22-09-12, 06:06 PM
Just to update this, I had a go on one this afternoon and it was a very nice bike.
I only had a little pootle up from the Destination Triumph shop in Fareham to Junction 11, along the M27 to Junction 9 and back to the shop, but I liked it.
The clutch was a bit sharper than I'm used to on the Fazer but once you're used to it, the power comes in smoothly and predictably and if you give the throttle a tweak it's very willing to oblige.
The only downsides that I found are that the mirrors tend to vibrate like mad making rear observation tricky at times and the rear brake is virtually non-existent (the first time I put my foot on it, I thought I must be pressing the wrong place because so little happened!)
Still, I think I'm going to have to go up there again some time and get a longer ride on it through some twisty roads...
I only had a little pootle up from the Destination Triumph shop in Fareham to Junction 11, along the M27 to Junction 9 and back to the shop, but I liked it.
The clutch was a bit sharper than I'm used to on the Fazer but once you're used to it, the power comes in smoothly and predictably and if you give the throttle a tweak it's very willing to oblige.
The only downsides that I found are that the mirrors tend to vibrate like mad making rear observation tricky at times and the rear brake is virtually non-existent (the first time I put my foot on it, I thought I must be pressing the wrong place because so little happened!)
Still, I think I'm going to have to go up there again some time and get a longer ride on it through some twisty roads...