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The Majesty has 3 storage areas, under the seat, a glove box and a smaller compartment in the floor. The under seat storage is large enough for a full face helmet and is unlocked from the ignition switch. With a helmet under the seat there is little room for anything else. The glove box which is lockable is large enough for my wet gear. The compartment in the floor is also lockable. It is quite small and in truth I have not found a use for it yet.

Weather protection is probably average for this type of machine and in common with most other models the hands are fairly exposed.

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The cockpit is nicely laid out all controls are accessible with gloved hands.

There is a temperature gauge, fuel guage, digital clock and of course a speedometer which has a trip meter. There is however no tachometer, this does seem to be the trend with variomatic bikes.

The rear brake has a mechanism for locking on the brake for parking. I would have liked this to have been lockable as an extra security measure.

There is also a warning light which comes on when the bike is ready for an oil change.

I can vouch for the robust nature of the steering lock as it has already resisted an attempt to steal the bike. This resulted in the handlebars facing in one direction and the front wheel in another but the lock held!

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The Majesty is all but run-in now and Gwyn and I took a trip out to York for the day. The Majesty proved well up to the task of two-up out of town cruising. I kept the speed to around 60mph but I feel that when the bike is fully run-in two-up 65mph cruising will be well within the capabilities of the Majesty.
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