The brakes were very effective! Radial Brembos, but a bit more grabby at slow speeds than on the Aprilias so I'm guessing the disks or pads were different.
Performance was good, I didn't get a chance to really stretch it's legs. It felt slower to accelerate than my Falco from low speeds, but it was geared quite high and I know it's built to rev, so I expect the main rush would be further round the rev range than I got. It's no slouch though.
The telelever front end felt great, really planted, but I found the rear to be harsh, bouncing me over potholes. To be expected for a track bike though.
Not too uncomfy for a sports bike, but I wouldn't want to ride through town on it regularly. Twisty hot Spanish mountain roads, oh yes! Rush hour in Peterborough, no no no!
It'd be a great track bike for me because (and this was also the opinion of one of the mechanics) it's unique, fun and ridable from the off and an average rider would stand a good chance of finding some of the bike's limits after a decent amount of time on the track (though maybe not the 50*+ lean angle it's built to do), so wouldn't feel like they were getting nowhere with the bike.
It's also very light, the front and rear suspension parts mount directly onto either end of the engine and the fairing, tank and tail section are all self-supporting carbon fibre so there's no fairing bracket or subframe to add extra weight. Cool
But it's not as comfortable as my Falco, it doesn't sound as good (although there are a lot of nice pops and crackles on the over-run, has a special exhaust valve for them apparently), isn't geared as well for everyday road riding and it has to have an engine rebuild something like every 7000 miles, so I won't be trading the old Italian bird in just yet.
