying for me. Is that the full 17L from the fuel tank or up to reserve? I need 200km to reserve/low fuel light ideally.

I'm going to test ride the KTM 790 and read the reviews on it and then make a decision from there.
 
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