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Hello Bobbers,
So I got Bobbie home from the dealers late last night, 20 or so miles of pretty much commuting type riding. Today was the first chance to let her off the leash!
I am so happy that I traded my TBird for the Bob. The TBird was wonderful, but Bobbie is just marvelous. So compact, light and responsive. Simply the most fun I've had on a bike for a long time.
The engine is a real peach, and it's not even run in yet! I am amazed at the feel of this brand new engine. It has torque everywhere. Third gear is like having an automatic! Get it into 6th at 70 MPH and it just rumbles along.
Braking is great. I know the single disk gets comments, but I think it's very well braked. Nice front/back balance, no head-shaking under heavy braking. No grab, just pull all you want.
The clutch is fantastic! I originally posted here because the TBird was cumbersome below 5 MPH, but Bobbie just loves it there. The low speed agility is awesome.
The fuel gauge took me by surprise. I always ride with Trip A reset after each fueling. At 45 miles, the fuel gauge hadn't moved, and I was wondering if it was working. Then at ~48 miles, it dropped two bars! Did the same at ~68 miles. It that what everyone sees, no movement then drop by 2 bars? It's not a problem, but I was expecting it to go down one bar at a time (much like me).
I got 82 miles before the reserve light came on, which was 42 miles/gallon of pretty spirited riding with a new engine. It took 1.7 US gallons to fill up, so had about a half gallon left. By the end of the day, the fuel mileage average was up to 46 mpg, so I'm hoping to see into the 50s once she's run it.
So, first day in and I'm totaly loving it!
- Pasta
So I got Bobbie home from the dealers late last night, 20 or so miles of pretty much commuting type riding. Today was the first chance to let her off the leash!
I am so happy that I traded my TBird for the Bob. The TBird was wonderful, but Bobbie is just marvelous. So compact, light and responsive. Simply the most fun I've had on a bike for a long time.
The engine is a real peach, and it's not even run in yet! I am amazed at the feel of this brand new engine. It has torque everywhere. Third gear is like having an automatic! Get it into 6th at 70 MPH and it just rumbles along.
Braking is great. I know the single disk gets comments, but I think it's very well braked. Nice front/back balance, no head-shaking under heavy braking. No grab, just pull all you want.
The clutch is fantastic! I originally posted here because the TBird was cumbersome below 5 MPH, but Bobbie just loves it there. The low speed agility is awesome.
The fuel gauge took me by surprise. I always ride with Trip A reset after each fueling. At 45 miles, the fuel gauge hadn't moved, and I was wondering if it was working. Then at ~48 miles, it dropped two bars! Did the same at ~68 miles. It that what everyone sees, no movement then drop by 2 bars? It's not a problem, but I was expecting it to go down one bar at a time (much like me).
I got 82 miles before the reserve light came on, which was 42 miles/gallon of pretty spirited riding with a new engine. It took 1.7 US gallons to fill up, so had about a half gallon left. By the end of the day, the fuel mileage average was up to 46 mpg, so I'm hoping to see into the 50s once she's run it.
So, first day in and I'm totaly loving it!
- Pasta