First day on my 961...

GoingCommando · Mar 14, 2015

Ssimonc said:
I just started my 961 sport for the first since it's birth.
Bloody hell, noisy or what! Clanky clankity clank. I let it run for 5 or 6 minutes then turned it off. Looked at the gloomy weather outside, cold and windy, yea reminds of England in the summer.
I said to myself, gotta go for spin around the block. Grabbed a jacket and jumped on it and done a couple of laps. First impressions, noisy, a little rougher ride than the '06 triumph bonneville I just sold, seat was a bit hard, but I'll get used to it I'm sure. Tomorrow's supposed to be warmer, maybe some miles.

That noisy, slightly rougher ride is half of it's charm

That and it's amazingly good looks. It's a beast in a fancy suit.

BPHORSEGUY · Mar 15, 2015

The mechanical noise will diminish with miles. Put your choice of pipes on it and the mechanical noise will all but dissapear!

GoingCommando · Mar 15, 2015

BPHORSEGUY said:
The mechanical noise will diminish with miles. Put your choice of pipes on it and the mechanical noise will all but dissapear!

Absolutely true. With the original pipes I got daily comments such as "Is it supposed to sound like that?" and "Did you forget to put oil in that thing?" After switching the pipes I just get compliments on the great sound. Also, the bike was significantly smoother after the first service, and much better at 1500 miles (which I've just passed).

First day on my 961...

GoingCommando

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