I stayed at one last month that was a full-on parking lot party. I was on the second floor so I couldn't bring my bike in. I left it on my hitch carrier with three chains and two locks on it along with a full cover. Happily, it was still there in the morning.I've stayed in a couple motels where I'd like to put the bike in the room too last one thankfully had bike parking right outside the window and the weather was good enough to leave it open.
I stayed at one last month that was a full-on parking lot party. I was on the second floor so I couldn't bring my bike in. I left it on my hitch carrier with three chains and two locks on it along with a full cover. Happily, it was still there in the morning.
The first couple days were rough, been a few years since I've put in that many miles on a bike. The heated grips really help as does the throttle lock. It's way better than the trusty old KLR on the highway. The suspension needs help. Square edge expansion joints will just about launch you off the bike at 80mph. Playing with the adjuster screws doesn't make much of a difference from full in to full out. They really cheaped out on the suspension. My other man grip is the rear suspension geometry. Just slapping the street bike motor in there was a been counters decision. That deep sump raises the motor up forcing the swing arm pivot to go up too. There is too much angle on the swing arm at ride hieght. Chain tension change is horrible. They try to church this short coming up and spin it as "anti squat" geometry. All it really does is stiffen up the rear suspension under throttle making the rear loose traction in bumpy terrain and beat you to death. Hammering the throttle in chattery conditions will kill your chain on this thing.Neat.
How's the bike holding up? T7 is top on my list of...needs.
I see a lot of reviews on it offroad, but I'm more curious on those 300+ mile pavement days.
That's some of the best feedback I've read on the bike. +1The first couple days were rough, been a few years since I've put in that many miles on a bike. The heated grips really help as does the throttle lock. It's way better than the trusty old KLR on the highway. The suspension needs help. Square edge expansion joints will just about launch you off the bike at 80mph. Playing with the adjuster screws doesn't make much of a difference from full in to full out. They really cheaped out on the suspension. My other man grip is the rear suspension geometry. Just slapping the street bike motor in there was a been counters decision. That deep sump raises the motor up forcing the swing arm pivot to go up too. There is too much angle on the swing arm at ride hieght. Chain tension change is horrible. They try to church this short coming up and spin it as "anti squat" geometry. All it really does is stiffen up the rear suspension under throttle making the rear loose traction in bumpy terrain and beat you to death. Hammering the throttle in chattery conditions will kill your chain on this thing.
Bottom line is it looks cool and is decent on the street.
Off road, it could have been so much better. Throwing a bunch of money at the suspension will not fix the geometry issues.