Hi Gents,
So I picked up my 959 last Friday and I have been having an absolute blast on it.
The weather here has been an average 38-40C (~100F) with humidity around 75%. On the way home from the dealership I decided to take the twisties home and got the tyres scrubbed in nicely. I've already had to clean the bike due to the amount of grease that flicked up under the tail and on some of the tyre side wall, not sure if that is normal but its fine now.
The heat from the seat and on the legs is no problem at all (Kevlar jeans, getting full leathers). What I did find a bit odd was that today is a bit cooler and lower humidity and I could feel it a bit more than usual but still no where near uncomfortable at all, actually come to think of it I'm sure it was just my mind playing tricks.
Riding style is a lot more aggressive than I am used to but my bones have already settled in but I'm still finding a bit of numbness in my right hand I'm getting better with gripping with my legs, but giving it a quick shake fixes that up. On the normal seat I can ride for about 1 1/2 hours before my butt starts asking for a rest.
I'll be definitely having a further read into the suspension post on the forum, where I am the mountains can be a bit bumpy they didn't seem as bad today but that could just be me getting more familiar with the bike. Certain areas on the mountain the rear can feel like its solid with no spring or shock at all, mind you its like that on any bike.
Without getting into the whole the correct way to break-in a bike. I've been riding it normally, no excessive revs going up and down gears manually changing and then quickshifter under power. Coming off of a Ninja 300 the gearing is a bit of a learning curve, taking off from the lights on the 300 you would instantly be changing out of it on the 959 its just a bit odd sitting at 60kph in 2nd or 3rd gear (depending on scenario)
The majority of riding I've had it in Sport mode but I swapped it over to race for 1/2 of today, wow. Turns it into a complete beast, so snappy!
And finally, its a gorgeous looking bike and have had quite a few riders next to me at lights comment on it. Along with a couple cheeky comments from people saying how rare it is to see one in the twisties and not at the local coffee shop, all in good fun :laugh:
Back to work tomorrow unfortunately but there is bad weather forecast all week but next weekends forecast is looking good! >
Cheers!
So I picked up my 959 last Friday and I have been having an absolute blast on it.
The weather here has been an average 38-40C (~100F) with humidity around 75%. On the way home from the dealership I decided to take the twisties home and got the tyres scrubbed in nicely. I've already had to clean the bike due to the amount of grease that flicked up under the tail and on some of the tyre side wall, not sure if that is normal but its fine now.
The heat from the seat and on the legs is no problem at all (Kevlar jeans, getting full leathers). What I did find a bit odd was that today is a bit cooler and lower humidity and I could feel it a bit more than usual but still no where near uncomfortable at all, actually come to think of it I'm sure it was just my mind playing tricks.
Riding style is a lot more aggressive than I am used to but my bones have already settled in but I'm still finding a bit of numbness in my right hand I'm getting better with gripping with my legs, but giving it a quick shake fixes that up. On the normal seat I can ride for about 1 1/2 hours before my butt starts asking for a rest.
I'll be definitely having a further read into the suspension post on the forum, where I am the mountains can be a bit bumpy they didn't seem as bad today but that could just be me getting more familiar with the bike. Certain areas on the mountain the rear can feel like its solid with no spring or shock at all, mind you its like that on any bike.
Without getting into the whole the correct way to break-in a bike. I've been riding it normally, no excessive revs going up and down gears manually changing and then quickshifter under power. Coming off of a Ninja 300 the gearing is a bit of a learning curve, taking off from the lights on the 300 you would instantly be changing out of it on the 959 its just a bit odd sitting at 60kph in 2nd or 3rd gear (depending on scenario)
The majority of riding I've had it in Sport mode but I swapped it over to race for 1/2 of today, wow. Turns it into a complete beast, so snappy!
And finally, its a gorgeous looking bike and have had quite a few riders next to me at lights comment on it. Along with a couple cheeky comments from people saying how rare it is to see one in the twisties and not at the local coffee shop, all in good fun :laugh:
Back to work tomorrow unfortunately but there is bad weather forecast all week but next weekends forecast is looking good! >
Cheers!