Went for a test ride on a Strada last Wednesday. They also had an ex-demo Nuda with 900 miles on it so I had a test ride on that too..............OOPS! Should be getting it next week
Watch out for the service charges, long time to strip down! sorry didn't mean to dampen the excitement Fab bike other than that!
And probably will not need it in like forever. Seems manufacturers have the valves thing down now and they last a long freaking time.
The pipes for BMW 800 Rotax motors work as well. Interestingly I have Arrow exhaust with the BMW Akro muffler on my F800R. The muffler you have looks way better.
A mechanic said that these new bikes are designer bikes and not made with the view that they are easy to service etc, kind of said it all really. But I will persevere with the Strada!
"A mechanic said that these new bikes are designer bikes and not made with the view that they are easy to service etc, kind of said it all really"...Let me guess he rides a Matchless...lol The Husky isn't that bad to work on compared to many, but the designer grew up reading Manga comics.
That's just one person's opinion. The same could be said of just about every motorcycle built in the past 15 years. It might be true if there is no functional reason for a particular design.
I want a Nuda, and MrsDonkeys knows it. We were talking locations for my next assignment, and Germany came up. I told her that I didn't want to take that assignment because she would have to give up her job to follow, and that the position didn't offer a lot of growth potential. She smiled and said "But I would really like to go back to Germany, and if we went you could buy a Nuda and potentially bring it back as a custom bike or a track bike." She knows me too well.
Me, too. I need one like I need another hole in my head, but I wanted that bike so bad. Still do. I offered to write Kris Odwarka a check on the spot in Bend a few years ago if he could guarantee one for me with a CA plate. No dice
My first choice would have been a Nuda too. I love my Strada, but still want something with a bit more oomph. Yamaha's new FZ-09 looks interesting...
