docc Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I am just in from a 146 mile ride on the Sport to meet up with Goofman and view the two V100 on the dealer floor, a red one and a Green S. Packed into a crowded showroom, they immediately impressed as being smaller than expected. I was hoping for small-ish, but they were smaller, yet, next to other bikes. (I would still love to see one right next to mySport). They do look very nice, design/fit/finish-wise. There was certainly nothing else there like them there. And this dealer handles Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Aprilia, Triumph, KTM, Indian, and Vespa. I imagine the V100 Mandello would make a fine sport-tourer with some panniers fitted. The front view did rather let me down as I am fond of the cylinders and heads flying in the atmosphere. In this case, it is the radiator doing all of the frontal presentation (where it must be, of course). So, instead of the V-twin being the centralized focus, the V100 is more focused upon its bodywork designs and paint. Very nice, but not my focus preference for a motorcycle. Sitting on the bike, I found the position far more upright than expected. We immediately started trying to figure out how to drop the bars or fit clip-ons . . . Proof positive that they did not make this V100 for me. They know I have my Guzzii already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I have to add that I find a certain excitement looking at the instruments of my cockpit, even with the Sport turned off, parked. The modern flatscreen, darkened when off, leaves me, well, flat . That it reminds me sitting at a computer terminal lends no thrill to my experience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomchri Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 4000km on the Verde V100 now. I have a serious sweet spot for all my bikes, and the V100 is D staying. She is SO rideable. The seat will bite like most seats after enough km, better seat on the V11, super on the Duc. Had a trip to the dealer last thursday, they took care of the tirepressure sensor problem. Happy with the dealer so far. Cheers Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Docc, that goes quite a long way in the direction of LP vs. CD. The new is undeniably better in quite a lot of ways, but haptically and visually the old is somehow more fulfilling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 1 minute ago, Tomchri said: the tirepressure sensor problem. What was the problem, and what was the solution? I'm asking more or less for other people. I've read a few comments about how the tyre pressure sensor can take quite a while to "connect". Did your problem have anything to do with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomchri Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 They stayed on red, no matter the pressure, yes I tried quite a few times with different pressures. They never touched the wheels, just interweb magic. Cheers Tom. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzler Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 41 minutes ago, docc said: I have to add that I find a certain excitement looking at the instruments of my cockpit, even with the Sport turned off, parked. The modern flatscreen, darkened when off, leaves me, well, flat . That it reminds me sitting at a computer terminal lends no thrill to my experience. It's the tail end of winter here ( yay ) and I'm riding into the office once a week again... As such it's dark in the mornings and I love the soft warm light of the Vague'lias ! It's about the only warmth ha ha. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 38 minutes ago, guzzler said: Vague'lias You forgot an "r" in that word. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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