1290 superduke..

[wurzel]

 I bought one of these after trying hard not to, my god...it rattles, the computer drives me nuts, well, not so much now I have worked it out, the wind blast is complete,  but it handles so light for a 1.3 litre bike, and above 5 thousand rpm it is unbelievable the first five gears, 3rd 4th and fifth being most usable.

Anyone else had a good go on one?

[porter]

Jealous!   Nice one Wurzel. Great bike, I really like the gt 1290 but way outa my price range.  Good health to enjoy.  You still got the strom too?  It'll feel slow after the KTM, over 6000rpm anyway!

[TLPower]

You didn't try very hard not to did you. I bet the 1st line of the advert read "Ideal for suicide attempt".

Enjoy your complete and total nutter 'bike.

P.s Please may I have your Raptor when you inevitably maim yourself? 

[wurzel]

Haha, it was such a good deal I had to have it, the strom still takes pride of place, the raptor is sulking, but I love it!

The ktoom is just one he'll of a machine, it's took me 3 days to get some semblance of an idea of what's going on above 5 thousand rpm, it's so strong.
The first few times the change up light came on I thought it was sudden retina bleed!