Collected the bike (scoot?) this morning and well...... I'm impressed.

When I test rode the thing I was stressed out for various reasons but had a nice leisurely ride home on a mix of congested town centres to motorway. Through the town it was a breeze - I'm getting used to the lack of clutch when coming to a stop but many years of muscle memory is difficult to overcome. I found myself going for gaps that wouldn't be possible on my other bikes which was nice. On the motorway 70 was pretty effortless although the front did seem a bit vague - I'm guessing this is because all the weight os over the rear.

Tomorrow when I've got a bit if time I'll give the bike a good look over and check all the bits and bobs and I'll probably get a new battery to sling in there because I've made that mistake more than once.

I've had a look at consumables and the prices are so much better than what I'm used to. My other bike suddenly looks overcomplicated and overpriced.

So yeah, impressed!

BigFatDonkey wrote: ...although the front did seem a bit vague - I'm guessing this is because all the weight os over the rear...

you dont get the weight transfer to get the front end feel like a bike... You may find you start to ride more 50/50 with the front and rear brakes as there is no real weight transfer, and it feels balanced with greater stopping power...
Tyre pressures... Std Front 32psi / Higher Load & Speed Rear 36psi...
And try 1 setting harder than standard on the rear shocks...
Enjoy...

I've got a heavy chain for security, I think it weights 9 or 12kg, would this be too heavy to carry in the under seat compartment?

The manual should tell you. My Honda has weight limit stickers.

Underseat in the front area, lower and center of gravity as poss...
Underseat storage weight is quoted at 11lb / 5kg...
9 or 12kg chain - thats one hell of a chain!
Sure you dont mean lb?

welcome

XMax400Paul wrote:Underseat in the front area, lower and center of gravity as poss...
Underseat storage weight is quoted at 11lb / 5kg...
9 or 12kg chain - thats one hell of a chain!
Sure you dont mean lb?

It's 12kg - a hefty Pragmasis chain.

Filled the bike up today and made a note of the mileage since the last fill up - 120 miles and 7.7L of fuel, unless I've cocked it up that's very nearly 71 mpg. That's on my commute - 15 miles of 70 mph, then 15 miles of 50, 40 and 30, so pretty happy that I should be able to get 3 journeys to and from work (180 miles) out of one tank like my old bike.

Take the chain out and it will do 80mpg

BigFatDonkey your chain weighs as much as me ! Still if it does the job and your happy with it.
Size and weight
Rolled up, the 1.5m chain covers a diameter of about 32cm, weighing 10.64kg, which equates to 7.09kg/m. The padlock ads just 0.53kg, making for a total of 11.17kg.

As X-max Paul says check the tyre pressures.