My wife and I seem to take our first rides out to the Farmer's Market on Riva Road on Saturday mornings, where here father sells boutique jellies and jams, the first ride for the wing was no different. On my first ride I'd mounted the rack and box, for the mornings ride I put the panniers back on. They went on smoothly, much smoother than the first removal (which I intend to do a video on).
Given the smaller engine size I thought the bike might really drag, it didn't. I was actually pleasantly surprised. I think I probably had to downshift on some low speed hills that I wouldn't need to do if I were alone.
I did run into one problem, the bike doesn't want to go into neutral when it gets warmer. I'd noticed this when I was alone it seemed worse with the addition of another body. I thought it might be due to the short stroke on the clutch. I think the clutch cable has stretched to the maximum. This leads me to believe that when the bike warms up the clutch may not be fully disengaging.
The bike still handled nimbly although with added weight. The other thing I noticed was a little more front end diving during shifts. When I asked the PO if there were any issues or what it needed next, he mentioned that the front forks only held air for about a week. I don't know when he pumped them up last but I've had the bike for two weeks, but with very little riding.
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