27-08-12, 11:06 AM
It appears then judging from the comments that my bike isn't wrong - I am. :lol
To be honest the problem could easily be ridden around by simply going slightly faster or slower, so an adjustment in riding habits would cure it. I still tend to ride the bike like I did my Bandit 1200 or the Triumph triples I've owned, both of which had lots of lazy low down torque. As I get older (52) I tend to want more torque and less revs, I'm mostly satisfied at sane speeds these days and despite the odd burst of speed 'cos I can't help it officer' most of my town riding is done short shifting in the 5k rev area and that's bang on where the vibes are.
To be honest the problem could easily be ridden around by simply going slightly faster or slower, so an adjustment in riding habits would cure it. I still tend to ride the bike like I did my Bandit 1200 or the Triumph triples I've owned, both of which had lots of lazy low down torque. As I get older (52) I tend to want more torque and less revs, I'm mostly satisfied at sane speeds these days and despite the odd burst of speed 'cos I can't help it officer' most of my town riding is done short shifting in the 5k rev area and that's bang on where the vibes are.