Did I make a mistake?

[kdguy]

Sold this:




to buy the new 2005 Speed Triple.

Did I make a mistake?

[OMEGA]

Just do me one favor, come back after about 500 miles on the 05, and answer this question yourself :wink:
Night and day, apples and oranges, white and black, no comparison.

[ This message was edited by: OMEGA on 2005-05-18 20:47 ]

[geezerx]

You'll no doubt get differing opinions on this topic. The most important will be your own.
Here's mine.
pcn:

[ATKpilot]

On 2005-05-18 20:46, OMEGA wrote:
Just do me one favor, come back after about 500 miles on the 05, and answer this question yourself :wink:
Night and day, apples and oranges, white and black, no comparison.

riiiiiiiight.....

[OMEGA]

Dont be bitter, just save those pennies and you to can trade up one day :-D

[ATKpilot]

On 2005-05-18 22:48, OMEGA wrote:
Dont be bitter, just save those pennies and you to can trade up one day :-D

I was thinking if I could get more customers on my paper route I just might do that.....but it certainly wouldn't be an '05, that would have been like buying an '84 Corvette.
I will be waiting until you first year guy's get all the bugs,oil leaks,gauge failures, clutch lock-ups, seat scratching the paint, tired assemblers putting the bikes together trying to fill orders out of the way.
Maybe an '06, unless MV comes out with a Brutale 1000 :-D

[OMEGA]

The brutale will be a 910cc, replacing the 750.

[Diego]

No doubt about it, kd, the '03 was a beauty, and I don't blame you for feeling a sentimental attachment. But like OMEGA says, let us know your own answer to the question in a few hundred miles.

I don't believe "mistake" will be in your vocabulary.

[joeygloor]

one mistake was not selling the frame protectors to me as a seperate item. I'd love to get a used pair!

[kuhlka]

Sorry, there is a comparison. Even in just the ergonomics, there is a fairly noticeable difference. I prefer the shape and contour of my 03 to the new seating position and higher ride height of the 05, but I like the updated parts. Its really a tossup considering the price difference and just some styling differences. I suppose if I were to ever wreck my 03, I'd probably get an 05 to replace her, but I would have to do a few modifications to a things to get the 05 sitting a little lower and looking good.

Congrats on the purchase. Hopefully, you'll be happy with the trade after riding the new one a thousand miles or so. You can't really feel a bike out until the tires no longer have chicken strips and the engine is run in.

[ This message was edited by: kuhlka on 2005-05-19 02:20 ]