It's very small and light. The brakes are decent, but you don't accelerate hard enough to want for much more. Likewise the suspension does a job. The engine pulls quite nicely for its capacity. You can hit 70 or 80 in good time but it's a struggle after that. I reckon 110 is about the limit.
Handling is fecking ace, it's so light you just chuck it about. Nice little bike. It is small though.
It's amazing what people do to suspension. Now I've started playing with the KTM I went for a base setting recommended on a forum.. Found out that there where 6 clicks difference on the rebound between the front forks.
No wonder it felt a bit unsettled. Much better now, but it child still do with a tweak or two.
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough - Mario Andretti
Dont follow forum settings Jon there someone else's ideal setting not yours. Start with OEM and make adjustments that are specific to you with noticeable improvements.
Blade wrote:Dont follow forum settings Jon there someone else's ideal setting not yours. Start with OEM and make adjustments that are specific to you with noticeable improvements.
Do you know what blade, I'm going to take your advice and ignore advice about suspension settings given on a forum....
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough - Mario Andretti
To be honest as long as you make one adjustment at a time so you can identify what move did what does it matter where you start from? I can see value in having your base settings sourced from a model specific forum, but like the OEM settings they are just a starting point.
If you put your settings up for the 675 Blade once you are happy with them I’d be more inclined to start with those if I had a 675 mate, as I appreciate your experience and detail is determining them.
Have fun tweaking Jon!
Happiness is not a destination. It is a way of life.
3 days on the best roads in the UK, South Wales. Should have been 9 days but Sarah was ill so had to come home early. Still utterly fantastic though and only an hour from my mums new place. Bring on 2019
Now that 675 triple engine loves some revs. Pretty gutless below 10k rpm but get her in the that sweet spot top end area and let the quickshifter feed her gears as the shift lights dance across the dash and she ain't half bad, its not naughty quick but enough to have a good laugh
Yesterday helped a mate pick up a Street Triple that he purchased through eBay. I took him to the sellers home and turned out that I knew the sellers! They are a lovely couple from the 675.cc forum. Couldn't believe it when we turned up and I noticed them!! So nice seeing them. They were gutted it went but they are moving and travelling around Europe for an unknown amount of months. What a great experience that would be
Rossgo wrote:Yesterday helped a mate pick up a Street Triple that he purchased through eBay. I took him to the sellers home and turned out that I knew the sellers! They are a lovely couple from the 675.cc forum. Couldn't believe it when we turned up and I noticed them!! So nice seeing them. They were gutted it went but they are moving and travelling around Europe for an unknown amount of months. What a great experience that would be
Rossgo wrote:Yesterday helped a mate pick up a Street Triple that he purchased through eBay. I took him to the sellers home and turned out that I knew the sellers! They are a lovely couple from the 675.cc forum. Couldn't believe it when we turned up and I noticed them!! So nice seeing them. They were gutted it went but they are moving and travelling around Europe for an unknown amount of months. What a great experience that would be
Would that happen to be Stu & Treesr mate.?
Yes it was lol!! My mate sent me a screenshot of the bike and I thought looks tidy with all the wanted extras. I said to him go for it and he won it on eBay. Me, him and another mate all went up to go meet the seller and collect the bike and it was Stu and Treesr lol!! What a great couple proper genuine people always love seeing them guys
Rossgo wrote:Yesterday helped a mate pick up a Street Triple that he purchased through eBay. I took him to the sellers home and turned out that I knew the sellers! They are a lovely couple from the 675.cc forum. Couldn't believe it when we turned up and I noticed them!! So nice seeing them. They were gutted it went but they are moving and travelling around Europe for an unknown amount of months. What a great experience that would be
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Sounds amazing. But they should have kept the 675 and toured Europe on that haha
