In fact, I never booked the bike, there was one available owing to someone's cancellation & I grabbed the opportunity. I did not have to wait for the 4~6 months after booking. But, into the midlife crisis, the heart rules the mind in these decisions & rationale gives way to carpe diem. It is a very very heavy bike, it has the capability of giving you muscle pulls & slipped disks in the parking lot. I realised the heft of the bike as I tried to move it. RE has provided a large windscreen to save you from the wind blast but there a buffeting issues at high speeds. There are advantages & disadvantages, but I liked this position. Where the crouched position helps you cut through the wind better, this seating position subjects you to more wind blasts on your chest. Where the aggressive position allows you to dart into corners easier & take tighter turns, it is not comfortable for long rides. In the aggressive riding position, the weight is more on your knees whereas here it is on your bums. I am not migrating from any motorcycle so I did not carry the baggage of the crouched aggressive position with your feet under your buttocks. The sitting position was an instant hit, and the upright body position & slightly foot-forward stance was very comfortable. I decided to look for a cruiser & chanced upon the Super Meteor 650. Thought of the Harley & came to know they have stopped doing business in India, BMW was a good option, and so was the Benelli or the KTM but didn’t like the aggressive driving position which I so used to love. Fast forward to 2023 & I realised that my time to ride bikes is passing away, I should get one now or I can never again. Later, as I started earning I bought a Bajaj Calibre, then a TVS Fiero F2 & then a Bajaj Pulsar 220 and then I migrated to cars. Well-paved tarmac roads & very few 2-wheelers on them. I was born & brought up in the industrial town of Durgapur, West Bengal. Oh boy, that feeling of cutting through the wind, the gush of adrenalin & the sensation of freedom overtook me sooner than I expected. It was sparked in my childhood with my maternal uncle buying the Yamaha RX100 & teaching me to drive. BHPian abhoumick recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
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