I ran in my new 1600 over two days of last week, it being a replacement for my 2011 (one of the first registered) bike.
Changes:
(1) Unlike my original bike (and several others of the first batch of bikes to be released) this bike does not pull to the left.
(2) The bike came with keyless ignition and fuel cap. This integrates well with the central locking function for the panniers.
(3) The spare plastic key WILL start the bike and run it all day everyday, should you lose the main key. The owner's manual explains it all. Take it with you when travelling!
(4) Something of a novelty, the bike came with the 'hill start' capability. A first I thought it was just a frivolity but it does work well and is useful just as a handbrake if nothing else. It works - you pull the front brake lever right back and then release it - by applying the rear brake automatically when the bike is stationary at any angle. When you pull away the traction control light flashes briefly; the front wheel moving faster than the rear, obviously.
(5) ESA II is not so very different to ESA I, though my original suspension was getting pretty tired after 48,000 miles.
(6) My original 11 plate bike had the 'egg beater' phenomenon , common to many of the first edition bikes which was never cured. The new bike does not have it.
(7) The onboard display now features the abilty to display the bike's voltage, if that sort of stuff bothers you.
Other than that, not much else other than it's white.
Changes:
(1) Unlike my original bike (and several others of the first batch of bikes to be released) this bike does not pull to the left.
(2) The bike came with keyless ignition and fuel cap. This integrates well with the central locking function for the panniers.
(3) The spare plastic key WILL start the bike and run it all day everyday, should you lose the main key. The owner's manual explains it all. Take it with you when travelling!
(4) Something of a novelty, the bike came with the 'hill start' capability. A first I thought it was just a frivolity but it does work well and is useful just as a handbrake if nothing else. It works - you pull the front brake lever right back and then release it - by applying the rear brake automatically when the bike is stationary at any angle. When you pull away the traction control light flashes briefly; the front wheel moving faster than the rear, obviously.
(5) ESA II is not so very different to ESA I, though my original suspension was getting pretty tired after 48,000 miles.
(6) My original 11 plate bike had the 'egg beater' phenomenon , common to many of the first edition bikes which was never cured. The new bike does not have it.
(7) The onboard display now features the abilty to display the bike's voltage, if that sort of stuff bothers you.
Other than that, not much else other than it's white.
