Sigh...some fool in a VW Corrado...burnt me off from the lights...running-in is one long suffering moment. I like Corrados. Nice looking motahs. Some baseball ball cap wearing scamp. 0-60 a damn sight slower than my BlackJet. Loud exhaust the works...if anyone knows him in the Altrincham area please inform that before this month is out, said gentleman will get an education in the definition of accelaration.
Hondas don't run in...just keep it calm for the first 300 miles. The bike revs so freely that it doesn't seem to mind...The gearbox needs running in though...It feels like the gearbox and engine have never met socially and have a grudge against each other. I thought Suz gearboxes were the toast of the nation...slicker than a greased shovel...bloody BIKE magazine.
I would have hoped that production values have increased over the years...just because the GS1000 had to be run in is not true now. I'm trying to find an angle on the bike in which it doesn't look drop dead gorgeous...not found it yet...but i'll keep trying...black really is the new black.