So, it’s home. The days of lusting after a Hypermotard are over. I got an incredible deal on this new (yes new) 2007 KTM SuperDuke. The dealership took a loss. I tried to price match a two other places and one flat out told me it was $2400 under his cost. It was a demo bike, as in the service rep road it for 6 months, putting 1200 miles on it. Throw in a few weekends by other staff and test rides that came well after the break-in period and there it is. The Akropovic pipes were throw in. Like I said a screamingly good deal. Thanks to Chris and all the staff at KTM Northwest in Gresham. I’ve got some bits on order and I am sure the machine will change more than a little by the end of the summer. I’m thrilled to have it. Actually, I’m overwhelmed at the moment.
It is done. I can stop lusting after it and start riding it. I’m sure I’ll have a lot more to write once I get a couple thousand miles under me. Frame sliders, heated grips, carbon?, tank bag, gel saddle?, more carbon, more sliders…
I guess I’m riding to work in the morning. 
So how did I fall under the Ducati spell? As I said the other day, I finally rode the Hypermotard from Ducati. Uninspiring. Boring. Uncomfortable. Disconcerting. I got off the bike thinking there were a host of things I’d need to change if I was to buy one. In short, it just didn’t suit me.
Last night, the woman woke up at 2 coughing. She joked that she had swallowed a hair ball. The cats are usually in our face most of the night so that isn’t a wholly unreasonable idea. So she woke up coughing. I woke up. She went back to sleep. I stayed awake… until about 6:30 this morning. I was surfing around trying to figure out what I want in a bike. Ideally, I’m looking for an alternative to the FJR for commuting. I need the power to do the 75 mph assaults in the morning and crisp handling to survive the stop-n-go for my ride home. I’d also like something that I can play with on the weekends. I’m not looking for super-slab performance or off-road capabilities. I want something that works for me.
KTM SuperDuke? Read more…
Sixx: AM
Courtesy Call
The Heroin Diaries
*Dialtone, knocking, Mexican TV*
Female voice: Housekeeping…
*Knocking*
Female: Hello, housekeeping?
*Tries, door, knocking*
Female: Hello?
Well you found me, but I don’t know
Why you wanna save me…
Well, God is great and God is good
But God didn’t help me when he could
And life dances so lonely by.
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So, it’s home. The days of lusting after a Hypermotard are over. I got an incredible deal on this new (yes new) 2007 KTM SuperDuke. The dealership took a loss. I tried to price match a two other places and one flat out told me it was $2400 under his cost. It was a demo bike, as in the service rep road it for 6 months, putting 1200 miles on it. Throw in a few weekends by other staff and test rides that came well after the break-in period and there it is. The Akropovic pipes were throw in. Like I said a screamingly good deal. Thanks to Chris and all the staff at KTM Northwest in Gresham. I’ve got some bits on order and I am sure the machine will change more than a little by the end of the summer. I’m thrilled to have it. Actually, I’m overwhelmed at the moment. 
