I’ve returned from a 3000 mile 2 week tour down to south eastern France and living with the bike every day has left some questions answered…
I did have a concern that my preferred back roads would cause problems in the suspension dept after the long travel plushness of the GS, but the bike handled all sorts of road conditions with aplomb and comfort. The short screen worked well for me but I may look at a bolt on flip. The seat is going to be looked at by a local ‘seat improver’ as it could be improved but not as much a tool of torture that my 1200 Breva was. The panniers worked well and didn’t leak in a biblical thunderstorm ride.
I think I need to experiment with the engine modes as it displayed some hunting on almost closed throttle around town but I’m not sure if I was in the ‘higher’ modes where they may be optimised for higher revs. That and it wouldn’t start just on the button but needed a tweak of throttle to fire up may have partly down to the temps being in the high 30s/low 40s, so I’ll see what she’s like back in the cooler UK.
Ok so it’s jettisoned a couple of fasteners and there are a couple of Italian foibles in the mix, but hey it’s a Guzzi and not built by robots. But most importantly it didn’t let me down and thrummed along like a good 'un. Plus of course it’s drop dead gorgeous!
Bellissima!!
