Went out this morning zero miles on the demonstrator it's a tall bike me with 33'' inside leg it's OK there is a lower saddle and a lowering kit.
USD forks there is about 8'' travel both ends very firm, forks compress under braking but nothing alarming absorbs pot holes road humps with effortless calm.
Front brakes are two piston calipers progressive and easily controllable with two fingers rear brake did need a lot of effort at first but got better as it bedded in after fifty miles there was plenty of bite the pedal is small and hard to find.
There is good weather protection as you are sitting behind a big front end although at 6'4'' a taller screen or extender would be a benefit, riding position is roomy reach to the bars and to the pegs was comfortable the seat is surprisingly good and narrows to the front which makes it easy to get both feet down but after fifty miles and an hour in the saddle i felt the need to stand up and stretch could do with some improvement.
The engine is the 689cc parallel twin that they put in the MT 07 and pulls away from low speed in high gear without fuss and is very good in traffic on low throttle settings it will quite happily burble along 20-30 MPH in fourth gear, on the motorway roll on 50-80 MPH in top is effortless with no hesitation so overtaking is done quickly, no vibration in the bars, mirrors, footrests but a slight tingle through the levers at motorway speeds which will improve with time as the bike beds in, the gearbox is smooth and positive and clutch less up change is easy.
Handling and balance is good in cornering ruts or manhole covers do not upset the suspension so 'making progress' in the twistys will be good.
The TFT screen is clear and easy to read two trip odo's gear indicator speedo has big numbers to draw your eye to it and clock idiot lights on each side couldn't see a temperature gauge according to the ECU 60 MPG that was fifty miles of mixed urban and motorway riding for one hour
servicing is 6000 miles or twelve months.
I like it