Hi All
As promised ive had a quick ride of my new steed which arrived today.
If anyone has ridden a X ADV, this is how much better it is, the gearbox on the X ADV is “i would say” is perfect hence they haven’t changed any-gearbox settings in the 2022 XADV.
So Driving in Drive Mode which i wouldn’t normally do as it changes gear too early as feels like it was labouring too much, now it changes further up the rev range. I would suggest it revs another 150RPM ish just to make it noticeable and more rideable and 50% less labouring which matches perfectly with RPM and Road speed.
Also when riding up through the-gearshift in D , second is more like a click into second with a tiny jolt, and after that the gear change is almost not “feel able” being super smooth.
Significantly smoother than a good manual gearbox ( non dct) change
Ok so up to 60mph and i now let the bike slow down all the way to 5 mph on its own, the bike just clicks down through the box and second to first is 50% smoother than before and they have definitely cracked the jerkiness code. YES!!
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Before it used to hang onto the gears a little too long in “low gears then jump down a gear causing a jolt.
S1 mode, again ridden carefully not aggressively is virtually the same as D mode however the revs are higher and VERY smooth.
In S1 mode. It clicks into first, second is click and a very small jolt, i mean very small, it feels like they have shortened the 1-2 gap 2nd to 3rd is a click and no jolt whatsoever as are all the other gears.
Overall for me it was definitely worth the change.
i cannot detect any other changes such as slow to draw down main screen and the settings being backwards.
love this new bike and an absolute pleasure to ride slowly, havent had a chance at the higher speeds as running in but the gear change smoothness wasnt an issue here.
LOVE IT!!
