Amadeus
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Yesterday I had a test ride on a 2017 RR and R. Almost the perfect day for riding.
The RR had not had the first service so was still limited. Even with that it got to high speeds very quickly. Probably worryingly so in terms of licence. Quick shifter was great, as were brakes. It felt great - very flattering.
Not used to the position so neck and shoulders ached after a couple of hours. I wonder if that would get better the more I rode it.
I then tried the R. That had had the first service. It didn't make me want to go as fast (good for licence - I think 110 would be top speed which I know is still frowned on) but it was great accelerating hard up the Rev range and using quick shifter. Quick shifter didn't feel as good as the RR tho.
Wide bars - little tight on some filtering. Again very confidence inspiring. I do think they are as ugly as sin tho.
really not sure where to go from here (I know it's something only I can decide). Had my heart set on the RR but worried about comfort and licence. ?16k is a lot to spend to find it's not for me.
Also really not sure how GPS could be fitted to RR. Fitting it on my current bike made such a world of difference in terms of getting out and discovering places (even if I found those places were actually rubbish).
And absolutely no deals to be had despite what dealers such as Lind are doing (they're a bit too far away for me really but it might be worth it - not sure the value of the first 3 services).
The RR had not had the first service so was still limited. Even with that it got to high speeds very quickly. Probably worryingly so in terms of licence. Quick shifter was great, as were brakes. It felt great - very flattering.
Not used to the position so neck and shoulders ached after a couple of hours. I wonder if that would get better the more I rode it.
I then tried the R. That had had the first service. It didn't make me want to go as fast (good for licence - I think 110 would be top speed which I know is still frowned on) but it was great accelerating hard up the Rev range and using quick shifter. Quick shifter didn't feel as good as the RR tho.
Wide bars - little tight on some filtering. Again very confidence inspiring. I do think they are as ugly as sin tho.
really not sure where to go from here (I know it's something only I can decide). Had my heart set on the RR but worried about comfort and licence. ?16k is a lot to spend to find it's not for me.
Also really not sure how GPS could be fitted to RR. Fitting it on my current bike made such a world of difference in terms of getting out and discovering places (even if I found those places were actually rubbish).
And absolutely no deals to be had despite what dealers such as Lind are doing (they're a bit too far away for me really but it might be worth it - not sure the value of the first 3 services).