Thoughts so far!
The new bike now has over 5000km on the clock. One trip to the Hu Meeting covered around 3400km door to door. Now I feel that I can comment on a few things.
The good
Nice and light to flick around, enough to scrape the pegs on mountain roads.
Comfortable riding position
Good tyre wear considering
Ease of riding on dirt roads
Staintune pipes give off a very pleasant sound
More than enough grunt to blow away an XJR1300
Not enough to leave an FJR1300 behind
Ease of dialing in the front and rear suspension settings
The bad
Obvious sprocket mis-alignment problem
Despite a Madstad bracket the buffeting problem is still there, all be it in a minor way. And it now looks like the screen is from another brand of bike.
Crazy place for an oil cooler. (sustained minor stone damage)
Centre stand leaning clearance RS
Conclusion
Big learning curve for me considering that this bike replaced a CBR1100XX. After it was run in and I could start to use the extra 2000 - 3000 rpm top end I found about 20 more ponies. A good all round machine that once set up correctly will make a good adventure bike for future travels.
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 Feb 2014, currently travelling the America's on a Tiger 800XC
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