So I finally finished the 1000km running in period. Just like a woman, only after you spend a substantial time with her, only will you get to see her true colors.
In a true male-griping-about-their girlfriend-to-their-buddies fashion, I'm gonna gripe about the bike.
The parallel twin doesn't perform very well at ultra slow speeds below 20km/h. Granted that other bikes do not really do so that well either, the weakness is too obvious. The bike judders around like a handicapped man trying to complete a 100m sprint. The first gear is too short and the second gear is too tall. The only way to work around this is to pull in the clutch and potter around in half clutch to smoothen out the movement at low speeds.
At high speeds there is not much usable torque above 100km/h, but I already discussed that in the earlier entry.
Other than speed issues, there's not much that I can complain about. I've been getting a consistent 27-30km/L fuel consumption at speeds below 110.
The super four profile (spec 1 onwards) size tires inspire confidence when cornering. I had bridge stones on my previous super 4 as well. The tire is grippy enough even on wet days.
The headlight is blindingly bright, it'll leave you with double vision for quite awhile if you stare at it longer than ten seconds.
The horn on the other hand is a bit disappointing; it emits a weak squeak of a honda wave. The pillion seat support arm also feels cheap, it's made of stamped metal parts with dangling washers and springs.
Like a good lady, she does what she does best with minimal fuss; getting from point a to b quickly and in style. It's a bonus that she looks good to and attracts the admiration of bikers and non bikers alike.
Although some might be tempted to have a mistress (a more powerful bike) for the weekend blast of excitement, this bike is a keeper.
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