28-10-25, 06:59 PM
So, a 70 mile ride home (mostly motorway) gave me a reasonable feel for the bike.
The bike shop were lovely, recommend them. Waltham Cross Motorcycles. Even gave me a free Yamaha T-Shirt and stuck in some more fuel to ensure I got home without needing to stop (nice touch).
Bike was comfortable, and got me home. Pulled well, didn't thrash it, enjoyed the ride, except for:
Wind noise - so loud - see other post.
and, Ahhhhhh, the 6000 rev buzz. It's still there! NOOOOOOOOOO was so looking forward to have a hand that doesn't get all pins and needles through vibrations. Perhaps it's me. The left is always fine. But I was still having to shake the hand or waggle fingers every 10 mins or so :-( Damn it!!
other than that, seems to whine a lot when you come off the throttle. Normal? Do they have a fair bit of gearbox whine? Not a problem, just a noise I've not had when riding before.
As B1kerdude said, clutch was a bit bitey, but I adjusted it a little and brought the biting point closer to the handlebars - much better (more where I'm used to the biting point being).
I already feel so much more confident in corners. I'm not a quick rider, but I felt more confident in how the bike handled bumps and didn't put the fear in me if I hit a bump mid corner.:-) WIN!!!!
Found out the bike has an alarm - oh no - I've only ever heard alarms are a ball ache, draining batteries. - Hope mine is OK.
Gonna pop out and try the lights this evening - hoping I can actually see the road ahead for a change.
The bike shop were lovely, recommend them. Waltham Cross Motorcycles. Even gave me a free Yamaha T-Shirt and stuck in some more fuel to ensure I got home without needing to stop (nice touch).
Bike was comfortable, and got me home. Pulled well, didn't thrash it, enjoyed the ride, except for:
Wind noise - so loud - see other post.
and, Ahhhhhh, the 6000 rev buzz. It's still there! NOOOOOOOOOO was so looking forward to have a hand that doesn't get all pins and needles through vibrations. Perhaps it's me. The left is always fine. But I was still having to shake the hand or waggle fingers every 10 mins or so :-( Damn it!!
other than that, seems to whine a lot when you come off the throttle. Normal? Do they have a fair bit of gearbox whine? Not a problem, just a noise I've not had when riding before.
As B1kerdude said, clutch was a bit bitey, but I adjusted it a little and brought the biting point closer to the handlebars - much better (more where I'm used to the biting point being).
I already feel so much more confident in corners. I'm not a quick rider, but I felt more confident in how the bike handled bumps and didn't put the fear in me if I hit a bump mid corner.:-) WIN!!!!
Found out the bike has an alarm - oh no - I've only ever heard alarms are a ball ache, draining batteries. - Hope mine is OK.
Gonna pop out and try the lights this evening - hoping I can actually see the road ahead for a change.
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