Well that is a kind term for an elderly member of the female sex who nearly killed me on the M25 on the way home from Wales. I was in the outside lane, overtaking and abreast with her when she decided she needed to use the space I occupied to overtake the car in front of her. I slammed on the anchors and hit the horn – thank God it is better than the usual anaemic motorcycle jobbie and that she was not totally deaf, for she pulled back into her own lane with a look of surprised indignation as I waved my fist at her.
Apart from a slight swerve when I braked, the bike behaved very well. It was all so instinctive and over very quickly, so I had no real chance to evaluate the braking performance, it’s possible the ABS and linked brakes did their stuff but I was concentrating on the car and I don’t really know. Makes me realise I really do need a test in the safe environment of a large empty car park.
I have also thought about the horn – I am glad my thumb hit the right button amongst the mess of controls on the bars – I guess the designers have thought that one through! The horn itself sounds more like a car horn than any bike horn I have had and is therefore not bad at all but I did a quick bit of research on aftermarket horns and am now thinking of a Stebel Nautilus Compact air horn – I must try and find someone who has fitted one to a Wing. Many moons ago I had a Mercedes logging truck air horn fitted to a bike – these things are designed to be heard over forested mountains and the roar of 800hp diesels – it was a fantastic accessory – as long as you were wearing ear plugs!