is smooth-changing and clicks into gear surely and reliably, while the cable actuated, wet multi-plate clutch is light- and easy. It meant no hand-ache in the Brisbane traffic, while the gear primary drive and belt final drive( 2.379:1) add to its‘ direct from the throttle to wheel’ feel. Once up to Freeway speed, engaging the toggle on the right-hand switch block allows the excellent power-windscreen’ s height to be adjusted to suit prevailing conditions. I put it all the way up, hunkered down slightly and rolled away some kays in real luxury. I think this feature should be standard fitment on all baggers. It was quite windy and, like most bigbodied baggers, I did notice some cross-wind movement at 110km / h, but it was minor, and the overall stability, streamlining and road holding is good.
TO THE COAST... WITH SOUNDS Leaving the motorway behind, I headed towards the Island waterway coast and the roads that run through the sugar cane fields- and some nice corners. First up was a quick photo stop. Once I had a few images in the can, I started drilling down to customise the Ride Command’ s Infotainment options and data displays to my liking. I really like the customisable widget options in this system. It offers various data snippets that can dragged and dropped into the cascading display screens. Very clever. While I was stopped, it took a few tries to connect my phone via Bluetooth, but once
KIWI RIDER 55