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What an interesting ride! The bike was delivered to my house late this afternoon (along with a Vespa for my wife- damn that Schedoni saddle is gorgeous) and I couldn't wait to go for a ride. I started working from home this morning at about 6a.m., and was going non-stop, on the phone, email, document changes, etc until 4pm, when- it just so happened that my work came to a logical stopping point as the truck/trailer pulled in the drive. I couldn't resist taking it out- although the rain threatened. (We've had serious electrical storms, and some torrential rain/strong winds interspersed with bright sun for the past 5 or so days, very unpredictable weather here). The bike is suprisingly maneuverable despite its size, slipped into gear smoothly and delivered power on take-off from a standing start without a hiccup. As I was motoring (in the best British sense) down my road -a 20mph speed trap running along the Hudson River, I could feel the pull and tug of the bars and thought- uh-oh, maybe the steering damper is misadjusted, something feels out of alignment. My road is a horrible combination of potholes and poorly patched troughs for gas lines, etc. that was repaved with a "skim" surface a few days ago. What i was feeling was the road! (I guess i got so used to that magic carpet ride on the Harley, or being jostled on the Ducati so much that i couldn't feel what was actually happening with the tires). Passed thru the little town of Piermont- a town they said they had to "spruce up" to make it look like the Great Depression for a movie some years ago, and opened it up on the two laner heading out of town. Even with the stock pipes, a gnarly growl, accompanied by the thrum of the engine at my knees. More power, then upshift, since the bike has virtually no miles and i want to ease it in properly. The bike begs to be leaned, the gear spacing will probably be great once i can rev to the line, but since i'm taking it easy, i'm probably shifting more than i need to, to keep the revs in line. Once on smooth tarmac the thing is a joy. What a great combo of comfy cruiser/sportsbike. Pretty noticeable vibration thru the bars at standstill- i assume once the bike is broken in it will smooth out. It's also absolutely gorgeous! Pics to come. I can't wait to get back on it, but the rain is coming, it will be dark soon, and tomorrow is another day....
Looks like we posted at the same time. Good impressions. I would like to hear more as the break in is done. Sounds like a hoot! You are tempting me!! *must not listen to Bill*
