Been a 2yr cycle on these for bigger changes. 17, 19, & 21. I have a 18’ but that 21’ sounds about perfect. I wouldn’t want this bike to be detuned for emissions or abs. 50 state road legal would be huge for market but in WA I am fine as is.
yes, i gather the current model has some nice upgrades over the 2020. I do wish they'd just leave the blinkers and stuff on. Pretty sure i could plate this in Texas.
Awesome. Did you buy new? Do I drive to Alabama or AZ, lol. So far, either way. Prevents me from making an impulse buy though. I guess I could have one shipped. I’m in DFW.
I had mine shipped from Idaho. Bought the US dist personal bike. Mike in AZ is a top notch guy to deal with.
I bought the 1st US distributor's bike from Vermont('18) then shipped to SD an finally here in Mexico, small world.
New owner of a 2020 PR7 here in the UK. I’ve only had it for a couple of weeks and half of that was spent waiting for a new battery after frying the original with the wrong Optimate… [emoji51] Anyway… first farkle has been bought and fitted: side stand foot [emoji41]
The final thing I really want to adjust on my bike is to move the radiators slightly down or back, to open the steering up more.
Giant loop tankbag fits great. Unzipp one side, push over and the tank can be refilled. Waterproof and a hole to add electricity for your phone or such. For the back on short trips I use SHAD zulupack 25. Works great on my mts too. 100% waterproof. Never fell off or tried to in 5 years. For longer trips I have a 25brothers back. Yet I have trouble fitting it and had to add a rack to do so. Would not recommend that one anymore because one of the side cords is too short. I recently put the original exhaust on to replace the louder Doma and although I like the sound less, the less attention is more welcome. The power loss is not really noticeable. The poor turning curve when pushing the bike is a pity. But that’s it. Love to ride it.
Those words were part of a sentence spuh, so in that context I answer by replying on Anders reply, to show some pedantically too and it is more fun for me. Lol it’s not subjective, the angle to steer when manually pushing the bike (walking with bike) is mentioned by a few before. Like in Apo’s review 2 pages back. Maybe a memory issue you forgot to worry about Anders? I need to take a tight corner to get from my yard in a small alley that leads to a street. Unable to do in 1 go with pr7 to take that tight corner, With mts no problem, with previous drz also no problem. When riding the bike this is not an issue. I think irl Anders is probably a nice person, but I am aware that is a bit subjective, to conclude my pedantic post in style. Thanks for making me smile.
Ahhh, so what you mean is what I would call "steering lock". What motor cops call "steering sweep". "Turning radius" I would have understood right away, too. And I'm the one being pedantic here; you two are off the hook.No harm felt on my part either; I just couldn't understand what you meant. Whatever you name it, it's not usually an issue for any bike intended for off road duty. So thanks for pointing out something about the PR7 I haven't read about before. Lack of steering lock has historically been an issue on roadrace bikes and street legal versions of those bikes. Historically (and ironically, since your MTS doesn't suffer from a limited lock to lock) Ducatis were among the most notorious. I put many miles on a Kawasaki Concours, which had a very limited steering lock. Can't count the number of times I dropped that bike maneuvering it into my parking spot after I got used to riding another bike (just about any bike). I'd swing confidently into a slow, tight 90 degree turn into the 12 by 12 fenced area and hit the steering stop just as I needed another few degrees of handlebar turn. I didn't have room to accelerate to regain balance so down I'd go. Again and again I made the same mistake. Thanks to that fence nobody could see me though.
A little water crossing today with big, slippery rocks underneath. Got her through but it took a while.
Searched the thread on insurance for US. I have progressive, they would not provide any physical damage coverage for this bike. I read people have success with Safeco and American Family here, but they don't have coverage in my State (Michigan). Anyone else would please share their experiences getting this bike insured in US?
I have American General and they provide full coverage, and are very inexpensive. I thought that would add up to not good service, but when I crashed my 1200GS last year (Going way too fast if the forest for a narrow dirt road…should’ve taken the PR7) and did $10k of damage, they paid up with no hassles.
