I got to have a sit on the beast today, another Carpe member will be along later with a video of his test ride.
Camera batteries died otherwise I would have taken more pictures.
Likes:
It is a small bike. and feels very light, and the seat height will be fine for those of us with normal sized legs to paddle it in and out of parking spaces easily.
It looks like it will be a super commuting tool.
The engine feels smooth and free reving.
The bike is very short, and will be very maneuverable.
There is some very nice engineering in this bike.
Dislike/not sure about:
The bike disappears at the handle bars, there appears to be nothing in front of the dash unit, I found this a bit disconcerting.
The seat will kill you after an hour or so.
The foot rests seem to be quite far back
It's a really short bike, which might make it twitchy?
Doesn't look like it will be a two up tourer.
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There's some nice touches, the exhaust transfer pipes are nicely finished
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I know I've not even ridden it yet but I feel it's going to take a hell of a lot more than this to prise me off my 850
Edited by TDMick, 05 October 2013 - 02:46 pm.