There’s now a new addition in the garage
First impressions?
Why did I collect it from a dealer 80 miles away on the first day we’ve got up to see frost on the garage roof and car. Well obviously that was to make sure the heated grips and seat worked and they did. The little icon on the instrument panel that tells the rider it’s a bit chilly worked as well
Protection from the fairing was good and I found what was the sweet spot for screen height where I’m looking over it but not getting any wind in my face with my visor up very rapidly.
The engine feels a bit smoother and is certainly more responsive when compared to my 1150 GS but I’d have been a bit sulky if it wasn’t. The cruise control seems far better ergonomically than the last bike I had with cruise which was a 1290 KTM.
The brakes worked. I didn’t need to lump them on hard or brake mid corner which is when I’ll be in a better position to judge but they felt fairly good and didn’t grab at all.
Lights. No idea, it wasn’t dark
I need to do something with the Nav IV because it’s a long way out of date and I need to work out how it comes off the cradle. It was bad enough that I didn’t bother to check the settings and just put my post code into it, checked the address and set off then wondered why it tried to get me off the M60 and send me through the city centre at every junction. After about 5 junctions the light came on at the back of my mind, I checked the settings and told it that actually motorways are ok.
I got a pile of receipts, the service book is fully stamped up and the dealer put a new mot ticket on it plus changed the brake fluid after I asked him to. It shouldn’t really have needed it but the last service was nearly 2 years ago even though it had only done 500 miles and I know a couple of people who’ve had problems with master cylinder seals failing.
Overall it’s very clean and has only got 16.5k miles on it so I’m happy enough.
A question remains over the OEM alarm, I’ve got 2 fobs but the dealer said he’s switched it off because they’re a known source of problems. True or false?