My first week on the CR

[mrvelcrofast]

Yes I've actually had the bike a week today.
Covered near a thousand miles. Had the 600 mile service yesterday.

Good points:
what a fantastic bike/tool .... one of my better choices for the job.
Gearbox and engine are fabulously smooth ..... I can only imagine it will get smoother with age :)
Brakes awesome .... just right with lots of feeling.

Genuine heated grips .... wow they heat up fast. Can't wait for winter! (joke)

Puig screen .... excellent investment!

Bad points:
Pirelli Scorpions fine in the dry but very iffy in the wet. Will change to road tyres ASAP.

Seat keeps popping off the front left mounting point. In under warranty already but feel I'm going to get the same second time round. From what I can see .... the very front of the seat is dipping in the middle, this in turn allows the side to push out, so need to put some kind of spacer under the seat to support it?

Honda free luggage. Quickly came to the conclusion that the top box was a waste of space. Went out and bought a Givi Maxia E55
with universal fitting plate, which I made to fit on the Honda rack with aid of dremel ! (removed stupid wobble plate thingy first)

What's the the fuel guage when it gets to empty. Seems to constantly reset itself?

[mrvelcrofast]

Oh and about fuel copnsumption:
Best AV figures I have seen in 13.9 ... does that sound right?

How far will it go on reserve/E flashing?

[mrvelcrofast]

I'll take some pics when it's been logo'd up hopefully next week 

[Smeagol]

Originally Posted by mrvelcrofast

Oh and about fuel copnsumption:
Best AV figures I have seen in 13.9 ... does that sound right?

How far will it go on reserve/E flashing?

13.9 Miles/L ?  wow only get that when engine braking.  My average is about 9.

Seat does seem poorly supported at the front, but not had anything pop off.

Fuel gauge is supposed to count up when 4.5l left! (effectively the red zone in a normal fuel gauge) (so for you 62miles before empty, but the gauge under reads and I don't really trust it) What a stupid idea    Badly designed fuel gauge means it pops in and out of reserve display for several miles before settling down (it needs hysteresis)

[uoorns]

1,000 miles in a week. That's impresssive. I believe the reserve works on the basis that it is 4.5 litres. I think the figure shows the amount (in litres) of the reserve that you have used. It is not the amount of the reserve that is left. So it will click up to that level (4.5) and then ...... bike stops. Mine seems a little pessimistic . I've had it up to 3.5 litres but then have only been able to get about 17 litres in the tank.

[mrvelcrofast]

Originally Posted by Smeagol

13.9 Miles/L ?  wow only get that when engine braking.  My average is about 9.

Seat does seem poorly supported at the front, but not had anything pop off.

Fuel gauge is supposed to count up when 4.5l left! (effectively the red zone in a normal fuel gauge) (so for you 62miles before empty, but the gauge under reads and I don't really trust it) What a stupid idea    Badly designed fuel gauge means it pops in and out of reserve display for several miles before settling down (it needs hysteresis)

OK gonna have to do the 'carry a spare litre of fuel' routine so I can suss it out.

The 13.9 was total pussy footing. It wasn't real world riding at all, but I just wanted to see what could be done. Try sitting at 2.5K revs in 6th and only accelerate very very slowly and smoothly through the gears to get there. Short shift :)

[mrvelcrofast]

on the other hand .... after the 600 service, I was on an empty country road somewhere in Cambridgeshire .... opened it up properly for the very first time 
It goes proper mental at 10K revs!
Almost 100mph in 2nd 

[Smeagol]

Originally Posted by mrvelcrofast

on the other hand .... after the 600 service, I was on an empty country road somewhere in Cambridgeshire .... opened it up properly for the very first time 
It goes proper mental at 10K revs!
Almost 100mph in 2nd 

If you get the chance take it to Scotland, oh boy    ( nearly said goodbye to my license 

[mrvelcrofast]

Originally Posted by Smeagol

If you get the chance take it to Scotland, oh boy    ( nearly said goodbye to my license 

Don't tempt me! 

[Shaunomercy]

Originally Posted by mrvelcrofast

Oh and about fuel copnsumption:
Best AV figures I have seen in 13.9 ... does that sound right?

How far will it go on reserve/E flashing?

thats a fantasic figure. mines around 9.8 generally.
mind im out with the vfr forum this weekend so im aiming for 6.7. ;)
the lower the figure the more fun you see >:D

paul