<!--quoteo(post=23258:date=Thu 30th Nov 2006, 08:33 AM:name=Matlock)-->QUOTE(Matlock @ Thu 30th Nov 2006, 08:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Sat down and read the report in the "comic" after my tea (no cakes sadly ![[Image: sad.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif)
). As TDMTAM says; usual MCN Triumph/Ducati bias. They seem to be complaining that the 900 twin doesn't go as well as the 1050, 1100 and 1200 cc bikes. Surprised? ![[Image: huh.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif)
They also trot out the old "jack of all trades, master of none" cliché. Personally I don't want a bike that excels at one activity, but is compromised in all the other uses I can put a bike to.
A final stoopid critisism is that the TDM is nearly as heavy as the BMW. They rather neglect to mention though that it's the lightest of the 4 bikes being tested. You'd think that if they wanted to critisise a bike for being nearly as heavy as the BMW, then they'd make it the next heaviest bike - the Triumph.![[Image: ranting.gif]](http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ranting.gif)
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The TDM 900 is a brilliant bike but anything can be improved. I confess that i have just traded my 2002 900 in on a BMW R1200ST. More power, more comfortable seat, shaft drive, ABS, much smoother throttle but (a bit ) heavier, less range, worse gearbox, worse instruments, less feel with the brakes, not as good in town or on a broken surface. And BMW have just discovered parallel twins. Fashion and image seem to influence some reviews a lot!
). As TDMTAM says; usual MCN Triumph/Ducati bias. They seem to be complaining that the 900 twin doesn't go as well as the 1050, 1100 and 1200 cc bikes. Surprised? They also trot out the old "jack of all trades, master of none" cliché. Personally I don't want a bike that excels at one activity, but is compromised in all the other uses I can put a bike to.
A final stoopid critisism is that the TDM is nearly as heavy as the BMW. They rather neglect to mention though that it's the lightest of the 4 bikes being tested. You'd think that if they wanted to critisise a bike for being nearly as heavy as the BMW, then they'd make it the next heaviest bike - the Triumph.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The TDM 900 is a brilliant bike but anything can be improved. I confess that i have just traded my 2002 900 in on a BMW R1200ST. More power, more comfortable seat, shaft drive, ABS, much smoother throttle but (a bit ) heavier, less range, worse gearbox, worse instruments, less feel with the brakes, not as good in town or on a broken surface. And BMW have just discovered parallel twins. Fashion and image seem to influence some reviews a lot!