02-12-14, 05:22 PM
Yeah, but I bought that for much less money 2nd hand, and with 17k on the clock when I got it, the rear standard shock didn't have much left in it. But I'd have thought twice about buying a new one and needing to replace the shock straight away. And the standard front suspension doesn't seem too bad. Plus, being a model I really love, I don't mind spending a bit on it - didn't do anything much to my last three, but decided this is the one that gets the treatment 
It's paying all that money for a brand new bike, and needing to sort the suspenders immediately, that I balk at. They probably put cheap stuff on for the reasons they always do - introducing a new model, get it in the showrooms at an affordable price, hope people are so knocked out by a great new motor that they're prepared to forgive the crap handling, and maybe it'll get a good reputation anyway. Trouble with that view is, it can shoot them in the foot, as if everybody pans the handling from the get-go, they'll lose sales anyway.
Although having said that, the gen 1 thou hit the showrooms at a stupid high price, proving there's always an exception to the rule :rolleyes
It's paying all that money for a brand new bike, and needing to sort the suspenders immediately, that I balk at. They probably put cheap stuff on for the reasons they always do - introducing a new model, get it in the showrooms at an affordable price, hope people are so knocked out by a great new motor that they're prepared to forgive the crap handling, and maybe it'll get a good reputation anyway. Trouble with that view is, it can shoot them in the foot, as if everybody pans the handling from the get-go, they'll lose sales anyway.
Although having said that, the gen 1 thou hit the showrooms at a stupid high price, proving there's always an exception to the rule :rolleyes