Sinnis Terrain (new bike)
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:18 am
Morning all,
I picked up my Terrain yesterday (I'm still on plates and have been riding a YBR 125 custom before this)
Apart from currently purring like a kitten, the biggest change for me is the gear ratios - on the YBR it wanted to get out of 1st quickly and the acceleration came in 2nd / 3rd. On the terrain, it seems to be happy in 1st up to 10-15mph, and 2nd seems quite flat by comparison to the YBR. It also sits comfortably in 3rd till mid to late 20s mph, and 4th seems to be the default for being on or near 30mph, where the YBR would prefer to be in 5th.
The leg clearance is great (800mm), but the right rear pannier catches my foot occasionally - have to get used to that and mount much closer to the tank than before. I'm going to keep the side panniers, but change the top box out for a double (the Sinnis topbox with the terrain is barely big enough for my sandwiches - 24L that can't hold a lid.)
The ride height is superb. I like to be in "cruiser" mode as this is a natural position for being able to see around me and I never got on with the crotch rockets. I couldn't get over the idea that the resting position on those was such that your head was pointing at the fuel tank. But with the Sinnis you have that good position, albeit slightly higher. Big plus for me.
Twin linked braking. I'm going to have to adjust my braking as I'm already using the back more to slow when it should be the front. Stopping power is really good, with discs front and back, and you can tell when the front kicks in on the linked braking. (which is good for a bike with this weight.)
40 miles in and loving it!
I picked up my Terrain yesterday (I'm still on plates and have been riding a YBR 125 custom before this)
Apart from currently purring like a kitten, the biggest change for me is the gear ratios - on the YBR it wanted to get out of 1st quickly and the acceleration came in 2nd / 3rd. On the terrain, it seems to be happy in 1st up to 10-15mph, and 2nd seems quite flat by comparison to the YBR. It also sits comfortably in 3rd till mid to late 20s mph, and 4th seems to be the default for being on or near 30mph, where the YBR would prefer to be in 5th.
The leg clearance is great (800mm), but the right rear pannier catches my foot occasionally - have to get used to that and mount much closer to the tank than before. I'm going to keep the side panniers, but change the top box out for a double (the Sinnis topbox with the terrain is barely big enough for my sandwiches - 24L that can't hold a lid.)
The ride height is superb. I like to be in "cruiser" mode as this is a natural position for being able to see around me and I never got on with the crotch rockets. I couldn't get over the idea that the resting position on those was such that your head was pointing at the fuel tank. But with the Sinnis you have that good position, albeit slightly higher. Big plus for me.
Twin linked braking. I'm going to have to adjust my braking as I'm already using the back more to slow when it should be the front. Stopping power is really good, with discs front and back, and you can tell when the front kicks in on the linked braking. (which is good for a bike with this weight.)
40 miles in and loving it!
