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outstanding info CrudMop, exactly the kind of insight I was looking for. It's so easy to jump on the I4 caravan as they are all over the place and really are great machines but as you mentioned I do have the tendancy to veer away from the crowd which is exactly why I got my triple. I've always liked the Aprilia's and also like the Honda (not considering the Ducati price and maintenace costs are too much for what will be essentially a grown up toy and truth be told I wont be racing at a track at all).
For riding around town (city and suburb environment) are the twins agreeable to that kind of duty? I expect they will have heat generating issue if not running wild like they are supposed to be. How was it living with your twin; commuting, occasional stop and go, errands. No doubt stretching the legs on the weekends were fun but what about the more mundane things? Were they more of a handful and required more focus than the smoother I4's, was the difference enough to be bothersome? Sorry for the deep inquiries but if I proceed, I expect I'll be living with my choice for a good while so I'm trying to make the best informed choice I can and not have any regrets. If I were one of the sheep I would have just jumped on the Gixxer bandwagon and I'd no doubt love the bike, but as the Gr8shandini mentioned; individually is jabbing me in the ribs.
Glad to hear that they are reliable motors, especially the Aprilia's, who wants maintenace, parts and servicing headaches! I figured there would be little if any issues with the Honda.
Again thanks for the initial well detailed reply, that was great and just the valuable kind of info I was looking for. As always, TriumphRat to the rescue.
As for 97TB,
I hear what you are saying and I wonder how you see the s3 fitting into that Liter bike thing? I've heard many people say that the Liter bikes are overkill for the street riding 98% of us will actually use the bike for. I actually kind of agree with that point but am glad that they are around (employed in a responsible manner of course, no squid promoting here!) but really wanted to stay away from the need to rev the 600's high just to make some power and torque for the around town riding. They make great power for their displacement but I guess it's the way they make their power while being used in this particular kind of environment. I'm aware that they are awesome on the twisties and highways and are in no way underpowered but I really enjoy it that my s3 makes it power low down and it just feels at home in the urban jungle, I'd like the next bike in my stable to exhibit that same kind of nature for that mundane type of riding. I guess I'm secretly looking for something that will allow me to be lazy with the throttle somewhat just as the s3 does.
As a contrast, a friend of mine has a R1 and it is surprisingly docile and kinda comfortable while creeping around town but is an absolute demon if you give the right wrist a twist once the road opens up. Most any bike can be demon like once you give a hearty twist of the wrist, it's the docile around town part I want taken care of. Though gotta say, I recently rode a demo Thruxton, I dont know what it is but I love that bike! Not powerful when compared to the s3, Air cooled parallel twins and all. Just felt good!
Sorry for being crazy wordy, I have that tendancy sometimes..
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