Thinking about a new bike..

[LiamB]

Get a KTM, I rode a 690 Duke the other day for 10 miles or so and it was amazing! So flickable and just nice to ride as well, but I am probably saying that cos I giggle like a little girl when I get on anything bigger than a 125 Wheelies well too

[RumpleFugly]

Out of those two, MT09 for sure, fantastic bike. But then I'm no fan of IL4s outside of Race reps.

[CaptainSlow]

Take a look at a GSX-S1000

[mygoldfishbowl]

I was agonising over the same two bikes for a couple of weeks recently & couldn't make my mind up, both have very good reviews but towards the end I was leaning towards the Z1000 based purely on looks alone.

So which did I buy? Neither, I finally went for an older, cheaper & larger tourer with rear boxes & windscreen etc. The reason being for what I needed it was a more sensible choice.

Not much help I know but my point is, in my opinion both are fantastic bikes & if you're in a position to do so I don't see anything wrong with making a choice based purely on aesthetics.