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Perfect, just stick it in rain mode for a couple of days until you get used to how it delivers power then go get your teeth whitened because you’re not going to stop smiling.
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go get your teeth whitened
Haha. Looking forward to it. The Z650 was fun but I'm looking forward to seeing how the Duke feels too - the positive reviews of the handling was partly what attracted me to it. I want something that's good at going round corners, not so I can get my knee down, but so I stay on the road. And yeah I thought I'd use rain mode for a while initially. Particularly with new tyres too.
Unfortunately I'm away with work for a week from Friday so I won't ride it until the weekend I'm back. Happy to savour the anticipation.
yetidamo
@Ramsaye I'm a bit embarrassed to say I already have an 890 Duke GP waiting for me in the garage. I wanted a naked so the wind blast helps keep my speeds sensible and although it's challenging asthetically, the position is perfect for me and critically I got a massive discount in the quiet winter lull a couple of months ago. Probably way too much bike for a newb but I didn't want to have something I'd grow out of quickly.
Further down the line I'd also like to test ride a CRF300 Rally either to compliment it for year round/mild off road use or as a straight replacement. But for now I just want to go get some miles under the belt and learn what I want/don't want from a bike.