I went for a short ride tonight, about 30 miles. Mainly twisty roads and a 65mph four lane road with a number lights. These were great roads as you need to brake a lot, the speed of the motor varies, lots of transmission changes, lots of trailing throttle, and chances to accelerate frequently.
The bike is a dream, it just works correctly. Smooth, buckets of power, killer brakes, and a controlled but responsive suspension.
Today we set up the traction control, wheelie control, and launch control. This thing is SO powerful I was afraid to try it out. This thing hits so hard. I think I need velcro for the saddle!
The handling is amazing, it just responds, no wait, no twist from the chassis, if just goes. Because it was dark I don't hit the corners however I can tell this bike will rip and beg to be ridden harder and harder, it is so composed.
The brakes are killer, one finger, outstanding feel and modulation. Much better than the R1 set up on the FZ.
Fuel mileage was 31, not bad for squiding around.
The ergos are very comfortable, it has a very nice, up right position, but your legs are in a sport bike position. I'll need to add Stomp Grip to help with support during braking. The saddle is very firm, how a German car seat is compared to an American car. It needs to "season" a little. So far I like the handlebar position. I need to put some longer freeway slab on it to know if I want to got lower and forward. Another thing I noticed is how narrow it is compared to the FZ. On the FZ I always felt my feet were too far apart. On this bike the spacing is very natural.
Here's a few close up photos. I am very impressed with the quality of the materials, and the attention to detail. There are QA/QC yellow marks on almost every bolt.
OH, the SOUND! How could I forget, this the BEST sound stock motorcycle exhaust I've ever heard! It is full, somewhat loud, and bangs during a blip down shift. With the Arrow exhaust with no db killer it can be as loud as a Harley, only it goes FAST!I'll try to get some sound tape tomorrow. I've go an old school MiniDV camcorder that has 24 bit sound. Sounds great.
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The bike is a dream, it just works correctly. Smooth, buckets of power, killer brakes, and a controlled but responsive suspension.
Today we set up the traction control, wheelie control, and launch control. This thing is SO powerful I was afraid to try it out. This thing hits so hard. I think I need velcro for the saddle!
The handling is amazing, it just responds, no wait, no twist from the chassis, if just goes. Because it was dark I don't hit the corners however I can tell this bike will rip and beg to be ridden harder and harder, it is so composed.
The brakes are killer, one finger, outstanding feel and modulation. Much better than the R1 set up on the FZ.
Fuel mileage was 31, not bad for squiding around.
The ergos are very comfortable, it has a very nice, up right position, but your legs are in a sport bike position. I'll need to add Stomp Grip to help with support during braking. The saddle is very firm, how a German car seat is compared to an American car. It needs to "season" a little. So far I like the handlebar position. I need to put some longer freeway slab on it to know if I want to got lower and forward. Another thing I noticed is how narrow it is compared to the FZ. On the FZ I always felt my feet were too far apart. On this bike the spacing is very natural.
Here's a few close up photos. I am very impressed with the quality of the materials, and the attention to detail. There are QA/QC yellow marks on almost every bolt.
OH, the SOUND! How could I forget, this the BEST sound stock motorcycle exhaust I've ever heard! It is full, somewhat loud, and bangs during a blip down shift. With the Arrow exhaust with no db killer it can be as loud as a Harley, only it goes FAST!I'll try to get some sound tape tomorrow. I've go an old school MiniDV camcorder that has 24 bit sound. Sounds great.
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