Good day folks. Welcome to all the newbies. You've got yourselves an awesome
motorcycle. This season is a done thing for me pretty much. So with 6500Km on the
clock, I have this little update. This years upgardes include: Bagster tank bra\tank
bag combo (excellent product). Factory shift kit for the tranny (excellent procuct).
As you all know by now 1 of the little gadgets a Techlusion EFI box (excellent idea
for a product but poorly executed). A softer seat for increased comfort (made an
incredible difference in the buttox area) and a couple of other interesting items that
are still going through the evaluation process. The Avon tires are pretty bald. They
wore out well with no cupping or waves or any sort of abnormal wear whatsoever. They
both wore out pretty even. They offer good traction & feedback but are not the most
confident inspiring when the g forces rise & although they offer good braking there is
a room for improvement. Every ride I took in twisties made these tires erase
themselves noticeably as they always showed signs of the rubber melting & I was
rubbing rubber of them with my palm. Overall these tires are better on bigger heavier
bikes like ours & not so good on smaller bikes like my FJ. Conclusion: I wouldn't try
them again. My break-in period is just about done but I haven't had the time to do any
real good power tests. However everyone that tagged along on the few rides that I have
taken are very blown away with this bike. A common remark is ''that thing is
deceiving. '' The biggest surprise that I have had with bike is it's ability to
produce serious speed whether on a straight line or in the curvy stuff. It's got tons
of torque & it can do the twist with amazing momentum for a bike of this size. I've
had the little supersports , the bigger sport tourers, the standards brag about their
ability but when the going got onto the road the stories all changed. I've even taken
a very experienced motorcycle instructor for a ride in tight twisties (this is what he
specifically specified) for more than 200KM & he freaked at the speeds we were doing.
He had his ZRX1100 pinned for most of that ride & claimed that it was the bare minimum
required for that kind of riding. His friends showed up the day after to see what bike
kicked his butt for a whole day. He apparantly needed a couple of days to recouperate.
Well that's enough of that. Some upgrade for the next season will include some custom
work on my OHLINS shocks so that I can tune them in a little more. More to come. Pete.
