Oh Dear
I didn't like the bike (M1800R). Tested rode it for two hours and by the end my back was killing me. Bike looks and sounds great, loads of grunt, but almost totally unusable. The seating position is just too weird. Feet are way to far forward and flat bars mean you end up in an extreme clamshell position. At 80 the wind is blowing your feet off the pegs and there is no way you can do more than 90.
Just in case this was a cruiser thing I managed to test ride a Yamaha XVS1300A Midnight Star. It was lovely. Much easier to throw around, cornered really well and was (rather strangely) FUN. Just too small for what I want.
So I am back to the drawing board with not a clue what I want. Still don't thing my back will take a sports bike and really that's not what I am after. I need a bike for Sunday afternoon FUN and the occasional long distance trip, possibly two up. Cruiser or Tourer or Sports Tourer I guess. Currently I'm looking to test ride..
GTR1400
XV1900
VN2000
VN1600 Custom Tourer
VFR800
Maybe a Harley....always said I hated them, but I feel I ought to have a test ride on one. Fat boy Softail is the most appealing (or least repulsive
....my brother said the same happened to him. Set his heart on a Firebird but hated it when he test rode and he ended up with a Ducati ST4.
So looks like this is a long way off happening
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