Hi Good Peoples.
I thought I would drop by and leave a note on my reflections of the tmax I had to get after the xciting 500 fiasco.
HEADLINE:
I still prefer the xciting 500.
Here is why:
+It stays on it's line, cross winds have no effect(or minimal).
+The throttle is not as sensitive.
+It was more economical. 20km/l vs 17km/l
+It was more predictable with braking hard.
+better weather protection as it is wider.
The tmax:
+Goes like the clappers.
+Acceleration is phenominal.
-I cant get a nice comfortable seating position.
( I raised the bars 20mm-cant go higher because of the design)
-Braking hard is scary, it sort of floats in the rear.(this could mean I must learn a new method of hard braking).
-Throttle is very sensitive, and with fidgeting to find a good seating position, and also a bit on tiptoe at standstill, I have
now on a few occassions spurted the throttle, so I must watch that right hand.
-at higher speeds,read above 140kmh, it has a floating feeling,and feels a bit unstable.(could be because of the touring screen),
so, for now, 140 is my top speed, but only for overtaking purposes.
-weird lighting system.Dual lights.On mine,perhaps even more weird. I dont have another to compare it to. Normal lights, the brights
are on.
Brights add the dim. Perhaps wrong headlamp installed after an accident(some evidence of that). Anyways, that was so stupid, I
extended the cables so the plugs would go to the opposite bulb,and now things are correct in the lighting dept.
My conclusion for the xciting 500 win is: I must be getting old,lol.
