Another point of view…
I am new to the Monster Board and I have been “catching-up” on old posts. I read the posting regarding the desire to file a class action suit on the performance of the S2R1000. I have an S2R1000/MY06, and I must admit, it does exhibit many of the symptoms described in the post. It hesitates and is jumpy between 2K-3K rpm, it can be hard to start on hot summer days and it has more “funny” noises than any bike I own. However, it is by far my favorite bike to ride. I have the following bikes as reference: 04 Honda Super Hawk (late), 84 Yamaha Venture; 74 Honda CB 750; 73 Suzuki GT550 and a 1947 Douglas T35 (scary). But, unlike the Hondas, it doesn’t stall, unlike the Suzuki, I don’t smell like an oil refinery after riding it, and as much as I love the Venture, it weighs 250lbs less and can take a corner. I laughed at some of the complaints about the S2R because they are some of the things I like about it. This is not meant to start a riot, but every machine I have or have had has some personality flaw. When I want to get from point A to point B without any knowledge of the experience, I take my 04 Acura TL, talk about boring!
SP I sold the Super Hawk because it stalled randomly in traffic, and Honda said that was normal.
I am new to the Monster Board and I have been “catching-up” on old posts. I read the posting regarding the desire to file a class action suit on the performance of the S2R1000. I have an S2R1000/MY06, and I must admit, it does exhibit many of the symptoms described in the post. It hesitates and is jumpy between 2K-3K rpm, it can be hard to start on hot summer days and it has more “funny” noises than any bike I own. However, it is by far my favorite bike to ride. I have the following bikes as reference: 04 Honda Super Hawk (late), 84 Yamaha Venture; 74 Honda CB 750; 73 Suzuki GT550 and a 1947 Douglas T35 (scary). But, unlike the Hondas, it doesn’t stall, unlike the Suzuki, I don’t smell like an oil refinery after riding it, and as much as I love the Venture, it weighs 250lbs less and can take a corner. I laughed at some of the complaints about the S2R because they are some of the things I like about it. This is not meant to start a riot, but every machine I have or have had has some personality flaw. When I want to get from point A to point B without any knowledge of the experience, I take my 04 Acura TL, talk about boring!
SP I sold the Super Hawk because it stalled randomly in traffic, and Honda said that was normal.
