As some of you may know I got my scrambler before Derek , but unfortunately i have probably done less mileage than him since I got it. So I thought I would share my experiences/thoughts on it from just 1200 miles so far
First and Most importantly its BRILLIANT. It really is, handling is phenominal. You really can get to the edge of those big tyres and they grip when your there. I never get anything doon, Knees , elbows anything . If i get my knee doon generally speaking all the rest of me comes with it but on this I scrape my toes everywhere left hand side or right hand side any tight corner and the soles are scraping the tar. Mid range acceleration is brilliant in the higher gears which is ideal for overtaking. Just give it a bit throttle and your past everything and back in no trouble at all. Another fun thing I have found is my new past time of sports bike baiting. Because it is small and not red , people presume it is just a 125 and when they gather round you at lights all ready to go haring off into the distance, they really don't expect the acceleration and cornering you've got, its only on the straights they pass you.
As you can see from the design there is no wind protection and if your coming from a faired bike that is quite a change. In everyday use 80-85 can be done quite comfortably all day long but anything above 90 is for short bursts only. It is a very sit up and beg riding position so you do get the wind blast big time (its ok it doesn't make you fart.). And it has a lovely wee burble on the over run.
Down sides , there is a few. it reminds me of a Suzuki Van Van a bit with the chunky rear tyre. The rev counter is fairly difficult to see but you quickly get the feel for when it needs changed up a gear by engine noise and on mine the way the throttle cable runs means I cant see the right hand idiot light for the indicator. The seat has a limit of 95 miles before it kills you, you really need to get of before then otherwise your bum will not be happy.
The three more serious issues are it occasionally finds a false neutral both up and down the box, Going up the box is a bit of a nuisance but coming down the box is very awkward, especially if like me your riding style involves using the gears for heavy braking. The throttle is snatchy at low revs in the first three gears and can occasionally catch you out, not so much now that I've managed a few miles but still pops out the woodwork now and again. And the last one is the very light steering , its brilliant for round town and in 99% of road riding it is hard to fault at all, but twice under hard acceleration on hitting poor road surfaces I have had it go into a tank slapper, the first one quite small, the second, bigger and much more alarming.
Saying all that I've let a couple of people have a shot of it and they've loved it, no end of praise, but maybe they haven't ridden it quite as hard as I have. but they have found NO fault with it at all.
Like I said at the start it is BRILLIANT and so far i'm really enjoying it .
First and Most importantly its BRILLIANT. It really is, handling is phenominal. You really can get to the edge of those big tyres and they grip when your there. I never get anything doon, Knees , elbows anything . If i get my knee doon generally speaking all the rest of me comes with it but on this I scrape my toes everywhere left hand side or right hand side any tight corner and the soles are scraping the tar. Mid range acceleration is brilliant in the higher gears which is ideal for overtaking. Just give it a bit throttle and your past everything and back in no trouble at all. Another fun thing I have found is my new past time of sports bike baiting. Because it is small and not red , people presume it is just a 125 and when they gather round you at lights all ready to go haring off into the distance, they really don't expect the acceleration and cornering you've got, its only on the straights they pass you.
As you can see from the design there is no wind protection and if your coming from a faired bike that is quite a change. In everyday use 80-85 can be done quite comfortably all day long but anything above 90 is for short bursts only. It is a very sit up and beg riding position so you do get the wind blast big time (its ok it doesn't make you fart.). And it has a lovely wee burble on the over run.
Down sides , there is a few. it reminds me of a Suzuki Van Van a bit with the chunky rear tyre. The rev counter is fairly difficult to see but you quickly get the feel for when it needs changed up a gear by engine noise and on mine the way the throttle cable runs means I cant see the right hand idiot light for the indicator. The seat has a limit of 95 miles before it kills you, you really need to get of before then otherwise your bum will not be happy.
The three more serious issues are it occasionally finds a false neutral both up and down the box, Going up the box is a bit of a nuisance but coming down the box is very awkward, especially if like me your riding style involves using the gears for heavy braking. The throttle is snatchy at low revs in the first three gears and can occasionally catch you out, not so much now that I've managed a few miles but still pops out the woodwork now and again. And the last one is the very light steering , its brilliant for round town and in 99% of road riding it is hard to fault at all, but twice under hard acceleration on hitting poor road surfaces I have had it go into a tank slapper, the first one quite small, the second, bigger and much more alarming.
Saying all that I've let a couple of people have a shot of it and they've loved it, no end of praise, but maybe they haven't ridden it quite as hard as I have. but they have found NO fault with it at all.
Like I said at the start it is BRILLIANT and so far i'm really enjoying it .
