first ride in Nz
Well I'm gob smacked!!!! it is an Awesome beast to ride no more chugging at low revs around town not that mine will be doing that for long. Smooth power delivery precise handling just push on a foot peg and changes line instantly, the quick shifter is so easy just touch or flick the lever and its shifted no effort at all is reqd, down ship blip sweet, no clutch just bang bang bang and its blipped every time, I'm 68kg and rear possible a bit stiff ill do sags tomorrow. But 100% better than any of my previous dukes 748,996,1098 which kicked you in the arse and the front was way too hard. Now the big piston forks, well I adjusted 1/2 turn out more than the book and very very plush no jarring the bars like before once again impressed they work well. The electronic set up is easy, Sport mode and I used engine power mode on Race so the fly by wire throttle is super responsive engine braking on midway but man does it slow up I may got to the least for street riding, on the track I'm sure I will carry way more entry speed due to the engine braking. Fuel consmup 4.3 lt per 100kms at 110 kmph pretty dam good. All the hype n test are correct these bikes are what they claim, as a mate said to me today 'its amazing you can fit thru the door with a smile that big' I LOVE IT CANT WAIT TO RACE IT