SuperBike Magazine July 2020

change was absolutely addictive, I even
purposely did more gear changes just to
hear it. This bike also was fitted with the
official Yamaha front fly screen fairing,
it’s hardly big but it is big enough to
shed off a little wind. I had the bike at a
Red Star test session and yes with the
road tyres we actually got to the limit
of the tyres during a fast track session
quite quickly, but what I did find astounding
was the confidence with what
it just lay into the corners and rolled
in. On my road riding stint this exact
feature shone even brighter with normal
slow road bends that one needs to take
at intersections and suburban slow
corners. The TC has 2 settings and off
(you have to be stationary for this) for
some wheelies and with this low down
torque and straight up riding position,
the wheelies came quick and easy. For
daily commuting the 14 litre tank should
be fine but on lengthy out of town rides
the 14 litre stank with 3 litres reserve
might cramp your style a little.
I was thinking on what made this
bike so nimble and sure footed and
wanted to look at the suspension set up
and chassis upgrades.
•Fully adjustable, 41mm inverted fork
offers 137mm of wheel travel.
•Spring preload, compression & rebound
adjustability.
•Separated adjustments; compression
adjustment in right fork, rebound in left
fork.
•Inverted design benefits include, reduced
“unsprung” weight & reduced fork
flex since the larger diameter tubes are
gripped in the triple clamps.
•Adjustable design allows the rider to
tailor suspension settings to match
rider weight, road conditions & riding
style to optimize handling & suspension
performance.
•Adjustable link-type Monocross rear
suspension with 130 mm of wheel
travel.
•Rear shock adjustments include:
7-steps of spring preload & 3 turns of
rebound damping.
I mention this in detail as the owner
of this bike can truly set this bike up
Dash is unfortunately not TFT,
which we would of liked.