01-11-2021, 06:57 AM
First ride out on the RS today, just to get some petrol but I absent mindedly took a wrong turn out of the petrol station and ended up having to do 40 miles to get back home! Silly me.
Roads were greasy and damp and bloody filthy! A bit cool too. But the bike was an absolute delight to ride. Despite being a more aggressive posture, I got no wrist, shoulder or neck pains. The seat was as hard as I remember from my 2013 model (which I replaced with one from Samurider), but as I was canted forward, it was not painful this time.
Loving the roll on power from any revs – absolutely delicious and very addictive. Suspension is set up ok for me, certainly feels better than the NC750 I had before, turns into corners nice and smartly too.
Sounds gorgeous too, much rumblier and more 'fruity' than I've been used to, with the occasional crackle and pop too. Wonderful.
A bit 'reluctant' to go from 4th to 3rd maybe? We'll see how that goes, hopefully it will smooth out with more miles.
Clutchless up and down shifts are a breeze but the clutch is nicely '2-finger' light anyway.
Absolutely love the view forward over the dials and the clip-on appearing handlebars – proper cafe racer. Just need to find some cafes that are open now. Sometime in April that'll be – maybe.
I've also put up some historical photos relating to where I live, a place called Warsash, that sits at the mouth of the River Hamble.
We've got the monuments for the Commandos who departed from here on the eve of D-Day (there's also one for the Canadian troops at Lee on the Solent, I'll get a snap next time I'm passing and post it)
..and the 'hard' where Royal Navy frigates HMS Peruvian, HMS Theban, HMS Hotspur and HMS Laurel were built and launched over 200 years ago – they're the uninspiring green 'planks' you see. Still here after all those years.
About 2 miles up the Hamble (to the right, or should that be starboard, of these pics) is the final resting place of Henry V's flagship the Grace Dieu, burnt to the waterline nigh on 600 years ago.
An amazing amount of history.
Roads were greasy and damp and bloody filthy! A bit cool too. But the bike was an absolute delight to ride. Despite being a more aggressive posture, I got no wrist, shoulder or neck pains. The seat was as hard as I remember from my 2013 model (which I replaced with one from Samurider), but as I was canted forward, it was not painful this time.
Loving the roll on power from any revs – absolutely delicious and very addictive. Suspension is set up ok for me, certainly feels better than the NC750 I had before, turns into corners nice and smartly too.
Sounds gorgeous too, much rumblier and more 'fruity' than I've been used to, with the occasional crackle and pop too. Wonderful.
A bit 'reluctant' to go from 4th to 3rd maybe? We'll see how that goes, hopefully it will smooth out with more miles.
Clutchless up and down shifts are a breeze but the clutch is nicely '2-finger' light anyway.
Absolutely love the view forward over the dials and the clip-on appearing handlebars – proper cafe racer. Just need to find some cafes that are open now. Sometime in April that'll be – maybe.
I've also put up some historical photos relating to where I live, a place called Warsash, that sits at the mouth of the River Hamble.
We've got the monuments for the Commandos who departed from here on the eve of D-Day (there's also one for the Canadian troops at Lee on the Solent, I'll get a snap next time I'm passing and post it)
..and the 'hard' where Royal Navy frigates HMS Peruvian, HMS Theban, HMS Hotspur and HMS Laurel were built and launched over 200 years ago – they're the uninspiring green 'planks' you see. Still here after all those years.
About 2 miles up the Hamble (to the right, or should that be starboard, of these pics) is the final resting place of Henry V's flagship the Grace Dieu, burnt to the waterline nigh on 600 years ago.
An amazing amount of history.
