a bit underwhelmed, but the devil could be in the detail, we will see. Only thing that got the blood flowing was the panigale v4 special at the end.
Wow huge changes to the frame 48mm longer swing arm Rake out from 24 deg to 25 Trail from 106mm out to 111mm Wheelbase from 1530 out to 1585 (55 increase) Clearly this is now a more touring intended design than sports now, will definitely be better two up but must be a noticeably slower handling bike now It's a shame really as I was looking forward to upgrading to the 1260 but now will give it a miss
Yup, bit underwhelmed here too. It was always just going to be a minor facelift, but its a shame many of the tech improvements discussed have not materialised. The Frame changes are probably due to the weave some people experience on the current model at speed with panniers (more so when solo). I dont think the extra rake will make a huge difference (odd as I thought the original 1200 was 25 degrees, maybe they changed to 24 degress for the latest dvt ?) The extra length in the swinging arm might make it less wheelie prone (bit of a dampener ) I was pretty much set on ordering a new one, but need to think on it now, as the colour choices do nothing for me. Will be interesting to see what sort of deals can be had on any new 2017 bikes now... Question to those in the know: does the pikes peak ohlins setup have semi active forks / rear damper like the 2010-12 bikes, or are these manual adjust only ?
Could just be to keep the front wheel on the ground with all that extra torque? Ride it before you decide. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155247354117893
Manual only on the 17 bikes, and as they did not mention electronic Ohlins for the 18, am guessing still manual
The grey frames, the increase in wheelbase, they look near the same and some even get less power if you don't buy the "S" ?? Don't think I'm gonna be rushing down to the dealer anytime soon. Been waiting for this before deciding on next bike, and think the decision is now fairly easy..
Most disappointing again for me is the little things, or they have not mentioned TPMS, Lockable Cradle for Sat Nav etc. a Decent prepared system that is dealer fitted. Hill Hold is it right that it automatically releases after 9 secs? Self Cancelling indicators, why would you want an indicator to be set for up to 2000 metres to cancel? At least they have added QS, but looks like that is an option. Be interesting to see the packages as option on offer, maybe something in there. They just seem to be one step behind again on some requirements. But knowing to fully kit is gonna be north of 20k I bet, do not see it on the horizon atm.
Yes the up and down QS and the midrange torque look appealing...but i'd like to have seen the new dash and if it indeed has integrated nav etc....
