Picked it up from South London Motorcycles this morning! The bike feels really stable and planted in the corners, new tyres notwithstanding. Only a few miles on the clock so far but I have booked the first 600 mile service for two weeks hence, so I hope the weather will cooperate!
I am really looking forward to taking this baby off-road. I rode through all the potholes I could find on the way home (and our roads these days have plenty!) and the bike and suspension felt really great. I have to get used to the crazy BMW indicator system which needs three switches where the rest of the bike world makes do with one and I need to curb the urge to see what it can do with its 85 HP – at least until I have a few more miles on the clock. At the speeds I travelled home, the on-board computer was indicating instantaneous mpg of anything between 65 and 90. I’ll be well pleased if I get that sort of mileage in normal use!
