Hi all, well I’ve been on my first ride out about 100miles. A nice day and a nice ride, but I’ve now got some question. I’ve been getting the graphics sorted out over the last week while it was still immaculate as the dealer is only a mile away so it stayed nice and clean on the way home, I’ve got some more bits that I want to get yet, what do you think of the pic’s? Questions Have you used a long USB cable from under the seat, I’m concerned about it being out in all weather or have you fitted a socket on the bars? The power delivery seems to be either on or off with a quick declaration, my other bike is a BMW GS 750 and it’s beautiful smooth. I hit a few bumps in the road yesterday and the front end really twitched does it improve as it beds in or does it really need a steering damper? Has and one found or fitted a form of magnifyer for the digital area of the speedo? It’s all a bit small, I don’t know why they didn’t make it bigger there’s plenty of room. Does the suspension drop much I only weigh 56Kg and it’s just a bit tall but I don’t really want to start changing the shocks just yet. Where can you fit a second tank? The mpg is good but the range is terrible I’m used to my GS with a 225mile range only joking of course. Thanks in advance.
I'm on my 2nd SS after losing the 1st one to a thieving scumbag and find it a great ride, albeit with a few mods. SS's have quite quick steering geometry but wouldn't say it needs a damper. I fitted progressive fork springs which were a big improvement. I'm almost twice your weight so have the shocks wound up to max. I agree the LCD display is quite small but I don't use the rev counter anyway. Personally I would have preferred traditional twin clocks but the engine isn't a rev monster and is tuned for low-midrange torque which is where it spends most of it's life. I'm not aware of anyone who makes an auxiliary tank for it. Since the media led fuel "shortage" a while back I now carry a 1.5L Fuel Friend just in case. There's a mod to remove some of the "slack" in the RBW throttle which does eliminate some of the snatchiness in the throttle action. A Monza fuel cap really sets off the retro look of these bikes. I have no use for a USB connection on a bike so the socket was the first thing I removed. Other items I removed are the passenger foot pegs and the useless f*nny pad masquerading as a pillion seat. All in all a great bike though!
The suspension on these bikes is built down to a price and therefore not particularly good, although some people don't seem to notice. Maybe it depends on what you've ridden before or on how you ride but there is definitely a lot of room for improvement in terms of comfort and handling, especially on our crumbling road network. If you search around this forum you will find a mountain of advice and suggestions as to how the suspension can be improved. Personally I would fit progressive springs, as mentioned by Pegscraper, and bin the shocks (or stick 'em on ebay..there might be someone daft enough to buy them) for something like Hagon. But of course it's your decision and your money. Incidentally Pegscraper, is the word 'f*nny' now consigned to the dictionary of words that we can't use in case it upsets somebody? Good thing Mrs Craddock's dead then..what were her parents thinking !!!
