I had the cb1000r it was a good bike after suspension was set up, had decat and Akra which made it sound nice.. Did 6000 miles in 8 months as I remember with no issues but motorway mileage made me sell it as it was a pain in the neck quite literally Tbh it's a bit underpowered, I have a Superduke 990 now while I decide what to do next which I love to bits it's fun, fast and noisy lol Looking 1290, tuono factory, s1000r as I'm no longer commuting but have read a lot of issues with 1290 which does worry me tbh but both other bikes have issues if you look deep enough on forums etc
Have ago on the gsx1000s that's nice bike , I like the red and black , don't get ktm 1290 , I've had one ,had loads of probs with it traded it in for my blade I got now , but I'm looking for a naked bike too ,, I've test rode the mt09 , cb1000r and Suzuki gsx1000s wat I liked the best ,also sounded great stock
in mine , since june ,spent quite 5000 for suspension , engine tuning (head , cams, pistons) , exhaust etc.etc good bike plenty of handling even more than an s1000r (i also own one) must say ,at the moment my 2004 and gixxer 1k are favourite ride , btw
I'll be trading my blade for an S1000RS next week I think. Really not sure I'm doing the right thing. Much prefer the superduke but couldn't live with the long list of issues they have. Latest one is a recall on account of bursting into flames, reading the KTM forums.
Yeah, I'm aware of a few bimmer issues. Not in the same league as the superduke probs though. I'm sure I'll be back for the 2017 blade.
