I have had a phone call and some PM's about this so I thought I would start a thread. I know there is some curiosity if nothing else out there....
This is copied from a PM I sent to Terry.....
The bike is a lot different than what I am used to. However, that being said by the time I got done with the test ride I was digging it. Loads of torque. I loved the fact that I could stay on 4th or 5th gear in town and go from less than 2k RPM's to 5k without down or up shifting. The seat was comfortable to me but Annette said her backrest was poking her in the back. So much so she had me sit on the back when we got back to the dealer. Sure enough it was. I am pretty certain that I can have that fixed at a local upholstery shop. Just needs to be flattened out with some more padding or gel. It had a "cup" in the middle so two spots hit your back and nothing in the middle.
Heat. I felt some heat on my left ankle. However, I wore low profile tennis shoes and not my normal riding boots. I did this on purpose as I wasn't sure what to expect in the foot peg/shifting spacing. When I moved my foot towards the outside of the left peg it immediately went away. Cool. NO OTHER HEAT ANYWHERE!! Yahoosie!! The salesman even started it up and let it idle while he was going thru all of the bells and whistles before we left. After the bike was running for about 5 minutes, I told my buddy "we wouldn't be able to be standing here right now if this was MY bike." Lol.
Wind. It was EXTREMELY windy yesterday down in Tampa. My wife said she was catching a lot of cross wind. However, I was good tucked in the drivers seat. No push or sway to the bike at all that I was aware of. I like the electronic adjustable windshield on this bike. Just a thumb switch away and I can go from looking a few inches over (I'm 5' 10") to looking thru the shield about 5 inches below. Didn't bother me at all looking thru it either.
Driving Modes. There were three driving modes. Rain, Normal and Dynamic. I started off in the rain mode as suggested by the salesman. And as he told me, I felt a little uncoordinated between the clutch and throttle in that mode. It limits the torque and HP to keep you from spinning out. Kinda a ABS for the throttle if you will. There is also a setting to shut it all off (as in a car) and have full TQ and HP. Once I was in normal and Dynamic modes I was shifting more comfortably. Again, way different than our bikes, but nothing a few hours behind the shield couldn't fix completely.
Suspension. Here's where it gets fun. You have three modes of suspension. Comfort, Normal and Sport. Each you can tell a difference. Keep in mind you can do all of this from the drivers seat, WHILE riding down the road at any speed. Then it takes it a bit further. You can also adjust for one rider, tow riders or two riders with luggage. Wild.
Dual heated seats, heated grips, Bluetooth capable although you have to purchase a specific helmet from them that has it all installed by them and they are about $1100.00 a piece. I will do a lot more studying on that. However the buttons are integrated into the side of the helmet. Power, volume up and volume down. While listening to music via the radio or iPod setup (not included but wired) and you talk to one another it switches to intercom automatically. When a call comes in it will answer automatically answer after 5 seconds if you do not give it a command or it follows your command on the Zumo 660 (which isn't included in the price of the bike).
To be continued......
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