martyinaustin Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 well, flew up to Denver to hang w/ a buddy...we rented bikes...he got me a brand new Africa Twin and he got a BMW RT. we did roughly 268 miles up and down the mountains on an amazing loop. up to 12,000 feet a time or two...and oh yeah, a couple sweet hail storms at altitude. when it wasn't hailing, we got nice and rained on. and even a few miles here/there in total sun! we never went off-road so this review is strictly road riding...mountain style. the bike is a big fat pig compared to my '16 FZ-07. it took me a while to get used to it...but i did. the pros: really good stock seat. nearly 11 hours off/on the bike and felt no issue until the end of the day and no pain at all the next day. seemed really stable once i cranked down the pre-load. it was a pogo stick until i loaded it down more. wind screen was pretty good but i wish i could have adjusted it. at high speeds i got helmet buffetting that don't get on my FZ-07. the bad: kinda heavy and tall...but i'm sure that's typical to this type of bike. just my first time riding one. the instrument display is crap. i like my FZ better. the stupid default throttle control software is stupid...but can be bypassed...but has to be re-bypassed every time you re-start the bike from power-off. as stated, not crazy about the wind screen height. oh, the throttle was much harder to twist than my FZ. and it had long levers and the clutch one was non-adjustable...like the stock FZ...but i've replaced those w/ shorties... so i guess you can't really call that a flaw w/ the bike. there was MUCH LESS engine breaking than my FZ... so much so that i really was missing it. i would have appreciated the bigger break on the switch backs. oh well...fun bike, but i'd never buy one. marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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