VOL. 55 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 7, 2018 P91
New bodywork is a
little slimmer and
smaller than 2018.
that suits you quite easily. Personally, I left it in A mode
after sampling the B and STD modes for a few miles.
A-mode can be a bit abrupt if you're not ready for it,
and I'd probably go for B-mode with a passenger but
A-mode is fine for single-rider riding.
Those three cylinders of crossplane Yamaha awe-
someness give you access to a stupendous amount of
torque that'll take you years to get sick of. A bonus is
you can be super lazy with the gearbox, allowing the
revs to drop low in a gear higher than you'd normally
allow and just let the engine pull you out of the corner.