Out on mine early this morning arriving back home around tea time.
Every sort of road you can think of with the exception of motorway.
I can only reiterate that which Giles has already stated with the exception of his gearbox,but as I didn't go from 1-2 very often it wasn't such a problem and I'm confident it will be sorted.
The minor niggles aside this is one hell of a motorcycle.
All changing between modes and suspension settings can now be done without having to look at what I'm doing and it's just become second nature.
Riding this bike on the throttle is very addictive and approaching three figures down single track lumpy roads is an experience I've not had on any other bike.
As Giles has already said it will skip and hop about but it always feels manageable, thanks I believe to the suspension rather than my skills (maybe a bit of both)
Start to run slightly wide in the bend give it a bit more throttle and it just comes straight back in,but the best of it is it all feels so well controlled.
For about the first four hours I was out with a mate on his 1150,now I've ridden a fair few thousand miles with him and usually take the lead with him sat about 25yds behind.
I didn't feel as though I was riding any different but on several occasions today when I looked back he wasn't there such is this bikes ability to cover ground very quickly no matter what the road condition.
Just clocked 3k on mine and in all honesty I cannot think that there is much more I would want from a bike that this doesn't give me.
Bit like a good woman,can go from being a pussycat to a tiger on demand.
Steve (Total WC convert)
A little edit.
Am I a Beta tester?
Well yes I most probably am but to be honest I don't give a flying f**k cause at 57 I'd rather have this bike now than wait a year for them to sort any niggles out and to be honest the niggles don't distract from the bikes ability.
Bollocks I've not ridden it much in the dark I'm off out again.
Every sort of road you can think of with the exception of motorway.
I can only reiterate that which Giles has already stated with the exception of his gearbox,but as I didn't go from 1-2 very often it wasn't such a problem and I'm confident it will be sorted.
The minor niggles aside this is one hell of a motorcycle.
All changing between modes and suspension settings can now be done without having to look at what I'm doing and it's just become second nature.
Riding this bike on the throttle is very addictive and approaching three figures down single track lumpy roads is an experience I've not had on any other bike.
As Giles has already said it will skip and hop about but it always feels manageable, thanks I believe to the suspension rather than my skills (maybe a bit of both)
Start to run slightly wide in the bend give it a bit more throttle and it just comes straight back in,but the best of it is it all feels so well controlled.
For about the first four hours I was out with a mate on his 1150,now I've ridden a fair few thousand miles with him and usually take the lead with him sat about 25yds behind.
I didn't feel as though I was riding any different but on several occasions today when I looked back he wasn't there such is this bikes ability to cover ground very quickly no matter what the road condition.
Just clocked 3k on mine and in all honesty I cannot think that there is much more I would want from a bike that this doesn't give me.
Bit like a good woman,can go from being a pussycat to a tiger on demand.
Steve (Total WC convert)
A little edit.
Am I a Beta tester?
Well yes I most probably am but to be honest I don't give a flying f**k cause at 57 I'd rather have this bike now than wait a year for them to sort any niggles out and to be honest the niggles don't distract from the bikes ability.
Bollocks I've not ridden it much in the dark I'm off out again.
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