this was from qb motorcycles brierley hill.very friendly if a little short staffed today due to people calling in sick etc.
spoke to dealer and agreed test ride.
did all the paperwork stuff for insurance and got the 5 minute tour of the funtronics on a tuono.
chap says fuel light is on so you will need to get some(tells me nearest petrol station,less than a mile away)
so 500 yards up the road it runs out of fuel,oh how i laughed.
anyway dealer came out in the van with a jerry can and i was on my way.
so i brimmed it at the next petrol station and headed of into shropshire for a bit of a play.
as i said in my 1st thread i was worried about seat comfort,and yes its hard but it wasnt uncomfortable while riding.
roads were wet so i had it in low power rain mode and the tyres didnt feel like they wanted to grip while cold and wet so steady was the word.
did about 20 miles like this untill the sun came out and things got fun.
in town and in traffic the clutch is heavy compared to my current fz1 and at low speeds 1st gear is too tall and its either slip clutch or do chug chug rattle,once over 20mph its not an issue.
once on an open dry A road the bike is an absolute joy,pulls like a train,sounds great(a little quiet but still great) tips into corners like it wants to go faster(in the dry tyres feel very good)
so i rode round for a bit then filled tank again (they dont go far on a tank of juice)computer said 25mpg and thats going steady.
anyway good long ride round and loved it.
foot pegs are in an ideal comfort position for me,love the quick shifter,gears are as slick as butter dripping of a hot biscuit.
liked the hair trigger throttle in track mode
now for the bad bits for me.
seat is to high as i have stupid dwarf legs and parking the thing requires thought to make sure the ground leans the right way so i can get feet on the floor.
i can hit a big toe on both sides on level ground,thats not enough.
also i think the sidestand is too long when parked up the bike is still very close to vertical on a level surface,
spoke to dealer about lowering the ride height and he didnt think much could be done.
in summery i loved the ride but hard work when stopped.
im told service intervals are 4k and because i have no local dealer this would be an issue for me.
that said i was offered a very competetive cash on the road price.
once again thanks to qb motorcycles,i had the bike way longer than we agreed i returned the bike with some fuel in it just for laughs.
so now ive got an fz1 that although i can touch the ground on it and its not slow,after today it feels like an old bag of nails with a characterless engine.
worse still ive got the money in the bank to buy the v4,the only thing stopping me is the ride height.apparently the seat has no meat to be removed and the suspension has little or nothing to help either.
but im now a v4 fanboy
ramble over.
spoke to dealer and agreed test ride.
did all the paperwork stuff for insurance and got the 5 minute tour of the funtronics on a tuono.
chap says fuel light is on so you will need to get some(tells me nearest petrol station,less than a mile away)
so 500 yards up the road it runs out of fuel,oh how i laughed.
anyway dealer came out in the van with a jerry can and i was on my way.
so i brimmed it at the next petrol station and headed of into shropshire for a bit of a play.
as i said in my 1st thread i was worried about seat comfort,and yes its hard but it wasnt uncomfortable while riding.
roads were wet so i had it in low power rain mode and the tyres didnt feel like they wanted to grip while cold and wet so steady was the word.
did about 20 miles like this untill the sun came out and things got fun.
in town and in traffic the clutch is heavy compared to my current fz1 and at low speeds 1st gear is too tall and its either slip clutch or do chug chug rattle,once over 20mph its not an issue.
once on an open dry A road the bike is an absolute joy,pulls like a train,sounds great(a little quiet but still great) tips into corners like it wants to go faster(in the dry tyres feel very good)
so i rode round for a bit then filled tank again (they dont go far on a tank of juice)computer said 25mpg and thats going steady.
anyway good long ride round and loved it.
foot pegs are in an ideal comfort position for me,love the quick shifter,gears are as slick as butter dripping of a hot biscuit.
liked the hair trigger throttle in track mode
now for the bad bits for me.
seat is to high as i have stupid dwarf legs and parking the thing requires thought to make sure the ground leans the right way so i can get feet on the floor.
i can hit a big toe on both sides on level ground,thats not enough.
also i think the sidestand is too long when parked up the bike is still very close to vertical on a level surface,
spoke to dealer about lowering the ride height and he didnt think much could be done.
in summery i loved the ride but hard work when stopped.
im told service intervals are 4k and because i have no local dealer this would be an issue for me.
that said i was offered a very competetive cash on the road price.
once again thanks to qb motorcycles,i had the bike way longer than we agreed i returned the bike with some fuel in it just for laughs.
so now ive got an fz1 that although i can touch the ground on it and its not slow,after today it feels like an old bag of nails with a characterless engine.
worse still ive got the money in the bank to buy the v4,the only thing stopping me is the ride height.apparently the seat has no meat to be removed and the suspension has little or nothing to help either.
but im now a v4 fanboy
ramble over.
