In May this year I picked up a pre-Reg 1050 XT and all I can say is I’m totally thrilled with it.
It had 4 miles on the clock on the 2nd May, it’s now got over 4000 miles. I did a 10 day trip to the Amalfi coast in June. 3170 miles, averaged just under 60mpg, doing 600 miles on the last day to get from Dijon to home. I’d never done a 600 mile day before, and no other bike I’ve owned would I have been able to.
I’m 5’8”, with a 29” inside leg. I’ve got the lower seat and a new pair of boots with a thicker sole…….works well for me.
I can move the bike around easily as it’s balanced really well.
I’ve added the Suzuki plastic’s protection films, a Givi Top box and metal fixing plate. Puig Hugger. Hepco Becker skid plate (I noticed even with the extra long front mudguard the lower part of the engine was taking a bashing from road debris) and my TomTom 550 Rider.
The top box and a roll bag was enough storage for my tour. I haven’t bothered with a tank bag on this bike.
The handle bars are wider than any other bike I’ve had, but I was still able to filter in some dense traffic around Rome, Naples, Genoa and Salerno…..VERY carefully.😱
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