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I've had it now since 1 April and have only ridden twice, due to circumstances. But I really love it
, it's the bike I have been waiting for! I have the most fantastic roads around me, the beautiful Shropshire countryside and Welsh mountains, and this bike is just perfect. It's a real little ripper - you wouldn't want to be doing miles on a motorway at high speeds but for the twisty A and B roads it's just perfect. It is easy to manage and ride, well balanced, and puts you in a comfortable upright position. You just have to be mindful of it's ability to bite due to it's sensitive throttle, and acceleration for overtakes etc is pretty powerful. At very slow speeds I am finding it a bit snatchy, but have heard that there may be a remap available for this.
People have commented on the suspension, I found it a bit harsh for my first ride then saw that the tyre pressures were well out from the recommended 2.5 bar (I do mine in psi which equates to 36 front and back with one rider). Mine were 31 and 41 respectively! So for the second ride with correct pressures it was more obliging.
Seat is okay but a tad hard, I need to have mine lowered anyway so may look into having the original one sculpted and possibly a gel insert put in.
Tyres seem grippy enough for my kind of riding, I haven't yet gone out in any substantial rain. I went through a ford a couple of times and it was great.
I have only found one false neutral so far, and that was due to my sloppy gear change. If you are positive then it doesn't miss a beat, I find the gear changes good. The very first time I took it out I was having trouble finding neutral but now have no such problems. It obviously isn't a proper trail bike but it does give you confidence on uneven and loose surfaces, I have gone over some dodgy stuff and haven't even thought twice whereas with my other bikes I would have been dithering and trying to avoid anything that wasn't solid road!
Can't comment on MPG yet, as I've yet to calculate it.
I have heard the Termi without baffles as the demo I rode was one such beast! Very lovely but also very loud and the stock exhaust will suffice for me (don't want to be scaring farm animals on my excursions
).
I wasn't 100% sure of the width and height of the bars, but adjusted them slightly backwards for my second ride which had the effect of lowering them, and it put my arms into a much better position. I'll carry on with that for a while before deciding whether to change.
What else can I say?? I just love it

People have commented on the suspension, I found it a bit harsh for my first ride then saw that the tyre pressures were well out from the recommended 2.5 bar (I do mine in psi which equates to 36 front and back with one rider). Mine were 31 and 41 respectively! So for the second ride with correct pressures it was more obliging.
Seat is okay but a tad hard, I need to have mine lowered anyway so may look into having the original one sculpted and possibly a gel insert put in.
Tyres seem grippy enough for my kind of riding, I haven't yet gone out in any substantial rain. I went through a ford a couple of times and it was great.
I have only found one false neutral so far, and that was due to my sloppy gear change. If you are positive then it doesn't miss a beat, I find the gear changes good. The very first time I took it out I was having trouble finding neutral but now have no such problems. It obviously isn't a proper trail bike but it does give you confidence on uneven and loose surfaces, I have gone over some dodgy stuff and haven't even thought twice whereas with my other bikes I would have been dithering and trying to avoid anything that wasn't solid road!
Can't comment on MPG yet, as I've yet to calculate it.
I have heard the Termi without baffles as the demo I rode was one such beast! Very lovely but also very loud and the stock exhaust will suffice for me (don't want to be scaring farm animals on my excursions
I wasn't 100% sure of the width and height of the bars, but adjusted them slightly backwards for my second ride which had the effect of lowering them, and it put my arms into a much better position. I'll carry on with that for a while before deciding whether to change.
What else can I say?? I just love it