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Finally received my Urban Enduro from Ducati Croydon, London.
So, this is my first big bike! Obviously I have a full license, but that's the only time I've ridden over a 125cc.
For the last year I've been riding a Yamaha WR125R, which was great fun, but this is truly another level.
The throttle isn't a sensitive as the Honda 600 I did my test on, but it's definitely more twitchy than my 125, and on occasion on the way home, I felt like I was hanging on if I overzealously twisted the throttle! It's powerful - more than I expected. I think this is because most review's I've read have come from the perspective of riders who have been riding super fast bikes for a long time, so relatively it's not as powerful to them - but coming from a 125 is another story! I'll be taking it easy of course - booked on Bike Safe in a few weeks!.
I don't have much experience on motorbikes, however handling I had no problem with at all. Turned well with ease. It appeared nicely balanced.
The 'hard to find' neutral issue I've heard about. Yes, it is a bit tricky, but sat on the bike this morning you can get a feel for it, and with practice shouldn't be an issue.
Mirrors I need to do something about. My shoulders obscured most of the view. I'm going to play with under bar mirrors, like I had on my last bike, which were smaller but gave a much better view and were less distracting as they cleared my front view.
Grips are hard, but have a nice ridge on the underside that your fingers hook into. However, I've got Ducati heated grips on order, so will have to see what I get with those.
Under seat storage is next to useless. Currently the toolkit is in there and takes most of the space.
The only thing I was anticipating being disappointed about was the sound of the exhaust, which some say was mild and on videos I watched didn't sound too impressive. But I was pleased that for me it's the opposite. The sound of it is great, and when you give it a rev it has a lot of presence - enough to get someones attention.
Only done 10 miles so far, and already got some street recognition from a pedestrian who gave the thumbs up.
Very impressed. Really nice bike.
So, this is my first big bike! Obviously I have a full license, but that's the only time I've ridden over a 125cc.
For the last year I've been riding a Yamaha WR125R, which was great fun, but this is truly another level.
The throttle isn't a sensitive as the Honda 600 I did my test on, but it's definitely more twitchy than my 125, and on occasion on the way home, I felt like I was hanging on if I overzealously twisted the throttle! It's powerful - more than I expected. I think this is because most review's I've read have come from the perspective of riders who have been riding super fast bikes for a long time, so relatively it's not as powerful to them - but coming from a 125 is another story! I'll be taking it easy of course - booked on Bike Safe in a few weeks!.
I don't have much experience on motorbikes, however handling I had no problem with at all. Turned well with ease. It appeared nicely balanced.
The 'hard to find' neutral issue I've heard about. Yes, it is a bit tricky, but sat on the bike this morning you can get a feel for it, and with practice shouldn't be an issue.
Mirrors I need to do something about. My shoulders obscured most of the view. I'm going to play with under bar mirrors, like I had on my last bike, which were smaller but gave a much better view and were less distracting as they cleared my front view.
Grips are hard, but have a nice ridge on the underside that your fingers hook into. However, I've got Ducati heated grips on order, so will have to see what I get with those.
Under seat storage is next to useless. Currently the toolkit is in there and takes most of the space.
The only thing I was anticipating being disappointed about was the sound of the exhaust, which some say was mild and on videos I watched didn't sound too impressive. But I was pleased that for me it's the opposite. The sound of it is great, and when you give it a rev it has a lot of presence - enough to get someones attention.
Only done 10 miles so far, and already got some street recognition from a pedestrian who gave the thumbs up.
Very impressed. Really nice bike.
Advantage over spray is, among others, that you do not need to oil the entire chain. Apply to 20 cm of chain, will spread by the sprockets.
