Considering trading the Superduke whilst the trade-in price is still reasonable with the new model out.
Great bike - just a bit lardy. Bit like me.
Considering a new 890R with QS+ and track pack fitted. Hopefully the changes to it address all the issues I had with the 790.
Looks lovely........ that's about all I can contribute
Needed to post something.
It's a bit like CPR for the forum...
will you not miss the power?
Like Komp says...Will you not miss the brutal power of the 1290?
Looks a hoot. :cool:
I'm not sure I will miss the power. I test rode a 765RS which is very similar power-wise and it felt fine.
I think the lower weight and nimble handling will make up for it. Especially on the public road. The 1290 is a bit of a handful.
You can never have enough power...😊
If you have nothing else to make up for it.
I have plenty 😎
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on March 11, 2020, 07:19:22 PMIf you have nothing else to make up for it.
I have plenty 😎
Imagination. 😂😉
Deal done.
Very impressed with my local dealer (he must love me). Minimal loss on the 1290 and he wants all the bolt on bits attached to the 1290. I save on the requirement to pay for the service the 1290 needed in April and the fact it needed a new rear tyre. Small deposit and monthly finance figure the same. Man maths!
In return he's throwing in the Akky slip-on with the 890R which retails at £860. I doubt I would have got £600 for the bits selling separately.
Just a tail tidy to fit and away we go.
The keeper is dead, long live the keeper.
Enjoy. 😉
I'll try.
If it disappoints - move on.
New S1000R out in '21.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on March 14, 2020, 10:17:21 PMI'll try.
If it disappoints - move on.
New S1000R out in '21.
I'm holding out for it.😊
Enjoy 😎
Package it and send it North...we'll put mileage on it...you can take the credit. ;)
Enjoy. Looks stunning in the pictures.
Holding out for the 890 sm
Might now be a 2020 Superduke R instead..
Have two options on the table. The 890R involves trading the Superduke.
The 2020 Superduke involves trading the older Superduke and the 675.
Decisions decisions.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on May 14, 2020, 02:34:38 PMMight now be a 2020 Superduke R instead..
Have two options on the table. The 890R involves trading the Superduke.
The 2020 Superduke involves trading the older Superduke and the 675.
Decisions decisions.
I'd go 890 only or keep 675 and get 890
890 and the 675 are too similar.
Current thoughts are 890R with both 675 and 1290 traded but full Akky system included in the deal.
Depends how harsh the insurance quote is with it.
Settled on an 890R.
Doubt I'll go full Akky. Lockdown has shown me I don't hugely miss riding therefore there's not much point in spending out loads.
The chance to trade two old bikes for a limited numbers brand new one and get cash back in hand is too good to turn down.
I'll get a slip-on exhaust and tail tidy and be done with it.
Good choice. Looks a hoot. Just checked the price of the full Akky. :shocked: :shocked:
I've also just sold the 675 to a bloke from Glasgow. Deposit paid and he's picking up tomorrow. That's made the possible deal a bit better.
Is the new bike here yet?
Quote from: Andy M on June 11, 2020, 10:36:35 AMIs the new bike here yet?
Nope.
Welsh dealerships are still banned from opening although I've heard the 890Rs are in the UK now.
I'm having second thoughts again though. I've read some horrendous stories about the engine reliability and issues with the brakes.
Sadly - I can't get a decent trade in against anything other than a new KTM.
Keep the 790 then? And some £ in your account. It's plenty for the occasional hoon
I don't have a 790 - I have a Gen 2 Superduke R.
My trade-in offer for that is pretty good and it'll drop like a stone come the end of the season when the unsold Gen 3 bikes crash in value.
Decided it's got to go.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on June 13, 2020, 07:01:16 AMI don't have a 790 - I have a Gen 2 Superduke R.
My trade-in offer for that is pretty good and it'll drop like a stone come the end of the season when the unsold Gen 3 bikes crash in value.
Decided it's got to go.
Sorry confused myself there. Remember you having the 790 and I think 690 before that. 890 will be another step but is it something you are going to get bored with quite quickly?
Is it Colwyn bay ktm you are dealing with? On finance at the moment?
Being devils advocate is there an option to go to a different ktm dealer, one with a used rc8r in stock? Sorry - sportsbike fan here. I know you've had one but isn't it powerful enough for fun but comfy enough for touring too? As great as the 790/890 are they are very focused
It's funny you mention that. CB have just taken a fairly low mileage RC8R in part-ex that's very tempting. Sadly it's still £10k and for just a few hundred quid more a brand new 890 (with warranty) seem better.
I'd really like a new 765RS but because my KTM & Triumph dealers are really close to each other dealing with other brands is really difficult.
No need to be confused. I buy too many bikes 😂
Yeah unless they are around £7k it's too much, figured they might have fallen to £7/8k.
I have a good relationship with woods Abergele and bill smith triumph cheater having been a serial bike changer like you over the years. Let me know if they have anything in you like and I'll try and link you up.
I have been watching for a cheap street triple myself but will be in the 675 end of things, I had a 2013 Daytona r which was great.
Nice pre reg 765 just popped up on autotrader this morning at pidcock triumph £8300. It's an R. No idea what the RS is like these days, R used to have Ohlins but maybe that's the cheap one these days
I am expecting the update on this to be "got carried away - just bought new 2020 S1000RR"
Ridden by complete losers. Not becoming of me.
Just sold the Superduke in a private sale to another guy from Glasgow (sadly not the one who could improve his credibility with a proper bike rather than an unreliable S1000R in chav max power motorsport colours) so I'm now cash rich for the right deal.
Still got the deposit on the 890R. It's not arrived yet. Wondering if it's the way to go. Lots of reliability issues I'm hearing.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on June 27, 2020, 11:06:19 PMRidden by complete losers. Not becoming of me.
Just sold the Superduke in a private sale to another guy from Glasgow (sadly not the one who could improve his credibility with a proper bike rather than an unreliable S1000R in chav max power motorsport colours) so I'm now cash rich for the right deal.
Still got the deposit on the 890R. It's not arrived yet. Wondering if it's the way to go. Lots of reliability issues I'm hearing.
😂
You'd be bored of the 890 in days...good reviews...and enough for the road...but.
It's true. You might be right.
I'm worried I've not missed biking during lockdown.
Or have I forgotten how good it is?
I'm in a quandary.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on June 28, 2020, 09:45:40 AMIt's true. You might be right.
I'm worried I've not missed biking during lockdown.
Or have I forgotten how good it is?
I'm in a quandary.
I think we have all lived and continue to live through a horrific time...so it's reasonable that bikes have taken a bit of a back seat...whether you're "not missing it" is a temporary situation only time will tell...it's my intention to hang up my leathers at the end of 2020 and focus more on my love of 4 wheels.
Wow! Really?
The issue I had with that at the time of the accident was nothing four wheeled (I could afford) could replace the "bike thrill" I was after.
I guess the only thing I'd do 4 wheels would be a Tesla Model 3 Performance as that way I'd have something I can commute in cheaply enough that might provide the odd bit of excitement.
I'm not looking for 4 wheels to replace the buzz biking gave...more just to move in to a safer phase...I've just remapped the X4 3.0d I have and it's managing to thrill me...just in a different way.
One thing that does appeal is a classic sports car for the whole old man owners club meets. They ain't cheap though.
I don't enjoy classic car club meets, but I do enjoy the shows.
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about having the newest latest bike. I'm using my RC8 and my roadster and I'll bet they're worth about half the price of a new bike. Add in my MV and it may stretch to 3 quarters!!
I've had thoughts of an R9T...or a Harley 1200 Iron sat there for the odd run...and just keep it forever.
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on June 28, 2020, 12:50:16 PMI don't enjoy classic car club meets, but I do enjoy the shows.
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about having the newest latest bike. I'm using my RC8 and my roadster and I'll bet they're worth about half the price of a new bike. Add in my MV and it may stretch to 3 quarters!!
This is also correct. Lockdown pretty much killed off my desire to have more than one bike. Seeing one just sat there not being used was bad enough.
I've gone bike free a few times over the years before finding the love again.
I have had spells where in the bike gaps I have plugged cash into nice/fast cars but seem to always come back to more sensible cars and 1 bike in the garage whether its being used or not.
Test the 890, see what you think, there will be a demo somewhere. If you don't go for it but you need a bike sometime to go ride out with dan, mc or whoever there's a r6 here on the wirral you can always borrow.
Sometimes it's nice to just have something to own and enjoy having knowing that it owes you nothing and you can always sell if/when times get tough.
New bikes on PCP don't give you that, so you feel bad about having all that money tied up in something you rarely use. It dilutes your enjoyment of it, making it less appealing to use.
It's self perpetuating.
Thanks for the offer Andy. I'll come up with something.
No demo 890s. There aren't enough of them. Very limited supply.
I'll decide what to do when the SDR goes. No regrets there. It's the old model now and I'm not losing that much on it after 18 months. Probably less than £800 and it needs tyres and a service. That's a result in my book.
I keep looking at classic 2 smokes. GT 380 GT 550. Still affordable classics