| Many Thanks for all the replies.
I am pleased to say I did the deal today and pick up the bike on Wednesday. I am planing to join the club and have already become a regular visitor to the board.
I had a good test ride and the bike exceeding my expectations. The biggest concern I had was comfort. Although I am not intenting to do great distances it needed to feel "right".
I lost my right leg below the knee in 1995 and wear an artifical leg, this means I have limited flexibility in the knee, a sports bike type riding position can be painful. My other bikes BMW1150GS, KTM duke 2 and Harley all have an upright riding position so I was concerned about the SS. However my fears where unfounded and the SS fitted perfectly.
My first impressions of the SS are differcult to put into words but the appeal is a "pure" and the design simple, no water cooling, no fuel injection just good honest engineering put together in a beautiful form. Riding the SS feels like something to be mastered and learnt over time, this is not a bike you get bored with after 6 months.
I am looking forward to Wednesday and starting my SS experiance
Stumpy  |