01-10-2017, 07:01 AM
(01-10-2017, 12:05 AM)Stichill_imp Wrote:(01-09-2017, 09:57 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: I'll settle for this one.
Cormanus assumes an angelic face.
Breathe. And again. Writes:
Stichill, you're promoting this overpowered ST / FJR 1300 knock off big time. Why?
I know! You want one!:
So, do us all a favour and get on with it. Quickly, before Mrs Stichill finds out.
Take it for a thrash—one of Forest Gump proportions—and tell us about it.
Then buy a 2017 CB1100 EX and acknowledge that the lust for power and kudos afforded by the Motus wasn't worth it.
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Funny! But that swooshing sound is the passing rush of a point being entirely missed!
This thread started out with people crying in their beers and lamenting that our one last shot at an American sport touring motorcycle just died with Victory...waaaah!
To pointedly contradict that mistaken notion, I've offered up evidence that a fantastically capable American sport touring bike manifestly exists.
Then came the protests:[ul] [li]"Yeah but there's no dealers."[/li] [li]"Yeah but they're too expensive."[/li] [li]"Yeah but the BMW K1600GTL wipes the floor with it."[/li] [li]"Yeah but I never heard of it."[/li] [li]"Yeah but I don't know anybody who rides one."[/li] [li]"Yeah but you never see 'em parked at Taco Bell."
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If one finds any of the above rationalizations compelling...it's pretty obvious that you aren't in the target audience for Motus. So, now that we have that much established, we can move on and talk about what the Motus is rather than what it is not.
Whether or not the Motus meets the price levels of more plebeian motorcycles or whether it can be afforded on a Burger King budget isn't germain...what matters is that the Motus was built to a defined specification for a specific market segment, and is succeeding.
Personally I love the bike for what it represents: a lifetime zenithal purchase for the most dedicated, seasoned, and serious sport touring motorcyclists among us.
In an abundance of self-effacing modesty, I don't count myself among this elite cadre of riders. After only five years' street riding and ownership of just two motorcycles (entry-level and mid-range), I absolutely do not have the breadth of riding skills and experience to fully appreciate the Motus...putting me on that bike would be a waste of machinery. Not to mention that would make me a terribly embarrassing poseur...I can only imagine the first cringe-inducing out-on-the-road conversation with a hardcore Motus rider.
That being said, I'd definitely like to get a test ride on one, just to gain an understanding of what a bike of that caliber feels like to ride. Plus, it's just a radically cool and uniquely awesome motorcycle! Hard to imagine a motorcyclist whose pulse isn't raised (at least a little bit) by a rip-snorting machine like the Motus.
And the crash that followed was a failed joke hitting the wall.
I hope you do get to ride one and tell us about it.