I’ve got a little green one!

[GSXKING]

LITTLE it aint  but very nice paint job and looks a little more comfortable then the sports version. 

[Rynglieder]

Happy New Bike 

I'll be interested to know how it is to live with after you have done a few miles / Ks on it.

It has caught my eye, but I am a little unsure about where it "sits"; It has panniers - so not a sports bike, but it has a chain rather than a shaft - so not a tourer?

(but will take up less space in the garage than a ZZR1400 and aGTR1400!)

With luck you are getting the best bits of both worlds, I hope you enjoy.

Pete.

[Tony Nitrous]

First ride on my SE. Running in, scrubbing in tyres, wondering what all the buttons do.  Locations may look familiar, a regular little loop that I'm familiar with.

[Tony Nitrous]

Didn't go too wild, new tyres / running in etc.

A brief impression....

# Motor sounds and feels a little harsh after my big old Suzuki's, not bad, just different. Not noticeable on the move.

# Comfort is good but as expected, I'm used to higher bars and to me these are noticeably lower. Might not be bad, just different. Seat and bars aren't hard to tweek but I'd put in serious miles first.

# Lots of stuff included that folk often add. Not just the luggage, but braided lines, angled valves, rim stickers, knee pad grip things etc.

# There's no big C spanner for chain adjustment.

# The cruise control might be quite useful. Between the two local mountains on a boring stretch I set it at 103kph and never looked at the speedo. It might be OK in the right place.

# Clocks / Dash are a bit complicated for me. Boost adjustment and reading in numbers or a gauge, lean angles, external air temp, charger air temp, multiple settings for shift lights, launch control, ABS, cornering lights, quick shifter and a dozen other things, multiple sports and a touring mode, dash in black or white, a red sports dash, cruise control... blaa blaa blaa.... etc.

# Even on brand new tyres and no being familiar with it, it feels great though the twistys. Turns in nice, follows a perfect line, when I was a little wide it just turned in and tightened up the corner on demand without a drama. ( Remember my other bikes are all over 10 years old).  Punting it through a few corners over the mountain it actually feels a bit more sporty than the weight and size would suggest, nimble it ain't but it's not that bad.

# Power is just there. Haven't pushed it hard, but it pulls nice in any gear, any rev's. Even when I was in a gear too high in was just grunt and gone, certainly not like other conventional 1000's I've ridden.

# It's a while since I've had a faired bike, ZZR1100, Hayabusa's etc but this seems OK. Quite a tall screen but you don't get the barn door feeling.

# First ride done. No regrets. Looking forward to pulling more miles in and possible mods.

[grog]

Up n running mate. Sure was a better day for it.

[shanered6]

Good right up Tony gives a real idea of what the bikes like ..... look forward to reading more as you get to know it a bit better 

[Kiwifruit]

Nice bike Tony .....a far cry from having such electrical mod cons as found on a 14...... a clock !!
What sort of k's do they recommend putting on her before you can start to let her sing a little.

[grog]

Mr Fruit. I like simple. Every time i change something on Diavel, either manual or google, gets very boring.

[Tony Nitrous]

What sort of k's do they recommend putting on her before you can start to let her sing a little.

I'm not one to over nanny or super soft run in bikes.
I just ride them reasonably but don't abuse them until the first 1000k service.

Done this with several new bikes and it works for me.

I let it stretch it's legs a little today but I'm not going to be too heavy handed until that first service.

[Kiwifruit]

Mr Fruit. I like simple. Every time i change something on Diavel, either manual or google, gets very boring.

Same for me........l prefer a wind up watch with hands.
Cant wait for daylight saving to finish then the clock will be right again 

[Kiwifruit]

Labouring a new engine l was told is the worst thing for it.
Once upon a life time ago l had to repair couple of small dents on a new Mitsi Tredia Turbo. It had been stolen and recovered. The dealer said it was by far the best one he had driven......it became their demo car.
Roll on the first service then 
Looking forward to your next report......

[KiwiCol]

Mr Fruit. I like simple. Every time i change something on Diavel, either manual or google, gets very boring.

That's supposed to all part of the fun Grog, learning what all the switches & settings do.

[Tony Nitrous]

I do like Old Skool simple. My Bandit 12 and GSX11 are very rewarding.

This is just different. Much of the tech can be ignored if not required. Other stuff like the proper cruise control, sports and touring modes, adjustable boost, dash brightness and colours is OK.

There's probably a lot of stuff in front of you all now on your phones, computers, iPads etc that you don't want, need or use, but you still buy them for the stuff you want.

[Kiwifruit]

They should make a phone more aerodynamic then.......so l can throw it further 

[KiwiCol]

"the brick" was aerodynamic