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Here's a brief review of mine, a 2006 model. I bought it 2 months ago and have done about 300 miles in that time. I am still on L plates. This is my first motorcycle. Overall, I think this is a good bike, it has been reliable, and I feel comfortable on it (I'm 6ft 1). The switches feel solid and fall easily to hand, and the mirrors are good (better than my old Vespa). It handles quite predictably and is enjoyable to improve my skills on. I feel comfortable at 50/55mph, the ride is smooth, it's just so much better at this speed as my Vespa. If you do this kind of speed regularly and are umming and urring about a motorcycle over a scooter (I did a lot of umming and urring), I would definitly recommend the 'upgrade'. Saying that, low end acceleration isn't as good as I expected. This is my only real disappointment about the bike. It's quick enough to get away from lights, but would have liked a little more here. I weigh about 80-85kg... I've not measured fuel consumption, but it feels like it's really good. I changed the spark plug on it, such an easy job. Looking forward to changing the oil before too long! Apparently it's an easy bike to work on overall.

Hheeheh, thanks for the replies.. I didn't realise you could zip to a leather jacket, until after I bought them. Got an 10 year old Dainese jacket, these new RST trousers and a Spada textile jacket and there's no compatibility at all unfortunately. Did think about buying some Dainese trousers to match/zip as I love that jacket, but they'd have to be old too as I think the zips changed at some point.

Hiya I recently bought some RST leather trousers, new. They are 32-inch waist – with regular trousers I am 32-34 usually. The feel quite tight to put on in a good way, good length, never worn leather trousers before, but they feel good everywhere except at the back. When I sit on the bike they are not snug there, so I can pretty much fit my clenched fist between the leather and my back (I don’t do this while riding ) . When walking, they feel a bit loose, but read on various forums that this is quite normal. On the bike, the knee armour is in the right place. Got it in my head that they are probably the right waist size, but maybe not the right fit/shape for me personally. Is this correct do you think, or do all leather trousers have a bit of a gap there? Thanks!