I've had a monthly membership contract for rental bikes since before and after my return. I had been using it for a long time at Kannana Minami Senzoku 2 Rinkan, but it closed in September this year. With that, I signed up again at a DUCATI dealer affiliated store.
This time, before I went to rent a YAMAHA Tracer 900, I was looking at the store's website and found a SuperSports that was strangely cheap. I heard that it was a rental-up vehicle, but it was the cheapest among all the SuperSports on Goobike.
The store where the actual car is kept is not the store where I rented it, but a group store near Machida, Yokohama on the Tomei highway, so I dropped by on my way home from touring to take a break....
For some reason, we decided to test drive the SuperSports S.
The difference between the Muji and the S is that the suspension is OHLINS front and rear, there is a difference between forged and cast wheels, and a quick shifter is included. The difference between the Muji and the S is the OHLINS suspension front and rear, the difference between forged and cast wheels, and the quick shifter. I'm confident that I wouldn't have been able to figure anything out on a short urban test drive, but I got lost and wandered around in a hurry this time, and let me confess that I came home knowing almost nothing.
Here are some notes on my impressions. As usual, this is the ramblings of an amateur.
Lovely place.
Super cool looking.
This is the used car I went to see....
What can I say, it's unquestionably super cool (personal opinion).
It has a bright red full cowl, a cantilevered swingarm, and gold front fork outer tubes in a perfect combination of straight and curved Italian design.
Even the dial for setting the front suspension that you see while driving is cool.
Light weight body with good footing
I was surprised the moment I stepped on it, but my legs were all over the place. My knees were bent lightly. By the way, the standard seat height is said to be 810mm, but it seems to have too much leg room, so maybe the optional low seat (-20mm) was installed. I guess the slimness of the L-twin with its longitudinally aligned cylinders also contributes to this.
The weight of the vehicle is 183 kg (dry), and since the vehicle stalled once at a traffic light right after I started the test ride, I thought, "I'll be in trouble if I get stuck making a U-turn. It was so easy.
It's a big difference from the Tracer 900 I've been riding to the store.
Supersport shape, but riding position for touring
It's a sepahan with some tapered corners, but like the Ninja 1000, it's mounted on the top bridge. It's a little tight on the throttle, and you can feel your hands hitting the tank at full steer, but the riding position itself is easy. The step is not that far back... The step isn't too far back... it's more like a natural place to put your foot down. This is a great bike for touring.
A rumbling engine
I've ridden a lot of rental bikes, and I've come to understand why people prefer four-cylinder bikes, but I still think it's important for a bike to feel the pulse. I'm not sure how it would feel on a long ride. I'm not sure how it will feel over long distances, but it's a great feeling.
Hmm? What is it?
It's a short test drive, so I'm not sure.
What is it? I guess the quality of industrial products is a notch lower than that of Japanese and German cars.
The Italian bikes I've ridden so far are
I remember that I had the same impression about all of them. Well."That's what you have to love about it!"That's what some people say.
Also, this bike is probably too hot to ride in the summer, isn't it? This time, the heat drifting from the engine to the seat was pleasant, but if the temperature is in the single digits, it will probably be used to make steamed thighs in the middle of summer.
summary
So, I finished my test drive. When I came back, there was a quotation ready for me. I couldn't help but feel like saying, "I'll buy it! I had a feeling that I was about to say "I'll buy it!", but even though it's not necessary for the specs, there's an S model with a difference of only 200,000 yen, and the difference in equipment is more than 200,000 yen... The difference in equipment is not just 200,000 yen... so it's a bit strange, isn't it? Maybe the unmarked model is cheap because it's not popular... I went home thinking about it.
When I got home, I looked at Goobike again and found that the used price of SuprtSports, both S and unmarked, was cheaper than I expected.
If you're not a tourer, you're not going to like it."Panigale, if you're going to buy one."If you're looking for a tourer, it's probably because it competes with the Multistrada even within DUCATI. It's possible to get a Ninja 1000 or Katana with only a few thousand kilometers on it for less than the price of a new one.
After I got home, I was talking with an acquaintance on Facebook Messenger, and here's what we talked about.
Well, I'm only half joking, but what do you think? Well-maintained Japanese bikes usually run for over 100,000 kilometers, but I wonder if it's possible to run an Italian bike for that long with proper oil management and regular maintenance... Or is that not the case?
For some reason, we decided to test drive the SuperSports S.
What can I say, it's unquestionably super cool (personal opinion).
Even the dial for setting the front suspension that you see while driving is cool.
Well, I'm only half joking, but what do you think? Well-maintained Japanese bikes usually run for over 100,000 kilometers, but I wonder if it's possible to run an Italian bike for that long with proper oil management and regular maintenance... Or is that not the case?