VOLUME 57 ISSUE 10 MARCH 10, 2020 P105
it knocks on the limiter, and instead find
the perfect cue to give the quickshifter
a nudge. And that's all the gear lever
needs, just like my courting technique
once was, gentle but direct.
Down the six-speed gearbox at the
end of either of the two Jerez straights
and the newly fitted auto-blipper shifts
you back from fifth to second in little
more time than it takes to blink.
Power delivery is smooth, even in
Race mode, and as the corners tick by,
the more faith I put into the mechanical
grip, initially believing that even a hint
of ham-fistedness may cause a wobble
or worse. Then in the faster, constant
radius turns in third or fourth, I have so
much confidence in the stability of the
V2, which demonstrates a highly efficient
working relationship between engine,
electronics, chassis and tires.
(Left) With so much
mechanical grip on
offer, the V2 is a joy to
power into corners like
turn four at Jerez.
(Below) The V2's
reworked exhaust
allowed for the single-
sided swingarm to be
shown off.
