Re: REAL LIFE PICTURES FROM A SUNNY SATURAY ON THE ITALIAN COAST
DAN said:
FANTASTIC and thank you... the location looks amazing too..... just the sort of place I should be enjoying on holiday or something :lol
How are you finding the bike Roby...good or bad points?
Well, I already told you on another post (GOTCHA!) that I'm enthusiastic about its engine and handling. It feels like a powerful 600 indeed.
Some "defects": the absence of any form of mudguard for the rear wheel makes the subspension horribly dirty after a few minues on wet road.
The sharp design of the tail, short and triangular, makes the big rear tyre spit water and dirt even on the backseat.
The horn is so small to be ridiculous in sound (Italians need a better horn

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The tank is declared to contain 17 liters, but I could fill just 13 coming out of the dealer and refill 2 more times when the indicator started to blink, again 13 liters. Maybe that 4 liters are actually the reserve amount ... but no more that 210 Kilometers between two gas stations.
Then I find the instrumentation very appealing, especially at nighttime, and not so bad even in sunlight.
I like the driving position very much. I wasn't familiar with naked bykes (coming from a VFR), so I find the wind disturbing in motorway (at 140Km/h I thougt to be at 200), but handling is great, even in jammed cities.
See you, I have to go to see 2nd half of Italy vs. Spain
That's all on the "cons" side. I like it very much. Friendly as a scooter,