so rider friendly, too!

[petec_imp]

...it really is.

The day after I bought mine I had to go to work (I'm away for 5-6 days at a time) and didn't want take the new bike for the 2 hr interstate commute without some break-in miles on it. My wife rides also ( BMW F800ST) so I asked her if she'd mind putting a few miles on it for me while I was away and she said no problem and made a face like this.

Now, she's a bit of a shorty - and short in the leg to boot - but a very good, competent rider. Here's a comparo pic of her and I from about 5 yrs ago on HER first and second bikes:

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Anyhow, the CB only had 11 miles on it from me riding it home from the dealer when she took it one afternoon and put a little over a 100 more on it while I was gone. She snapped this up on the BRP when she took a little breather:

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She was very impressed, said it was extremely easy to ride, got both her feet down no problem, and really felt right at home on it from the get-go, with the only niggle being the high-ish handlebars and - for her personally anyway - the lack of hard luggage and windshield. She especially liked the smooth, silky clutch and throttle response, the low-down mega-torque and the feel of the brakes. Her only concern was being caught off-guard by the weight while parking, wheeling it around at walking speeds etc, but, to be fair, that's a concern for her with any bigger bike.

At any rate, overall, she gave it a big thumps up.

Pete C
ps ...still won't let me near her Beemer though