Hi from sunny New Zealand close to Mount Cleese.
I have put my deposit down on a new MY2018 Tuono 1100 RSV4 Factory and hope to take ownership of my new bike this weekend if the bike ships to the dealer quickly enough. This will be my first V4 ever and first 4 cylinder bike for 17 years. Previously I owned 2 x 2001 RSVR Mille; first died after 14 hours of ownership taking on a tractor, the other lasted 10 years and was shipped to NZ and then back to the UK before I parted with it to buy my air tickets back to NZ.
Since then I've been "slumming" on a Suzuki DL650, a capable all round bike, but not a bike that screams "ride me! ride me!" every time I see it or go in the garage. Having said that it works well on gravel roads and I doubt I would take the Tuono along 90 mile beach for a ride.
The competition for the Tuono was a KTM Super Duke R (I don't have enough money for both) but a Tuono with an Akro slip on, quickshifter (up and down), and intuitive engine mode and traction control layout $1500 cheaper was key...as well as it being an Aprilia
I didn't realise that the KTM engine mode drops the power down rather than just change the delivery for rain mode, nor have adjustable preload on the front forks until going through the fine details comparing them.
Looking forward to learning from fellow owners and sharing experiences etc.
I have put my deposit down on a new MY2018 Tuono 1100 RSV4 Factory and hope to take ownership of my new bike this weekend if the bike ships to the dealer quickly enough. This will be my first V4 ever and first 4 cylinder bike for 17 years. Previously I owned 2 x 2001 RSVR Mille; first died after 14 hours of ownership taking on a tractor, the other lasted 10 years and was shipped to NZ and then back to the UK before I parted with it to buy my air tickets back to NZ.
Since then I've been "slumming" on a Suzuki DL650, a capable all round bike, but not a bike that screams "ride me! ride me!" every time I see it or go in the garage. Having said that it works well on gravel roads and I doubt I would take the Tuono along 90 mile beach for a ride.
The competition for the Tuono was a KTM Super Duke R (I don't have enough money for both) but a Tuono with an Akro slip on, quickshifter (up and down), and intuitive engine mode and traction control layout $1500 cheaper was key...as well as it being an Aprilia
I didn't realise that the KTM engine mode drops the power down rather than just change the delivery for rain mode, nor have adjustable preload on the front forks until going through the fine details comparing them.Looking forward to learning from fellow owners and sharing experiences etc.
