Demo's available in the dealers now @Cortina.
R.
Trying one next week when my 2015 RT is being serviced...
Demo's available in the dealers now @Cortina.
R.
Tried an RT1250 today, what a lovely bike. RBW.
What do you ride at the moment?
What do you ride at the moment?
The bike feels identical, so yes once warm...1st gear clunk!
Thanks, will have a test ride to see, although it will be better than my 2014 bike, which is a huge clunk into 1st
Always been a fan of the RT, but been enjoying sportsbikes for many years. Just fancy something a bit more relaxing for the type of riding I do now, which is mostly touring.
RBW.
Here's a few words following my test ride.
So I took the new 1250RT for a bimble with SWMBO riding shotgun. And having just jumped off our 1200RT (2016 iconic), it was good to compare both bikes.
So i engaged 'Dynamic' power mode and we waved bye bye to Steve at Lovetts Motorrad and set off for the Steelhorse Cafe at Abergaveny.
Accelerating on to the M5 on the 1250 I could feel the extra torque and power kick in...nice.
Motorway cruising felt much the same as my 1200, smooth and luxurious, but roll on acceleration in 6th was noticeably better, mmm I'm liking this.
Hitting the twisty Welsh roads, I played with suspension settings and settled on 'road' and 'Low' combo, which gave a smooth Flying carpet ride, perfect for SWMBO on the back.
We tried the Dynamic suspension setting (I kept it in dynamic power mode though), but it felt a bit too sporty for my lady. So back to 'Road' mode it went.
The gearbox and QS/blipper was a bit less clunky than my 1200 and the brakes felt the same as mine.
So in conclusion, I loved the extra torque and power, which was really noticeable riding 2 up.
The new suspension settings also worked well and was more tuneable than mine. Other than that, not much else has changed from my 1200RT ( one small tweek I liked though, was the ability to have the Aux lights on without having the headlight low beam on).
Would i trade my 1200RT for the new kid?.... Er, no, only because i'd loose too much money in to swap.