MOTUS MST and MST-R

[pushr0d]

I saw and heard the two MOTUS prototypes this past weekend at Barber. Then I had a chance to see the bikes, sit on them and talk to the lead engineer at a Bike Night they hosted in Downtown Birmingham.

And I met Alan Cathcart! Very nice chap! But, I digress...

Anyhow, the bike looks very tidy, and rather small. But, when you climb on it, the seated ergo is surprisingly relaxed. I had a lot less knee bend on it than on my Sprint ST. The bars are adjustable for angle and height (within limits, but the engineer told me he is looking at a 'taller' mount). Two powerlet sockets. The instument cluster is still a kluge, but will contain more info than most will want or need.

Bags aren't huge. They look to be the same size as those on my 955 ST. They both will supposedly hold a FF helmet.

The bikes were wearing aftermarket pipes. One has TBRs, and the other had Yoshi's, IIRC. Of course, there is no way the stock bikes will have anything that 'rorty', to use the English term.

How do they sound? The best analogy I could come up with is that the MOTUS sounds like two big Ducati Monsters.

For prototypes, the bikes looked very well put together. They are in the process of building their 'Final' prototype, using the lessons from the two I saw. Apparently they are hoping to offer 100 a year, starting next Fall.

And since you're wondering, the MSRP has not yet been determined. Or, if it has, they are working on how to market them.

[Kraz]

Not a whole lotta people who sit on them don't like 'em, it seems like.  

I think we need a giant multi Motus thread merge...