Hi all, I picked up my 2017 blade this morning and offically join the blade club Went up to Oxford and around and put 150 miles on the clock already, tyres are just about scrubed in and really loving it. more to follow soon
Thank you all. So been two days in and I have done 200 miles already. So far I have been playing around with the settings and the electronlic on this bike is immensly complicated to find which one I want to choose, when all the other bike is either hop on and ride or A>B>C... In case some of you want to know this is what i found: My experience with power mode the 5 levels made almost no difference to how much power it pushing out, the only noticeable difference is the lower the power setting the less jerky it is setting off traffic light or in traffic at ultra low speed, so probably throttle response more than actual power. Will find out more after 600miles service when I can explore the top end more. The tourque control or traction control is good, had the light come on when launching at traffic light one time when the front lifted, you can trun it off and make it ride like the old blade but i will give time on that. Lastly the engine braking have three levels and its just to do with the fueling when the throttle is shut. The maximum level (3) is quite strong, more engine brake than the old blade, and then less and less. Honda said preset the bike to have minimum engine brake as mode 1(suitable for track riding), maybe nowadays no one engine brake and just quickshift?
