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    • Offline Jim Nazium   us

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    Got mine today!
    on: February 25, 2017, 11:19:52 pm
    February 25, 2017, 11:19:52 pm
    Went for a nice long test ride (and also tried the MTS 1200) last weekend, and went back and bought the 950 today. Only got a short ride in due to a thunderstorm, but I really like the bike so far.

    I'm in the DC area if anyone wants to meet up to ride, and I will be attending the Road Runner Tour Weekend in August in Tennessee.

    (tried three times to post a pic but the site won't let me) :(
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    Offline Wassers   gb

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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #1 on: February 26, 2017, 09:14:11 am
    February 26, 2017, 09:14:11 am
    Congrats Jim on your purchase.  :821: Interesting that you tried the 1200 MTS too. What influenced your decision to go for the 950 instead of the 1200? And the most important question....which colour did you go for??  :038:
    Sometimes you need a really crooked road to get your head straight
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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #2 on: February 26, 2017, 12:26:35 pm
    February 26, 2017, 12:26:35 pm
    *Originally Posted by Wassers [+]
    Congrats Jim on your purchase.  :821: Interesting that you tried the 1200 MTS too. What influenced your decision to go for the 950 instead of the 1200? And the most important question....which colour did you go for??  :038:
    It was a tough choice.  There's a lot to like about the 1200.  The engine runs a little smoother at low rpm, and it has some features the 950 lacks, like cruise control and cornering ABS.  The handling is a little more sporty due to the shorter wheelbase and 17" front wheel.  But after thinking it over, I 'd rather have the stability of the 950 for highway cruising and occasional gravel or dirt roads, and I just feel no need to pay for an additional 50 horsepower that I will probably never use.

    And I went for white :)
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    Offline Murf46   gb

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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #3 on: February 26, 2017, 01:42:50 pm
    February 26, 2017, 01:42:50 pm
    Good report thanks can't wait to get my 950
    Red or dead
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    Offline Jim Nazium   us

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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #4 on: March 05, 2017, 12:07:07 pm
    March 05, 2017, 12:07:07 pm
    Here she is ...
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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #5 on: March 05, 2017, 12:39:18 pm
    March 05, 2017, 12:39:18 pm
    Pic doesn't seem to be rendering for me  :021:

    Not sure why, might be the type of link from Photobucket.

    Edit:    Ah.... working now, must have been a Photobucket issue  :002:

    Nice bike !  Congrats !   :047:
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    Offline Cavalieri   gb

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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #6 on: March 05, 2017, 02:51:15 pm
    March 05, 2017, 02:51:15 pm
    Nice bike Jim - good colour choice. The white one is faster I hear....

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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #7 on: March 05, 2017, 03:06:49 pm
    March 05, 2017, 03:06:49 pm
    Nice bike Jim - good colour choice. The white one is faster I hear....

    No, must have gone so fast that the red paint has peeled off .... !   :008:
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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #8 on: March 05, 2017, 04:53:30 pm
    March 05, 2017, 04:53:30 pm
    Looks good Jim, but red is faster  :008:
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    Re: Got mine today!
    Reply #9 on: March 06, 2017, 07:46:58 pm
    March 06, 2017, 07:46:58 pm
    Lovely!   and obviously the best colour :002:
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