Got mine yesterday and right off the bat I was surprised at how responsive it is, seems to be pretty quick in the mid range considering what it is and loved the quick blat of the throttle and snicking through the gears, I had no trouble riding along as quick as I felt I needed to go. It is actually a pretty short throttle which is nice, not having to twist it to much or worse, taking a second go at it to hit the stop. Very easy to ride as well, it took no effort at all to be completely at home on it.
I got it home and put a set of fat bars and adaptors on it I had ready and was torn between having a beer and checking it out in the driveway, riding it and having to look after my son but got 100k's on it already. He was laughing at my weak excuses to go ride- "Oh, I forgot something, just going to nip down to the shops" kind of thing.
It certainly exceeded my expectations and all the photos hardly do it justice, it is a very nice looking bike and has quality to it as well.
Seems to handle great as well. My only gripe so far is the brakes. I thought they may need bedding in as they were terrible leaving the dealer and although they have got a little better they are still below par. Maybe I will take the pads out and scuff them up to see if that helps.
The gearbox and clutch are great. The only thing I noticed was it would bind up if you stopped in a highter gear it would be hard to get it back to first and needed the clutch slightly disengaged to to allow it to change down. This may well get better but I needed to be conscious of changing down before slowing too much or stopping.
I could have easily just thrown a bag on the back and taken off into the hills for the night, really looking forward to getting out and about.
I do the hard run in style, not thrashed but get those rings bedded in nicely by constantly rolling on and off the throttle to keep the combustion pressure up. 100k's and the rings are bedded in. Clean oil and she will be good up to the first service at 1000 k's. I do all my new bikes this way.
I think I will change the oil tomorrow, check the chain, strap my wet weather gear on the back (need that rack!) tomorrow and do the samoeng loop.
Anyone want to buy an airblade? It is already tucked away in a corner of the shed, I doubt I will use it anymore....I did ride it around the block and after the CRF it felt comical to ride. The CRF and Thruxton will be a great combo.
Happy days.
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