Tslepebull
01-18-2019, 06:20 PM
I wanted to get over with my 200 mile break in period on my Rally today. Problem was, it is raining so I figured screw it and went out anyway. Here are my observations:
Even in economy mode the rear end will walk out from a stop in the rain if you accelerate hard -- no surprise there. It will also walk out if you accelerate hard from 20-30 mph; that did surprise me, lesson learned -- I must behave.
The front fenders with the little tab on the inside do a great job of keeping road funk off the rider. Even in a hard rain my feet stayed dry; completely.
The stubby little rear fender with overhang from the Max Mount also do a great job of keeping funk off your back; the engineers really did a good job.
The teeny tiny wind screen also does an admirable job of keeping most of the rain off the face shield of your helmet. Yes, you get some mist but not the big honking drops that make your ears ring inside the helmet. I am six foot tall and had the screen in the full up position. I can't explain it, it works.
I have not added the plastic hand guard cover to the aluminum bark busters yet but probably will later. My gloves got wet but not dripping wet. Also pretty good.
Now let me clarify, this was not just a light misting rain; this was a full bore frog choker. I am very happy with YellaCat performance.
Even in economy mode the rear end will walk out from a stop in the rain if you accelerate hard -- no surprise there. It will also walk out if you accelerate hard from 20-30 mph; that did surprise me, lesson learned -- I must behave.
The front fenders with the little tab on the inside do a great job of keeping road funk off the rider. Even in a hard rain my feet stayed dry; completely.
The stubby little rear fender with overhang from the Max Mount also do a great job of keeping funk off your back; the engineers really did a good job.
The teeny tiny wind screen also does an admirable job of keeping most of the rain off the face shield of your helmet. Yes, you get some mist but not the big honking drops that make your ears ring inside the helmet. I am six foot tall and had the screen in the full up position. I can't explain it, it works.
I have not added the plastic hand guard cover to the aluminum bark busters yet but probably will later. My gloves got wet but not dripping wet. Also pretty good.
Now let me clarify, this was not just a light misting rain; this was a full bore frog choker. I am very happy with YellaCat performance.