[Crarrs]

Thanks everyone. It’s definitely a fine machine with well-chosen mods. It’s currently at the dealer getting a basic inspection and some service done. I don’t know the recent history, and it had been partially disassembled for some unknown reason prior to me picking it up. I don’t know anything about BMWs yet, and it’s been over 110 here for weeks, so I’m not inclined to spend hours in the garage scratching my head and figuring things out. I should have it back by the weekend, and then I’ll get to think about seeing what it can do!

The lower, narrow clip ons are going to take some getting used to again, I haven’t ridden with clip ons since I sold my RC51 about 6 years ago. The wide bars and light weight let me flick the Monster into corners with pretty light effort, but I already felt on the ride over that it’s going to be different with less leverage.

So, first BMW quirk question. What is the deal with the sleeve on the shifter nub spinning? I thought it had just grown loose over time and looked to order another one, but found it’s actually mounted on a bearing by design. Why? For me it gives a vague feeling with a mechanism that’s already on the fairly light side compared to what I’m used to. Looking for a more direct and rigid feeling to the shifter. Anybody else complain about this? I haven’t been able to dig anything up yet.