Howdy,
I took delivery of a black CTX1300 today and rode it from the dealer's to work, some 8.5km through light city traffic. It feels like going from a Mad-Max deserts buggy to a luxury sedan
Shifting is very precise -- but expected, the shorter and simpler the linkage, the more snug and precise the shifting. The clutch is butter smooth and easier to pull than on the Venture, the friction zone is so large and goes up so nicely it makes the bike feel like an electric
Brakes are very precise but not jumpy: you can slow down as fast as you want, but they won't scare you (or send you flying) when you least expect it. Steering feels like power steering in a car: you can do figure-eights around a parking lot using only your thumb and index from a single hand.
I've never ridden a frame mounted fairing bike before and it's funny how, from the rider's perspective, the front steers like a railway car
The saddle is very comfortable and the rear suspension feels like the air cushion in a luxury interstate bus
The front one is what I would call on the taut or stiff side but not overly so -- I like it that way. The amount of vibration transmitted through the handlebars is well within acceptable limits for my taste.
The throttle is twitchy over bumps if in 1st or 2nd, it got gradually better as I was stopping at traffic lights and starting off over and over again. I almost got the hang of it when I arrived at work, almost no twitching and jolting when I went over the speed bumps at the entrance of the car park.
So far so good!
I took delivery of a black CTX1300 today and rode it from the dealer's to work, some 8.5km through light city traffic. It feels like going from a Mad-Max deserts buggy to a luxury sedan
Shifting is very precise -- but expected, the shorter and simpler the linkage, the more snug and precise the shifting. The clutch is butter smooth and easier to pull than on the Venture, the friction zone is so large and goes up so nicely it makes the bike feel like an electric
Brakes are very precise but not jumpy: you can slow down as fast as you want, but they won't scare you (or send you flying) when you least expect it. Steering feels like power steering in a car: you can do figure-eights around a parking lot using only your thumb and index from a single hand.
I've never ridden a frame mounted fairing bike before and it's funny how, from the rider's perspective, the front steers like a railway car
The saddle is very comfortable and the rear suspension feels like the air cushion in a luxury interstate bus
The throttle is twitchy over bumps if in 1st or 2nd, it got gradually better as I was stopping at traffic lights and starting off over and over again. I almost got the hang of it when I arrived at work, almost no twitching and jolting when I went over the speed bumps at the entrance of the car park.
So far so good!