The customer said "wow that sounds great you should try my bike see how you like it"
I said "what do you ride?"
He said "2009 Tuono"
I said droolingly "wow! sure, if you don't mind?"
So I went for a 10 min ride.
Hmmmmmmmm
Very well sorted handling and great brakes.......but absolutely zero for fun and grins. The noises it made had me hoping I could shush it somehow because I was getting embarrassed at stop lights. The sound it makes when cracking the throttle reminded me of toys that have recorded electronic engine sounds to help with a child's play experience. It also felt like 20 to 30 percent less power than my bike.
In a word the ride left me "flat" I was definitely disappointed.
However when I got back on my barking TL I grinned the whole way home.
Aaaand I spent $9000 less.
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