CurveRider
contributing rider
Hi all. I'm a newbie here and bought a 801 a few days ago (sight unseen) after watching several video reviews which sold me on the bike. The OEM tires were swapped for Pirelli Diablo Rosso 4 tires and I headed for the nearby Tail-of-the-Dragon for tire-scuffing and to explore the 801. After some intense curves and feeling the great roll-on torque, I knew it was the right bike. Bar-end mirrors also replaced the OEM mirrors and I'm looking for a tail tidy and other mods. When I got home from the first ride, there was a puddle of oil on the floor and thought I already had an output shaft leak until I realized it was just excessive chain grease that had collected around the countershaft sprocket and dripped down. Relief...! 
Cheers from the Smoky Mountains.
Cheers from the Smoky Mountains.
You probably know that life is rarely as simple as it appears in a single photo. You astutely observed that my lean angle is shallow but my modus operandi does not show in the photo. I adjust my feet positions proportionally with the lean angle--upward as the lean angle increases and downward as it decreases. I do that because, at almost 83 years of age (with two artificial hips and bone-on-bone arthritis in my knees, ankles and feet), it hurts too much not to. My technique allows me to sport-ride with much younger mountain twisty riders which I enjoy immensely on the nearby Dragon. Should you be able to ride in your 80's, I can only hope your form will be more ideal than mine. 
Yes, I understand. It was the first ride on the bike and the dealer had "greased" the chain heavily. The puddle was actually a thick, lumpy pile. Otherwise, I would be concerned. Subsequent rides show no drips. 
