[3] It also meant that airflow was restricted around the radiator, resulting in the need to place twin yellow-coloured electric fans under the rear seat, which became a distinct rearward view of the bike.

Sold as a premium model, dealers were few and factory support not ideal in the early production time, meaning that customers were asked to pay a number of recurring visits to the garage.

As a result, sales were slow, and second hand prices fell quickly due to owners' reliability concerns.

However, the problem then moved to the next weakest part, the alternator drive shaft/Z25 gear, which, in extreme cases could break at a lubrication hole.

The root cause of the clutch / alternator drive problem was thermal expansion, which reduced the Z25 / intermediate gear clearances to negative.

Similar to the base biposto, it additionally featured carbon fibre bodywork and tank, light weight magnesium wheels and Ohlins suspension.