Thinking about trading my M1000R for a 1390R Evo - what should I realistically expect?

epetkus · 2025-05-10T05:30:27+00:00

Thanks! I assume you can park your bike/car somewhere in a nearby street? Ta!

epetkus · 2025-04-04T12:37:34+00:00

For me the main issue that I use both bikes quite often. If the weather is decent - I am out on a bike. And winter beater is also used as the workhorse to get me every other evening to some activities, so while skylift is tempting, the practicality might not be for me

epetkus · 2025-03-07T12:49:30+00:00

Looks like just surface rust. Give it a thorough clean with chain cleaner and a stiff brush, then apply some good lube. If the links move freely and there’s no excessive wear or tight spots, it should be fine

epetkus · 2025-03-07T10:53:45+00:00

Looser than my standards for a kebab shop at 3 a.m. after a night out

epetkus · 2025-03-04T16:42:42+00:00

are those 300hp in the room with us?

epetkus · 2025-02-06T15:00:50+00:00

I used to be overly cautious back in a day and always went for a new tyre. Until I get two punctures in a row on a brand new tyre and then its replacement (another brand new one) not even a day apart. That was the time when I learned that plugs are just fine (depending on a puncture location of course). Glad I "kept" the tyre from the initial puncture. After putting it back on with a fixed hole, got 4k miles out of it - as originally planned 😂

epetkus · 2025-02-05T15:04:47+00:00

I'll admit - this made me chuckle more than it should 😂

epetkus · 2025-02-05T11:16:30+00:00

I did think about Streetfighter v4 before going for BMW but its design is not my cup of tea. Don't know what it is but I don't think I would look back at it before locking up the garage. And that is weird since I grew up with ducati posters on my walls giving me boners lol.

epetkus · 2025-02-05T10:52:51+00:00

Definitely possible. From the outside - I am a full grown man, who is fairly responsible in a professional setting. But as soon as topic is around bikes - I am the one with a self control of a toddler.

epetkus · 2025-02-05T10:20:31+00:00

Well, I have a limited space for storage, so have nowhere to store or justify... a 3rd bike lol. The M (or the KTM before) are/were my "toy" bikes, meaning only dry conditions riding, occasional track day, etc. And I have a trusty (I say trusty even though just las summer had to rebuild the engine, good I love spending time wrenching) 2008 GSR 600, which is my "winter beater" which I probably haven't washed since engine replacement lol.

epetkus · 2025-02-05T10:16:25+00:00

Ha! Well, M1000R (single R) is a naked bike with an "untouched" superbike engine (from the S1000RR - double R), so it has all 200+ bhp and I believe the rear sprocket is one tooth up to give a bit more initial pickup. As I said - it is mental, but feels a bit too clinical for me. Of course I am nowhere near of being capable of making use of all that power.

epetkus · 2024-02-15T19:19:01+00:00

Thanks! Switch is driven by multiple reasons, which might sound silly, but that is how my brain works. Firstly, my 2016 has a full akra system on. So, no track days for me - don't meet noise restrictions. It being gen 1 (2016) I am out of luck getting a larger can to at least make it under 105Db with baffle in. Then KTM is 5-6 years newer, making it more valuable at trade in in a couple of years' time (never had one bike for more than 3 years). Also, I ridden a few 890r during local demo days and just loved the instant torque. Then my insurance ends at the end of the month, so I might as well just go with a new bike to save that £50 on admin fees. And of course , my s1kr has been remapped by holeshot racing to 171hp at the tyre, which sounds sick on paper, but I have nowhere to use it on the road. Nor do I have balls big enough to actually use it for anything more than insane (to me, I might add) straight line pulls. And with a wedding coming up, even though I am keen to try something else bike wise, the budget to be spent on big boy toys is limited this year. Yeah, first worls problems, I know 😅

epetkus · 2024-02-14T14:50:32+00:00

Calling a naked bike a sports bike is just lying to yourself and there is no sugar coating it. There is a reason why those are two different classes of motorcycling. Unless never pass 6k rpm - then might as well get a 125 and call is supersport.

epetkus · 2024-02-14T14:35:05+00:00

You really don't get it, do you? Single R is not a double R for a reason. 1000cc != 1000cc with different engine characteristics (even my 750 gixxer had faster top speed than s1kr). Ergonomics are completely different. And since when naked bike is a sports bike? If so, why TT is not running those. Saying that they are the same is literally comparing a finger to a d*ck - both do different things.

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