Beeza

[Supermofo]

I had to pay for my first service, with removal of the front reflectors and fitting the tank pad it came to £275! They charged me half hours labour for the extras after I stupidly said yes when he said 'Seeing as you've ordered them bits want us to fit them seeing as we are servicing it', which knowing it was a 10 min job at most I thought they were offering to do as a favour. Silly me.

[KungFooBob]

The fork leg reflectors?

I'm hoping mine will come off without much fuss.

[Buckaroo]

Mine were stuck on, so hopefully yours will be the same.

[Supermofo]

The fork leg reflectors?

I'm hoping mine will come off without much fuss.

Yeah, on the Suzuki they are on a bracket so you just order replacement mudguard bolts. Would take 5 mins if that, unless you are a main dealer.

[Dodgy69]

You'll have a smile on your face in bed tonight. How weather looking.??.

[KungFooBob]

You'll have a smile on your face in bed tonight. How weather looking.??.

Weather is looking good, if a little nippy.

I've just polished (the French flies off) my helmet. Charged my intercom up for some tunes to listen too.

Got to nip for my ears lowering in the morning, then persuade the wife to get up and drive me to the shop for 12ish, first ride will be to my mums to show it off.

I'll not get much sleep tonight, feels like Christmas!

[Skub]

You'll have a smile on your face in bed tonight. How weather looking.??.

Weather is looking good, if a little nippy.

I've just polished (the French flies off) my helmet. Charged my intercom up for some tunes to listen too.

Got to nip for my ears lowering in the morning, then persuade the wife to get up and drive me to the shop for 12ish, first ride will be to my mums to show it off.

I'll not get much sleep tonight, feels like Christmas!

I always went to show my da any new (to me) bike I bought. I miss that ritual.

Enjoy the maiden voyage.

[ChrisW]

I always went to show my da any new (to me) bike I bought.

Same - did it a few times last year (last year?) too with demo bikes.

Hope you enjoy the new bike Bob.

[Buckaroo]

Funny, I still forget my dear old Dad is no longer with us when I'm riding and allow myself to drift in thought. I'm thinking "I wonder what Dad will say when he sees this" then it hits me. I thank him for making me the lifelong motorcyclist that I am. Cheers Dad.

[Rockburner]

Funny, I still forget my dear old Dad is no longer with us when I'm riding and allow myself to drift in thought. I'm thinking "I wonder what Dad will say when he sees this" then it hits me. I thank him for making me the lifelong motorcyclist that I am. Cheers Dad.

Same

[Dodgy69]

2 for £20

[KungFooBob]

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(Note dealer supplied black backed numberplate!)

First 50 miles done.

Out in the sunshine you can see bits and bobs where the quality isn't a good as something like the Triumph equivalent, but then it's half the price.

They've got to cut corners in places to hit the price mark. The frame hoops that go around the side panels are steel tube, until you get to the parts that the foot pegs and the rear shocks bolt to, which are cast and welded to the tubes with some pretty obvious welds.

The paint looks good and the chrome on the tank is really nice and deep looking.

The needles on the clocks start about about 2 o'clock rather than 6 or 7 like most, this is a nod back to the traditional DBD34 Gold Star clocks, but takes a bit of getting used to for a simpleton like me, trying to do 30mph and if the needle is above the 30, you're under 30mph. It's not complicated and I'll get used to it, just something to note.

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The brakes are excellent. More than capable for a bike like this.

The engine is a peach... I've not taken it above 3krpm yet (running in), but it pulls well and feels like it wants to go. It's smooth, with just enough single thump to give it character, without shaking your filling loose (like my 500 Bullet).

It handles nicely on smooth roads. Turns so much quicker than my 1200GS (that I've just spent a week riding) that I keep almost hitting the inside curb on corners.

The suspension is dog shit. It doesn't bottom out, it's just seriously harsh. Larger pot holes will have you out of the seat. It's only got 60 miles on the clock, I guess it might improve, but I predict a pair of Hagons at very least.

The mother unit loved it. She reckoned my Dad would have bought the green one too.

I predict these two rivets will go missing at some point

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[Supermofo]

So the OE silencer has a removable baffle? That's cool

[Dodgy69]

Fuel gauge aswel, any trips. ??

[KungFooBob]

Fuel gauge aswel, any trips. ??

Two trips. There's a button on the right switch gear that swaps between the ODO and the two trips.

[KungFooBob]

The seat is quite firm, but it's wide which means it's not too uncomfortable, it's also flat and long so you can slide back and forth to get comfy (if you don't have a pillion).

The switch gear is OK, but I think the stuff on my RE is a bit nicer (I think my RE switch gear on my Bullet is the same vintage (2014) the SV650).

The grips are a little firm, more plasticky than rubber.

The lever on the Brembo M/C is a different design to the clutch lever.

The clutch is astonishingly light and the box shifts nicely, however there's no hard stop at the top or the bottom of the gears. The lever still moves down when in first and up when in 5th. I've had bikes that did this before, but most of them have had a hard stop.

The tool kit includes spare fuses!

There's a first aid kit under the seat.

The side panels are only held on by rubber grommets. Anyone can pull them off. The oil tank side has the seat release behind it, so no key or tools needed to get the seat off.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Pleased you like it, it really doesn't appeal to me, but we're all different.

[KungFooBob]

Pleased you like it, it really doesn't appeal to me, but we're all different.

I do have three other bikes.

This one was really bought as a kind of memorial to my old man. I suspect it will replace my B5 Bullet 500 as summer nip to a nice pub for a shandy bike.

Anyone want a 2014 B5 Bullet 500... Hagon shocks, Power Commander, K&N, comically loud exhaust?

[Dodgy69]

Jeez....never drink shandy, vile sickly stuff. Reckon you'll do most of your riding on that. Proper bimble machine.

[KungFooBob]

When it's run in (sometime in 2028) in I'll let you have a go, Leek looks equidistantish.