Rode an 848 semi-spirited today.

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Originally Posted by DLIT

Betwen the handling alone and the 60% lower maintenance costs, I may be looking at an 848 in the distant future.

The maintenance is still going to be more than our R6 though...

But they are definitely sweet bikes, one of the instructors had a new one up at my last TD and he was wailing pretty good on that thing.

The smaller engine than the 1098 gives them really snappy handling, and it makes sense to me that it felt so stable to you. The R6 is a very twitchy bike if you aren't smooth with it, and you have to ride it balls out for it to feel good.