An excellent motorcycle.
Comfortable, no need to add any bling (other than a plate to extend the area of the side stand’s foot) and it’s got more power than most people will ever need. Good in traffic (I live in central London) and first class on the open road, including the twisties, where its weight just vanishes. That being said, you do not want to get it pointing the wrong way, going fast around a bumpy Ardennes’ hairpin.... it will just take you with it.
Excellent luggage. The central locking works well. The reverse gear is handy sometimes. The quick shifter is nice. Electric screen is top notch. The heated seats and grips, excellent.
It eats tyres. I change front and back together, as the weight / power of the bike wears both out pretty evenly. I take a careful note of the mileage when I fit new tyres, knowing that the Metzler tyres will not do 4,500 miles. You get some warning that the tyres are on their way out, as the bike will start to track the paint down the middle of the road on overtakes. You’ll also get really strong squirming on hard acceleration, along with the usual ‘falling’ into corners. Don’t ignore the signs. The wear on the Metzler tyres is deceiving; slow wear at first until say 3,500 but the last 1,000 miles wears really fast.
I am on my third, owning the bikes since the model was first announced. The pull to the left of the early variants has been fixed as has (just about) the egg beater noise from the transmission. I traded my second one in early, not because of problems, but because I got a really good deal on a cancelled order.
I haven’t got the SOS button thing.
The iwheel works well.
I have never used the radio or the other home entertainment bollox.
You DO have to keep the radiator clean or the bike WILL overheat,
