Really glad you are enjoying your Dub, @tranx.
Fully agree about the power characteristics - there's not a lot of power for an 800 but there's always enough available in real-world situations. The burbling is much improved by the Motad exhaust and it's a shame they are no longer trading. Must be other after-market exhausts available though.
I think it's a really easy bike for anybody to ride, though it obviously doesn't cut the mustard if you think you need a 180bhp superbike. Polly and I have done more than 35,000 miles together. She's starting to show her age a bit and has just been ridden through the Winter so as soon as the weather is good enough to drag the other bikes out the plan is to spend a bit of time and maybe even some money. Shhh, you never heard that.
Fully agree about the power characteristics - there's not a lot of power for an 800 but there's always enough available in real-world situations. The burbling is much improved by the Motad exhaust and it's a shame they are no longer trading. Must be other after-market exhausts available though.
I think it's a really easy bike for anybody to ride, though it obviously doesn't cut the mustard if you think you need a 180bhp superbike. Polly and I have done more than 35,000 miles together. She's starting to show her age a bit and has just been ridden through the Winter so as soon as the weather is good enough to drag the other bikes out the plan is to spend a bit of time and maybe even some money. Shhh, you never heard that.