Newborn ...

.... TA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ...

A new little beast is born last evening at 19.46.
Species: Suzukidi
Pre Adoption Name: Sv650S
Actual Name: Arabella
Km: 84.

Taking the chance of a wonderful evening, I took Her along a couple of
winding roads, the first with long and easy turns where one can "go down"
without fear, the second one with hard edge where to miss the choice of a
good line is _bad_ (on fact I did it _really_ quiet, standing!).

As soon as I left the reseller the comics begin: I started to quarrel with
the clutch as a damned (and still have to finish, to be sincere), then in
the very first moments I used the change lever as footrest ... and my foot
was wandering where it was the change lever ... ach, this endurers ...

Impressions: the "hole" at 5k is there, no doubts about it, also a real
newbie like me feels it, but if one wants to get out a positive side, it is
placed at speeding limit according to the road you're traveling on and is
also the limit for the the first 1000 km (anyway I went up 7.5k sometimes).

It is less difficult than I imagined to steer (some NG mates made psycho
terrorism about it knowing this fear of mine), if time tomorrow will be
good, I'll start to go on switchbacks. Anyway I already know that the
performances I was used to do on mountains road with Dr650 are far to come.
To go down (for what my confidence is at the moment) is fun and natural,
what I was used to awkwardly try with my last enduro (it anyway gave me big
fun), finds my at home with Arabella.

The clutch is in a really innatural position, breaking badly the line of
left arm to handle-bar, to adjust this regulation is a necessity. In just
80km I got a very good wristache, I do must change this thing!

I think I'm just going to add a new positive comment to many expressed out
there: Sv's are a really good way to have a start with street bike without
fears or particular difficulties.

Happily.

Kalì.

 

hardly any working girls down Kings Cross these days, I'm afraid.

 

Excellent. I had an SV650s and thought it was great. They're more
than competant bikes, and immense fun.

Take it easy until you're used to it and then go for it.