A friend and I are organising a tour for a bunch of guys of the forum were on. He lives near Bruges and is well known with the little roads near the coast of Flanders. The region is famous for it's WWII battlefields! (Anybody knows the poem: In Flandersfields the poppy's grow...)
Yesterday, we went for a first 'inspection'. And since I got my licenseplate the day before, the Breva was the bike to do it with!
The first 100km were on the highway, the MG windshield combined with the laminar lip do a nice job. Coming from a KTM, the seat is lower and the bars further away, so the lower back is a bit 'stressed'
Was I a bit nervous, did i have to get used to the bike? Steering was rather heavy and not going smooth.
motortalk and koffee and of we went... It's a flat region with mainroads connecting the city's and villages but also lots of twisty small (single track) roads used by locals and farmers. (and sometimes motorcyclists) Because of the farmers already started their work, often the roads are muddy or covered with small stones. I can assure you feeling front and/or rearwheel stepping aside, is not good for the confidence...
After a luchstop, roads are getting drier, confidence is getting better, tempo goes a bit up, let the bike do the work! Brakes were less touched, just still some getting used to the play in the CARC and the enginebraking! Who said "a Guzzi has to 'grow' on you"?
This 'baby' is staying...
Yesterday, we went for a first 'inspection'. And since I got my licenseplate the day before, the Breva was the bike to do it with!
The first 100km were on the highway, the MG windshield combined with the laminar lip do a nice job. Coming from a KTM, the seat is lower and the bars further away, so the lower back is a bit 'stressed'
Was I a bit nervous, did i have to get used to the bike? Steering was rather heavy and not going smooth.
motortalk and koffee and of we went... It's a flat region with mainroads connecting the city's and villages but also lots of twisty small (single track) roads used by locals and farmers. (and sometimes motorcyclists) Because of the farmers already started their work, often the roads are muddy or covered with small stones. I can assure you feeling front and/or rearwheel stepping aside, is not good for the confidence...
After a luchstop, roads are getting drier, confidence is getting better, tempo goes a bit up, let the bike do the work! Brakes were less touched, just still some getting used to the play in the CARC and the enginebraking! Who said "a Guzzi has to 'grow' on you"?
This 'baby' is staying...