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But it looks so good...I can't imagine it being any more uncomfortable than a serious sport bike. It looks like it's going to be very expensive.

They'd have to remove that armorall from the tires before I'd ride it, though.
 
I wonder if it has an active fairing/screen that rises up as speed increases, because with a tweaked KTM RC8R V twin producing 200bhp (135kw) (as rumored) and all that titanium, carbon and F1 technologies this will be ultralight and ultra quick and even quicker with a bit of rider protection, otherwise it's going to be a mighty fast naked.

Coincidentally, Lotus apparently describe the C-01 as a "hyper"bike.

My wife has often said she would love a Lotus...well guess what honey, have I got a surprise for you...
 
Was at my local big box stealer and low and behold look what arrived earlier in the week.

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Much better looking in person!!
 
Rivale is a sexy and beautiful bike. But its tank is too small for touring and seat height is too high for me(175cm)
 
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I also like the mortard designs coming out. Rode a 690 Duke. Cool bike, but tiny and buzzy compared to the Hyperstrada. Still, if I had the cash and the space, I would buy one. Gotta say this MV, from a design perspective, is just trying too hard. I am sure it is a great ride. Prefer the hyperstrada
 
I think that MV "Turismo Veloce Lusso 800" would be the true rival for HS.
It has larger tank and side pannier boxes.
 
...but it is much more expensive. In Germany I think it will cost about 1500-2000 Euro more than the HS.

And thats a price where I can nearly get a 1190Adventure for.
 
It's sexier, but:
-3.4 gal tank and 31 mpg
-"fuel low" at 50 miles!!!
-no ABS
-mirrors suck, but that subjective and fixable

Without ABS, I don't think you can say they are that similarly priced. It's a bit more focused and brutish. I'm happy that the Hyper goes toe-to-toe, and then I can slap bags on it and do a 100 mile commute.
 
They certainly are copying our Strada, but dayum that is the ugliest muffler I've ever seen.
 
Holy Copy-cat, Batman!

It's not hideous overall. My wife would confuse it with my bike side-by-side. Seams like they're just selling every platform possible on that triple-pipe setup, which I don't particularly care for.

Got a couple ponies on us but the torque is well below ours. I read the Brutale was not that tame around town but why would they de-tune so much? The Brutale RR makes 140 hp.
 
I like that it has fully adjustable, and presumably higher quality, suspension. I hate soft luggage (it makes no sense at all) and I especailly hate that they have integrated the tail lights into their soft luggage. I have replaced the luggage on the Strada, and if the rear lights had been integrated, it would have been more complicated.
 

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