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.
