2nd 1200 DCT Crosstourer review
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:58 pm
Me n Su took the DCT out this morning from Blackpool Honda, And I was very impressed, I set off in D mode and within a cpl of hundred metres it was in 6th and I didnt feel a single gear change, trouble with D mode its very ECO friendly, you can be in 6th at 35 mph and if you accelerate at a medium pace, it will stay in 6th, hoverer if you go into S mode, it will hang onto the lower gears longer, if your in a 50mph limit area the bike will still be in 4th gear, which is great for quick acceleration and lane changes, but makes the engine slightly more noisey. One thing about bikes with bigger wheels than scooters is they soak up bumps so much better, We went on some back country roads and hardly felt the bumps, but I know on the 650 Burg, Su would have been thumping me in the back as the bike crashed over the pot holes in the road.
On the last stretch we went from Kirkham to Blackpool on the M55 and even at 100 mph in D mode it does kick down to 5th if you open it up. This bike had the screen in the raised position, but didnt seem to keep any more wind blast than if the screen was in the lowest position.
The best fuel economy showed 13.6 Mp litre which I presume you x by 5 to get mpg ? 68mpg.
I tried the manual mode which acts like a normal manual gearchange this is done by the floppy paddles on the left handlebar, but i kept hitting the + button as I thought it was the headlight flash , even in D or S you can hit the - or + at anytime and it will change gear, if you then drive normaly for the next few seconds it will go straight back to auto for you, so for quick overtakes a cpl of press on the down (-) and down to 4th then when you have finished the overtake, it goes back upto 6th for you.
Like I said in the opening line I was impressed, however Su wasnt
She didnt like the cramped position that ALL bikes seem to have, even though Blackpool Honda's salesman Kevin had put the extra large topbox on with padded back rest, it wasnt enough to please Su, she said there wasnt enough room to rest her hands in front of her, like there is on the Burg, and she kept slipping forwards under braking, which I didnt need to do often as S mode offers some engine braking.
I didnt mind Su not liking it as I think I have decided now that if I had followed the Crosstourer on my Burg 650 I could have kept up, under most circumstances and still have more comfort.
So Im gonna stick to Maxis for a while, I may go to the Rocket center this week and try the SRV 850 just in case she says we can upgrade in the near future.
On the last stretch we went from Kirkham to Blackpool on the M55 and even at 100 mph in D mode it does kick down to 5th if you open it up. This bike had the screen in the raised position, but didnt seem to keep any more wind blast than if the screen was in the lowest position.
The best fuel economy showed 13.6 Mp litre which I presume you x by 5 to get mpg ? 68mpg.
I tried the manual mode which acts like a normal manual gearchange this is done by the floppy paddles on the left handlebar, but i kept hitting the + button as I thought it was the headlight flash , even in D or S you can hit the - or + at anytime and it will change gear, if you then drive normaly for the next few seconds it will go straight back to auto for you, so for quick overtakes a cpl of press on the down (-) and down to 4th then when you have finished the overtake, it goes back upto 6th for you.
Like I said in the opening line I was impressed, however Su wasnt
She didnt like the cramped position that ALL bikes seem to have, even though Blackpool Honda's salesman Kevin had put the extra large topbox on with padded back rest, it wasnt enough to please Su, she said there wasnt enough room to rest her hands in front of her, like there is on the Burg, and she kept slipping forwards under braking, which I didnt need to do often as S mode offers some engine braking.I didnt mind Su not liking it as I think I have decided now that if I had followed the Crosstourer on my Burg 650 I could have kept up, under most circumstances and still have more comfort.
So Im gonna stick to Maxis for a while, I may go to the Rocket center this week and try the SRV 850 just in case she says we can upgrade in the near future.
