Tuono first ride
Posted: 29 Jul 2018, 11:19
Well I bought the tuono without test riding one but having owned 3 RSV4’s I thought I’d risk it 
The bars were a bit forward for me so that needs looking at, but overall a comfy bike. Now this was only my 2nd time on a bike since April so it was a tame 1st ride to say the least !, having been so used to the multi this felt so much easier to ride and I can get both feet firmly on the floor which is where I struggle with the multi even with a lowered seat.
The throttle is a bit slow to react so that’s another thing to think about, anyway got on the ring road and tried out the QS, bloody horrible , terrible surge forward changing into gear, it worked sublimely at high revs but as this going to be road bike only I need this to work at more sensible rev range.
The handling is superb though so light to chuck around and drops very quickly into corners took me by surprise to be honest. I think riding the multi for so long I thought it would be similar . This is my first naked bike and I was surprised at the buffeting without a screen, something I’m going to have to get used to.
I was only out for about 45 mins so not the longest first ride in the world, but overall extremely happy with just a couple of things to look at, and it’s a thing of beauty to look at.
It is also fitted with the Akra pipe now off the RSV4 so sounds even better, just my luck I bought it and now the weather is shit, going to have to wait for my next ride out.
The bars were a bit forward for me so that needs looking at, but overall a comfy bike. Now this was only my 2nd time on a bike since April so it was a tame 1st ride to say the least !, having been so used to the multi this felt so much easier to ride and I can get both feet firmly on the floor which is where I struggle with the multi even with a lowered seat.
The throttle is a bit slow to react so that’s another thing to think about, anyway got on the ring road and tried out the QS, bloody horrible , terrible surge forward changing into gear, it worked sublimely at high revs but as this going to be road bike only I need this to work at more sensible rev range.
The handling is superb though so light to chuck around and drops very quickly into corners took me by surprise to be honest. I think riding the multi for so long I thought it would be similar
. This is my first naked bike and I was surprised at the buffeting without a screen, something I’m going to have to get used to.I was only out for about 45 mins so not the longest first ride in the world, but overall extremely happy with just a couple of things to look at, and it’s a thing of beauty to look at.
It is also fitted with the Akra pipe now off the RSV4 so sounds even better, just my luck I bought it and now the weather is shit, going to have to wait for my next ride out.
anyway the rain stopped this afternoon so got it out and gave it a clean looks a lot better, had a play with the APRC settings and realised it was in the lowest map setting, that’s why the throttle was a bit limp, got it in track mode now so should be a lot better, 
