The early morning high-speed dash on the open highway astride the newly launched Kawasaki Ninja 650R was indeed a great way to get rid of the veil of sleep that was there as I left home for an all-weekend ride along the Konkan coast. Drifting away from the highway, the back-roads are particularly narrow and bumpy but the big Ninja has been extremely forgiving so far. Well-behaved and sure-footed, it has shown no signs of jitteriness or unsettling character. The upright riding position with straight handlebars is making sure that none of the jerks and jolts from the bumps are reaching my arms at any given time. The uber-cool orange backlit MotoGP-inspired multi-function dash upfront is indicating about 65km/h but the surprising bit here is that I am already in the sixth gear and the middleweight Kawasaki is comfortably going through the set of corners on the NH17 highway without me having to dance on the gear-shift lever.
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