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Originally Posted by fizzwheel
I'm an SV owner and a reasonably experienced rider, do you reckon he'd let me have an extended test ride on a 1098S just so I can give him some valuable feedback to.
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I'll save you the bother. Apart from the power, the looks and the fact that I don't own 3 miles of racetrack in Italy - there's nothing that would ever make me want one.Its a track bike and offers nothing for the road. Your hands trap in the front farings at anything more than a 1/4 inch turn - it's actually dangerous in a realtime road situation. for example -hit a bump on a corner and your hands rattle the farings. The mirrors (rofl) are an utter joke. The riding position's too extreme and the build quality leaves a lot to be desired. For 11k I'd expect much better.
Forgot all the rosy reviews in the mags - it's ok to blow sunshine when you're on track and getting paid for it but if you owned one all you'd do is look at it in the garage because you were too scared to ride it on the road.
edit: Forgot to mention the brakes. Just ridiculously fierce. They'd be just fine braking at 120 on a track but in traffic hey are just brutal beyond anything you could ever imagine. This makes riding in town a scary experience.