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A friend of mine, an educated, interesting guy who will probably never settle down (goes through girlfriends like a pirate goes through rum) cannot seem to buy a practical motorcycle. His last bike, a Ducati Monster 796, spent more time in the shop, waiting for parts than it did on the road. He just texted me to show me his new bike, a Brutale.

It is a pretty bike, certainly a fast one. But ...

He admits the seat may as well be made of fiberglass.

It gets less than 30 mpg, even on the highway.

No woman will ever want to ride on the back (maybe that is a plus for him).

It is horrifically expensive to insure.

Its reliability may not better the Ducati.


I used to invite him out for rides, but if I was going anywhere outside of town, he would pass, saying that the Ducati was not comfortable for longer rides. Now, he seems to have simply replaced the Duc with a faster, less comfortable version of itself. I make fun of bar-hoppers for their impracticality. It would seem that the Italians have exactly that in their modern cafe prima donnas.
 
Well, they're track weapons, not touring machines. That said, I have seen at least one Monster a few hours from home with no complaints. Seats can have padding added, apparently.

Some riders are not good long ride companions. That has less to do with the bike.
 
........ but he can say he has one.... thats enough for some. I don't, nor will I ever understand.....
 
Is he the type that has to have "the next new big thing?" I know a guy like that with cars. I swear he doesn't keep anything long enough to have equity in it, and is constantly losing money. He'll trade in a Vette after a year to get a Shelby, then trade the Shelby for a Hellcat, etc. But hey, he has the "hottest thing on the road" even though he trailers them everywhere.
 
Yeah, he only dates girls who look like models (and dumps them when they start talking relationship), and the bikes he rides may as well be models themselves, for all their practicality. When he showed me this one, I said, "And just when I had hoped you would see the light and get something fast AND reliable, good looking AND comfortable, you go the opposite direction."

Funny thing: The 1150 with just a little bit of work will hang with his newfangled wonderbeast (in a straight line).
 
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