thankyou for the welcomes
well i rode the RT when it arrived at the Local dealership . They asked me to run it in for them and bed the tyres in ready for the Launch couple of weeks ago , so adding up the miles from that , i have around 1000 under my belt on the LC version
it pulls out of the bends alot quicker than the outgoing version , you do notice the HP difference. it feels more smoother and lighter when flicking it around , even though its actually heavier. Not too sure on the Air assisted gear box !! its clunky .maybe due to being new, but its a strange sensation going down the box without the clutch.
The Hill start is just like being in a car and releasing the handbrake..!! you have to do it slowly by feeding out the front brake lever, I used this "gimmick" in wales today, was quite useful on ..erm...the hills!
I opted for the Motoraad satnav V and the audio system . I have not had these before so dont know what they are like in comparison to the "older" ones.
It was returning a decent fuel consumption , pretty much the same really around 50 MPG. my bikes has Conti tyres on , the one i used to run in had Metz tyres on , i preferred the metzs,,,,they just gave me a tad more confidence , im sure both tyres will do a very similar job at the end of the day.
All good so far ....early days though ...touch wood !
Lake Bala Snowdonia National Park , North wales
ready for the Horseshoe PAss
Old faces V new face !
