05-28-2021, 06:49 PM
Thanks guys,
I'm in contact with the dealer, I still have full factory warranty, so if there is a fault I should be covered...
I did another 3 hour ride yesterday, some city, some A-roads and about an hour on the highway. It's a truly bizarre experience. On the highway, 80-90mph in top gear puts you right in the no go area of the rev range (where it vibes so bad that your hands would be a goner in around 15mins if you stayed there.)
BUT if you drop 2 cogs you end up at 5K where its noticeably smoother
or even shift all the way to 3rd, you end up at 6K where it's REALLY smooth
...and deceptively fast! like glance down at the speedo and you're suddenly cruising at 100-110mph, an absolute 'gentlemans express'...
keeps getting smoother as the revs increase too
but, as soon as I need to slow down back to say 65-75 I found myself pulling the clutch in, letting the speed drop and then flicking 2 or 3 gears back up to 6th and clutching back in at 3k
sounds crazy? It is....
It's a really weird feeling, going down the highway at 70mph in top gear and knowing that you are limited by a nasty buzz from the engine.
'
I can't really explain why that rev range should be so rough, and yet the bike be so smooth at higher and lower rpms. I know every engine has it's rough point, but this is the most extreme version I've ever encountered
I kept asking myself, how would I be riding this thing differently if it wasn't for the vibraions, and the answer is, I would be riding in a much less complicated way!!
City work was great though, fizzing along at 2- 2.5k and yes, feeling the programmed 'character'
Oh and regarding the high speeds, I made a fairing many years ago that 99 per cent eliminates wind blast (for me) at highway speeds and luckily it slips straight on to the Honda!
Will keep you updated...
I'm in contact with the dealer, I still have full factory warranty, so if there is a fault I should be covered...
I did another 3 hour ride yesterday, some city, some A-roads and about an hour on the highway. It's a truly bizarre experience. On the highway, 80-90mph in top gear puts you right in the no go area of the rev range (where it vibes so bad that your hands would be a goner in around 15mins if you stayed there.)
BUT if you drop 2 cogs you end up at 5K where its noticeably smoother
or even shift all the way to 3rd, you end up at 6K where it's REALLY smooth
...and deceptively fast! like glance down at the speedo and you're suddenly cruising at 100-110mph, an absolute 'gentlemans express'...
keeps getting smoother as the revs increase too
but, as soon as I need to slow down back to say 65-75 I found myself pulling the clutch in, letting the speed drop and then flicking 2 or 3 gears back up to 6th and clutching back in at 3k
sounds crazy? It is....
It's a really weird feeling, going down the highway at 70mph in top gear and knowing that you are limited by a nasty buzz from the engine.
'
I can't really explain why that rev range should be so rough, and yet the bike be so smooth at higher and lower rpms. I know every engine has it's rough point, but this is the most extreme version I've ever encountered
I kept asking myself, how would I be riding this thing differently if it wasn't for the vibraions, and the answer is, I would be riding in a much less complicated way!!
City work was great though, fizzing along at 2- 2.5k and yes, feeling the programmed 'character'
Oh and regarding the high speeds, I made a fairing many years ago that 99 per cent eliminates wind blast (for me) at highway speeds and luckily it slips straight on to the Honda!
Will keep you updated...