{Photograph}: Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Granted, that is most likely solely the case for giant folks like me (6’ 4”, 255 kilos, and with very broad shoulders) and it may not even register for average-sized folks. In truth, at 6’ 4”, I’m an inch too massive for the XP4, at the least based on the model, which says the bike matches riders 4’ 10” to six’ 3”. However that further inch feels negligible, as, over my first 150 miles on the bike, my legs have but to really feel hemmed in by my saddle peak.
Talking of that saddle, the bike’s seat publish options an built-in suspension coil, providing 40 mm of journey. Whereas, in concept, some rear suspension is welcome, I felt as if, each time the coil compressed, it was truly my seat tube slipping down into the body. It was an odd sensation and one I have to admit that, some 200 miles into driving the bike, I haven’t fairly gotten used to.
One thing else I don’t love concerning the XP4 is its old-school, one-sided kickstand. A motorcycle of this heft ought to function a motor-scooter-style stand that retracts from beneath the bottom-bracket, giving even help to either side of the machine. The one-sided kickstand, nevertheless, usually finds itself (and me!) preventing gravity once I’m attempting to lock the bike up on something resembling an incline.
All advised, these only a few shortcomings are hardly sufficient to make me not love the XP4 750, because it’s easy trip, extra-long vary, good-looking design, and litany of aftermarket add-ons make this a motorbike I’d commute with for an extended, very long time.
