I'm the ColourBond guy! (Reflections of a new Kwaka man)
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:17 pm
Everytime I see my new bike I'm totally like this guy..... and I get naked too 
In all seriousness tho, after one week with my 6 I'm over the moon! If I even just THINK about riding I smile.
The technology in this thing is mind boggling, and it demands that I step up and utilise all of my skills, experience, concentration and knowledge. Fully engaging and extremely rewarding - and I've only been around the burbs and commuted 6 days so far!
ENGINE: Smooth smooth smooth. This engine on its own blows my mind. It's not about low end grunt or the front wheel lifting up, it's about rolling on that beautiful throttle as you exit a corner and changing up through the gears and I love it!
Get it up past 5k and it's big smiles, past 8 and it's scary town. Always smooth, always easy. AWESOME!
GEAR CHANGE: Smooth and solid, never even notice it.
SUSPENSION: Feedback! I can feel everything that is going on IN THE CORNERS, and THIS I'm taking the most to get used to.
The gs makes you blissfully ignorant to the work it's doing, like there's no connection between me and the road.
In a typical corner the bike told me:
"yeeaaaaep 'round we go........... crack the throttle stand bike up"
A typical corner on the 6 the bike says:
"Ok, you're coasting in and the weight is on the front tyre, you tipped it in a bit too early and there's BUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE MATE!!! hurry up and get the throttle on you newb.......waiting........ waiting...... finally numnuts smooth now, the rear just moved out a little easy cowboy.......stop hanging off the bike rossi it's up already and you could have gone twice as fast and leant another 30deg, get up the old road family man"
BRAKES Smooth and firm - AWESOME! Rear feels like it's doing nothing until it locks..... Glen says normal but it just seems so useless/no feedback compared to the GS rear.
NOISE: Engine, Ram Air, and Exhaust are like a symphony. Hopefully I can find an AKRA slip on soon for some more dB.
POSTURE No pain or problems so far, very happy.
CLUTCH Light, easy and fast. Slipper clutch is awesome technology, but I always blip unless I remind myself it's there, I love matching revs on down changes.
LOOKS: As far as I'm concerned it's the best looking Kwaka sports bike ever made
It's good to be a Kwaka man.
In all seriousness tho, after one week with my 6 I'm over the moon! If I even just THINK about riding I smile.
The technology in this thing is mind boggling, and it demands that I step up and utilise all of my skills, experience, concentration and knowledge. Fully engaging and extremely rewarding - and I've only been around the burbs and commuted 6 days so far!
ENGINE: Smooth smooth smooth. This engine on its own blows my mind. It's not about low end grunt or the front wheel lifting up, it's about rolling on that beautiful throttle as you exit a corner and changing up through the gears and I love it!
Get it up past 5k and it's big smiles, past 8 and it's scary town. Always smooth, always easy. AWESOME!GEAR CHANGE: Smooth and solid, never even notice it.
SUSPENSION: Feedback! I can feel everything that is going on IN THE CORNERS, and THIS I'm taking the most to get used to.
The gs makes you blissfully ignorant to the work it's doing, like there's no connection between me and the road.
In a typical corner the bike told me:
"yeeaaaaep 'round we go........... crack the throttle stand bike up"
A typical corner on the 6 the bike says:
"Ok, you're coasting in and the weight is on the front tyre, you tipped it in a bit too early and there's BUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE MATE!!! hurry up and get the throttle on you newb.......waiting........ waiting...... finally numnuts smooth now, the rear just moved out a little easy cowboy.......stop hanging off the bike rossi it's up already and you could have gone twice as fast and leant another 30deg, get up the old road family man"
BRAKES Smooth and firm - AWESOME! Rear feels like it's doing nothing until it locks..... Glen says normal but it just seems so useless/no feedback compared to the GS rear.
NOISE: Engine, Ram Air, and Exhaust are like a symphony. Hopefully I can find an AKRA slip on soon for some more dB.
POSTURE No pain or problems so far, very happy.
CLUTCH Light, easy and fast. Slipper clutch is awesome technology, but I always blip unless I remind myself it's there, I love matching revs on down changes.
LOOKS: As far as I'm concerned it's the best looking Kwaka sports bike ever made
It's good to be a Kwaka man. 
Sooooo when's the first trackday?