Over two hundred miles

steeve said:

I've got a piece over 200 miles (UK miles :laugh on the clock now. The bike really does get better. I'm sticking to the under 6000 rpm, but that's not too much of a hardship. It certainly feels smoother, brakes are bedded in and not losing as much dust. I'm still struggling with neutral, when it's cold it's almost impossible to find at standstill.
Although cold, it was a mostly sunny Sunday so I took a ride around the Derbyshire Peak District. Stopped at a regular cafe in a small village for a break. It's in an old Smithy, the place was rammed with bikers, cyclists, walkers, classic cars, classic trials cars and a few scooters. I'm glad that being retired I can usually go during the week when it's much quieter.

But bike caused a lot of attention, I hadn't even got off it before there were several other bikers wanting to ask about it.

The roads are tight and very up, down and bendy the bike rode beautifully, I'm so pleased with it.

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steeve said:

I've got a piece over 200 miles (UK miles :laugh on the clock now. The bike really does get better. I'm sticking to the under 6000 rpm, but that's not too much of a hardship. It certainly feels smoother, brakes are bedded in and not losing as much dust. I'm still struggling with neutral, when it's cold it's almost impossible to find at standstill.
Although cold, it was a mostly sunny Sunday so I took a ride around the Derbyshire Peak District. Stopped at a regular cafe in a small village for a break. It's in an old Smithy, the place was rammed with bikers, cyclists, walkers, classic cars, classic trials cars and a few scooters. I'm glad that being retired I can usually go during the week when it's much quieter.

But bike caused a lot of attention, I hadn't even got off it before there were several other bikers wanting to ask about it.

The roads are tight and very up, down and bendy the bike rode beautifully, I'm so pleased with it.

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steeve said:

I've got a piece over 200 miles (UK miles :laugh on the clock now. The bike really does get better. I'm sticking to the under 6000 rpm, but that's not too much of a hardship. It certainly feels smoother, brakes are bedded in and not losing as much dust. I'm still struggling with neutral, when it's cold it's almost impossible to find at standstill.
Although cold, it was a mostly sunny Sunday so I took a ride around the Derbyshire Peak District. Stopped at a regular cafe in a small village for a break. It's in an old Smithy, the place was rammed with bikers, cyclists, walkers, classic cars, classic trials cars and a few scooters. I'm glad that being retired I can usually go during the week when it's much quieter.

But bike caused a lot of attention, I hadn't even got off it before there were several other bikers wanting to ask about it.

The roads are tight and very up, down and bendy the bike rode beautifully, I'm so pleased with it.

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amoslws said:

Spent some time in sheffield & chesterfield a few years ago, riding in peak district is fantastic. Chatsworth house to Glossop, or even snakes pass or just take any left and find a b-road. Great biking country.

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steeve said:

Police can be a bit hot at weekends (a good reason why the mirrors could be more useful) , they have a motorcycle safety drive on at the moment. I'm glad I can do my riding in the week when the roads are quieter. Did you ever do the Cat and Fiddle?

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steeve said:

Police can be a bit hot at weekends (a good reason why the mirrors could be more useful) , they have a motorcycle safety drive on at the moment. I'm glad I can do my riding in the week when the roads are quieter. Did you ever do the Cat and Fiddle?

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Brentano said:

Maybe this is common knowledge, and pointless to post, but when I first got my Monster, neutral was tricky to find.

What worked for me, at a stop, in 1st, was to roll the bike forward just a couple of inches with my right foot, and push forward, not exactly up, on the gear shift lever with my left while the bike was just that tiny bit in motion. I still do this out of habit now, even though neutral has become a lot easier to find.

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amoslws said:

Old school methods still work.

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