Peeling off the A-road, Nathan has selected a lovely bendy road for the ride back to base and I’m enjoying the new Rosso 111’s ( The bosses words when we got back “ I see you’ve got rid of the chicken strips then”) This is less than 20 miles in and I’m throwing this baby around like an old friend.. It’s really extremely good!
All too soon we’re heading back up the farm track, this time behind the inevitable tractor and trailer. I glance once again at the speedo and it’s down to single figures with ease and comfort. I’m almost exhausted pretending that this is easy on a Monster!
Back at rest and the kill switch is rocked for safety , the stand also cuts drive as it doesn’t tick over to let you know it’s live and ready to go.
Stepping back it doesn’t look quite such a munter after the experience, but there really is no excuse, it could look like anything a designer desired. Its form isn’t really dictated by function to the same degree as an IC bike, and maybe this is why a lot of the electric bikes end up looking so weird.
I love that it’s the newest thing I’ve experienced in a very long while, but I’d like it to look more conventional. I can’t help thinking that that battery pack/motor/swinging arm assy is not so different to a Monster engine/ swingarm unit in principle and dimension. My grinder twitches as I type..!
Thanks for reading all the way to the end. I can almost predict the responses but I’m looking forward to them any way.
