As the title says I took a 959 out today for a 3 hour blast and I've got to say how disappointed I was. I knew there would be a difference in performance compared to the Beemer but not that much, it felt very flat through the gears and at one point I struggled to keep with a guy on a BM xr. I also found the engine braking too aggressive around town even after playing about with the settings. It did have a few good points though, the quick shifter was silky smooth and when I got it out in the peaks it really does handle well and you can chuck it about with confidence. To say that was my first ever ride on a v twin it was a huge letdown, bit like going out with a bird on a first date with huge t-ts and finding out she stuffs socks down her bra. Anyway I'm going to try the 1299 before I go to the TT so I can spend the week taking the piss out of my mate who spent 5k more than me for an inferior bike IMO.