Greetings all, my first bike was a BSA Victor back when nobody would have called it vintage, my most recent one a "fifty shades" XT1200 I acquired this spring (and thanks to the forum member who came up with that moniker).
It all goes to say I sampled a few bikes in between, I know it takes me a few thousand KMs to form an opinion, and having just covered the first 10.000 with this one, my verdict is that it's probably the most pleasant, most
well-rounded bike I've ever had. It's shod with Pirelli Scorpions, so strictly road work. I thought I could never love a bike more than my 40 yr old - 300.000+ KM Guzzi T3, but that one is now in great danger of becoming my
garage's "sleeping beauty". I do have one issue with the clutch, which I'll bring up shortly in the appropriate thread, and look forward to the collective knowledge here. Keep on truckin' ;-)
It all goes to say I sampled a few bikes in between, I know it takes me a few thousand KMs to form an opinion, and having just covered the first 10.000 with this one, my verdict is that it's probably the most pleasant, most
well-rounded bike I've ever had. It's shod with Pirelli Scorpions, so strictly road work. I thought I could never love a bike more than my 40 yr old - 300.000+ KM Guzzi T3, but that one is now in great danger of becoming my
garage's "sleeping beauty". I do have one issue with the clutch, which I'll bring up shortly in the appropriate thread, and look forward to the collective knowledge here. Keep on truckin' ;-)
