Finally picked it up! Got wet coming up the A1...
Ok, i thought i would give you guys my first impressions after riding an early carb 750 SRAD for 7 years. Firstly the Mille feels very tall and narrow, the clutch seems quite heavy and biting point is a bit higher than i'd like. The brakes have a really good bite and feel - well the fronts anyway...
The gearing seems much too tall for a sports bike - more suited to a cruiser/tourer. After a while my left wrist started to ache as the riding position seems very arse up, head down!
The bike is pretty noisey as well - after i washed it, i discovered and removed some electrical tape from the exhausts. Underneath i found a stamping 'not for road use'...
Good instant grunt/acceleration, but i noticed some mild drivetrain shunt if you change up too early - the tall gearing not helping here i reckon.
Compared to the rev hungry SRAD, its a bit like my Golf 1.9 tdi against my missus' 1.6 petrol car, both have the same power figures, but one has more torque and a completely different driving/riding experience.
The first thing im going to do is shorten the gearing. My SRAD is -1 on the front and +2 on the rear and pulls just shy of the rev limiter in 6th - perfect! Deffo going for a 16T front, but not sure if i should go for a 43 or 44 rear - can i still get away with the standard chain with a 16/44?
Regards
Greg
Pic here:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll136/Greg20vTurbo/IMAG1039.jpg
Ok, i thought i would give you guys my first impressions after riding an early carb 750 SRAD for 7 years. Firstly the Mille feels very tall and narrow, the clutch seems quite heavy and biting point is a bit higher than i'd like. The brakes have a really good bite and feel - well the fronts anyway...
The gearing seems much too tall for a sports bike - more suited to a cruiser/tourer. After a while my left wrist started to ache as the riding position seems very arse up, head down!
The bike is pretty noisey as well - after i washed it, i discovered and removed some electrical tape from the exhausts. Underneath i found a stamping 'not for road use'...
Good instant grunt/acceleration, but i noticed some mild drivetrain shunt if you change up too early - the tall gearing not helping here i reckon.
Compared to the rev hungry SRAD, its a bit like my Golf 1.9 tdi against my missus' 1.6 petrol car, both have the same power figures, but one has more torque and a completely different driving/riding experience.
The first thing im going to do is shorten the gearing. My SRAD is -1 on the front and +2 on the rear and pulls just shy of the rev limiter in 6th - perfect! Deffo going for a 16T front, but not sure if i should go for a 43 or 44 rear - can i still get away with the standard chain with a 16/44?
Regards
Greg
Pic here:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll136/Greg20vTurbo/IMAG1039.jpg
