Roaming for new riders

reason for the omission. Accelerating away from an intersection, I got a fright when a little red warning triangle lit up.

I thought had managed to break the bike in the first kilometre of riding, though milliseconds later the digital display lit up with a notification that it was time to change gears ( and not to head to the nearest bike shop with wallet in hand).

The V9 is targeted at a different kind of rider than the V7, which is designed more to be ridden harder with its classic European ergonomics than the upright and proper V9 Roamer. The pegs, for instance, sit more outboard. This means you’re limited in your ability to clasp onto the tank with your thighs. It’s comfortable cruising about around town — but on the open road those comfy ergonomics start to be tiring.

Due to your feet being set slightly forward of centre, and with no rearward support coming from the flat ( but very cool) seat, I was holding on to the bars tighter than I would normally at 100km/ h.

Getting off at the end of longer rides, I’d feel that strain in my arm muscles and shoulders.

Everywhere it ended up, from outside the office to the gas station, the V9 gained a friendly following. It never ceases to amaze how European bikes seem to make fans out of the general public ( yet the bikes that motorcyclists drool over fly under their radar).

With a price starting at $ 16,990, it’s wonderful Italian style that won’t break the bank. The same can be said for the Bobber, so you should have a bit left over to give it a touch of your own style, too.