Notrun mini review

The yellow one that is.

A lot cleaner than suggested by the original posted photograph. In fact a
nice bike and the colour suits it. The front brake conversion looks cool, a
Notrun with a gold anodised floating disc carrier, well I never! The
original Commando disc was ok IIRC once the chrome had been ground off to
reveal the cast iron rotor.

The compression seemed fair and it started easily enough... when the air
lever was mastered. Considerably easier than a tuned unit T120 or XT500. It
sounds *gorgeous*, both on the power and in overrun down narrow streets.
The performance was much as expected, pulling hard in any gear, comfortable
and vibe free at 70mph, getting progressively rougher if pushed further.
Gawd only knows how it must feel at it's maximum 140mph potential. As with
most bikes of this type the 50-80mph range just feels *right* and ever so
satisfying.

Front and rear brakes were good, the front could do with a dinky span
adjustable lever. The handling was as it should be, planted and going just
where it was pointed without shakes, on smooth or rough roads. Suspension at
both ends is plush. It runs out of ground clearance early so classic "toes
out" riding is good, but nothing grounds hard.

I've always been slightly ambidextrous and can rationalise left/right use in
advance. Just as bloody well. Reversed brake/gearchange side and a reverse 1
up 3 down pattern all in one easy lesson... ******. Only one dodgy
gearchange and one accidental stab on the rear brake.

All in all a very nice toy to have but I prefer the RD400 as they are half
the price ;o) Thanks Nige, both for the bike ride and the usual
hospitality. I'm glad Sharon took us home early, one wouldn't want to look
like Pip on Sunday morning, would we.

 

Argh. Stop making me regret selling it!!!

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog

You're welcome, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

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