After having a quick spin on a k7 a few weeks back i decided i might be able to manage a thou at last. I wasn't overly impressed with some of the stying but love the rear end.. nearly as much as the yammie.
so i said goodbye to the cbr600 which has seen me right and proved endless fun.. a bike you have to ride hard and will forgive you if you **** up.. which i did on occasion.
Saturday i picked her up..all nice and new and apparently black is the new black.. so black it was. i tootled on home and sat her in the garage until later that evening when i went for a trip in the rain to Chez Dovers for a beer and some TT action... nothing major to report.. motorway, rain.. far too many horses to even think about twisting the throttle.
So out we go this morning, the roads wet but it's not raining and theres some places to ride... yeah right. I have still have 2 inch chicken strips after putting 350k's on her and i'm yet to ride her properly.. well in the dry anyways.
i tried a wheelie in 1st which saw me keep the front wheel on the ground but the rear decided it wanted to be at the front of the bike... 1st to the right.. then to the left then back round to the right again... FULL LOCK .. an irish tank slapper.... i turned around to see if anyone was watching and Sanx comes along and says .. Did you mean to do that you've left black snake marks all over the road and the rear kicked out at least 5 feet....??!! hahahah yeah right i say with a hysterical grin on my face.
So .. lesson number 1.... RESPECT the horses.. DONT crack the throttle open and be patient for good weather!
first impressions: Shes heavy to move around when your off the bike. On it you only have to think about leaning or standing her up and she does.. immediately! (not that i lent it over today). Shes comfy.. very comfy, got so many gadgets i don't know which button to press 1st ( although .. thanks again Dover for puttin it in C mode for me last night ) There seems to be a lot of noise through the seat and foot pegs... which i'm not use to.. i think this is a good thing tho..right? The foot pegs are adjustable and you can flip it over to race shift pattern easily.. the tank seems to last for ever and i do believe the steering damper works!!! roll on the weather and some more mint NZ roads and bye bye RR hello Gixxer. ( i'll let you know how i get on if she doesn't maim me first )
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