....it's rather good

[Wreford Miles]

650 miles and Ive only had to fill it up twice
Knocked 15 mins of a 75 mile cross country route
Like the just twist and past capability it has in 6th
High on the front low on the back is very comfy
ESA on comfort does it for me but it's nice being able to set the preload to rider plus luggage and normal when you want to crack on a bit
Still figuring out the brakes, I like to use a touch of rear but it seems to confuse it and it's happier when you just use the front
Happy now that I've got my Givi fitted
Aside from from added visibility in the daytime I'm not sure what use the fog lights have, I'd sooner have some RidgedIndustry LED spots that come on with the main beam ( can you buy plug and go looms to do this)
...and it's not to fat so I can get it down my drive with out having to move the cars

 

[Wilde]

Great bike. Blinking big wasp has splatted on the back of yer bike!

Wilde and Insane

 

[DrAlf]

You must be the only person in the world to have an uglier topbox than mine. Well done. That is truly hideous. They make excellent anti theft devices I find Oh and welcome back to proper biking BTW

 

[adventuredon]

i'd second that

 

[Wreford Miles]

I think it goes rather well with the rest of the bike...

And the theft detterant was a deciding factor

 

[Giles]

So are you commuting on it Wreford ?? ( I see the clocks question you've posted ... !)

 

[Ash]

If i remember correctly, applying the front brake lever will activate both the front and rear brakes at about 70/30. Activating the rear brake only activates the rear brake.
Unless my memory has gone south

 

[Pukmeister]

Is the pile of sand an adventure backdrop just for the photo?

 

[Wreford Miles]

So are you commuting on it Wreford ?? ( I see the clocks question you've posted ... !)

Not every day and to diffrent locations which include once or twice a week in London, I can use NCPs as I can claim the parking. I used the one in Findsbury Sq the other day and did not like leaving it.

The advantage of the old 1150 was leaving it anywhere and squeezing it into tight gaps, I'll have to wait until after the honeymoon period on this one

 

[Wreford Miles]

Is the pile of sand an adventure backdrop just for the photo?

It's not just sand, it's 63% cat shit

 

[Wreford Miles]

If i remember correctly, applying the front brake lever will activate both the front and rear brakes at about 70/30. Activating the rear brake only activates only the rear brake.
Unless my memory has gone south

I'll have to read up on it but it feels like when I use the back brake quite hard that it pushes back against the front - I expect it's just a feeling rather than fact but it's as though getting near the limit on the back then cause the front to not brake so hard.

It's also an indication that I need to improve my riding and read the road ahead, it's also an indication that that this bike covers ground very quickly and I'm reaching corners a lot quicker than before

 

[Giles]

Not every day and to diffrent locations which include once or twice a week in London, I can use NCPs as I can claim the parking. I used the one in Findsbury Sq the other day and did not like leaving it.

The advantage of the old 1150 was leaving it anywhere and squeezing it into type gaps, I'll have to wait until after the honeymoon period on this one

So going on from your clocks question (and the whole security thing ... ), it's most likely that said bike thief will be nicking to order, so to that end, he'll be making a mental note of where he regularly sees stuff parked. Sticking it in an NCP car park is good - it'll have cctv which he won't want, and he'll generally recce the streets rather than car parks. If you do park on the streets, try and vary it and not use the same bike park every time. If it was me, i'd stick a shitty old tarp in the top box (next to your suit jacket ) that has brass eyelets and a padlock. For the sake of an extra 3 minutes, chuck it over the bike and lock it underneath. It's not going to stop it getting nicked, but it'll help to stop it getting noticed. (the shittier the better .... )

 

[Bendy toy]

Get some GS alloy wheels and put the easy rot wires away nice and dry.

Some long range LED spots would be good to support the very average main beam. To keep the Canbus happy, wire them with a relay tapped into the main beam bulb feed. HIDs help but main beam is still weak compared to the dip.

BTW these big buses handle amazingly well and even a slip on gravel or worse is easy to catch. Just dont try going onto mud with road tyres or even adventure trail tyres for that matter. ESA is nice to have - though mine spends most of its time on comfort and still blows away most other bikes I meet on the road. It only gets really boingy on super hilly mode.