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MV Stradale vs MG ?
lucydad:
All,
Got looking at MV Augusta's again, and turned this puppy up:
http://www.mvagusta.com/en-gb/motorcycles/stradale-800/
Pretty cool hybrid: the hot triple 800 engine with signature pipes, a bit of fairing, a nice wind screen, and little bags big enough to maybe hold half a bottle of Chianti and some condoms? I think it is a very interesting bike from a signature Italian builder.
Looking deeper in Houston: voila we have a new MVA dealer. The old dealer lost the franchise (owner murdered, no kidding). I tested a MVA B3 675 there last year and they were very kind and professional. Liked the bike a lot, but did not like forums saying the mapping sucked and sprag clutch broke.
So, here we are in 2015: new MVA dealer down freeway, and they even have some new bikes, including this Stradale. Seat is probably too high for me though, but the 675 still twists my heart a bit.
Temps are supposed to drop 40F and have 40 mph winds tonight. But maybe this weekend I might ride down to our local MVA dealer and sniff again. Choosing between the B3 675 and a Ducati Monster
http://www.ducati.com/bikes/monster_821_preview/index.do
or the venerable Triumph Street Triple R with the ugly fugly Klingon headlights:
http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/bikes/street-triple/2015/street-triple-r-abs
Or the MV Augusta B3 675:
http://www.mvagusta.com/en-gb/motorcycles/brutale-675/
I would choose the MV if the new dealer is competent and issues resolved. MV does indeed have style.
My beloved 2012 Moto Guzzi V7R would stay in the garage, and have a mate.
Still thinking about the Indian Scout. They remain unavailable. The Scout is another whole different kind of bike than the triples or Duc. But it interests me.
Yeah, got the second bike bug. Always wanted a triple.
What think you?
oldbike54:
Greg , money burning a hole again is it ? ;D Mary Ann ;)
Hipster
Dusty
lucydad:
Dusty,
Guilty as charged...discovere d some funds in an old employer retirement and 401K account I had forgotten.
Heck I am not getting any younger.
Mary Anne? Does she have triple sexy Italian pipes tuned to sound like a Ferrari?
oldbike54:
--- Quote from: lucydad on March 04, 2015, 07:32:06 PM ---Dusty,
Guilty as charged...discovere d some funds in an old employer retirement and 401K account I had forgotten.
Heck I am not getting any younger.
Mary Anne? Does she have triple sexy Italian pipes tuned to sound like a Ferrari?
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No , but she can cook and has a tush you can crack pecans on :o ;D
Dusty
sliphorn:
--- Quote from: lucydad on March 04, 2015, 07:23:15 PM ---
All,
Always wanted a triple.
What think you?
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I say get a triple, you won't regret it.
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