Great news for you and enjoy your new bike. I went for the M1000xr for a change , bonkers as well , not got all the bells and whistles as the V4 but a mad engine and its good on tyres ( well so far lol) Happy new bike and ride safe.
Well , I had bought a 25 plate V4 s again , got lent an M1000r for a few days as my mate was away . Loved it , complete change from the V4 , but a bit to cramped . So on that engine alone decided the XR was better . I was right . Not as pampered as the V4 but very engaging as a Time Machine lol .
I was also concerned about the dry clutch longevity, especially given the amount of mileage I seem to do, so my MY26 RS will be converted to a wet clutch before too long, happy to forgo the iconic rattle
Yep. I am off to Wales for a few days, then off to the Czech WSB in Most. That’s about another 3,000 miles so need to check the clutch and tyres when I get back and get ready for WDW. I come from the XR world an do love the MXR, but this Gen2.5 model makes me feel a little wedged in (no room for my tummy ).
This, if my tour breaches ~2k one way (starting with fresh rubber and dependant on if motorway running or not), I'm shopping for a garage at the mid point ahead of time.
Fresh rubber always , got a tyre change arranged in Andorra at 1000 miles so should be good on the Rosso 4 as used the the T33 Bridgestones on the last V4 which were no good at similar mileage and ruined the trip . Expect the M Xr will better as an in line 4 so less deceleration stress , well hope so . Done 1000 on the current Rossi 4 , but cold and wet roads and not pushing so judging on the wear so far , for the record …..
