hand – rise up a few centimetres , one in front of each manly thigh . And thus , the brief goes , the air pressure on those manly thighs is reduced . When your speed drops below a hundred ( or whatever you programme into it ), the sections retract . Pete Vorst , who mostly rode the white one at the press launch because he was late getting his sleepy arse to the garage where I had already claimed the lovely Grigio Avangaurdia , said it reminded him of a sea-clam opening sensuously to the sway of the tides . I almost fell off the lookout laughing . Yes , the white one would certainly look like that . Happily , you can ’ t see it happening as you ride .
The deployment happens outside your field of vision . Which is good . Bits of your tank acting all clam-like could distract the more fluffy-headed among us . Like me . To be honest , I did not feel the aero-thingies made much of a difference . It ’ s true my thighs are like weathered leather , so there ’ s that . And I did very much try to notice if there was a lessening of wind pressure . But I didn ’ t . And I don ’ t give a shit . It ’ s such a cool thing to have going on when you ’ re riding .
RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF HANDLING As for the whole Mandello V100 riding experience ? Hand on my heart , it was great . The Mandello is a wonderful bike . It ’ s agile , loves
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