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Thank you all for the replies and information. I did take the plunge and took delivery of one today. I rode through the mountain backcountry in San Diego and let me tell you that this think can TURN!!!
I was pleasantly shocked how well it turns on corners. I was easily scraping my shoes and on occasion scraped the metal knobs on the bottom of my pegs. I did feel an ever so slight weave and wobble when taking some tight turns but nothing too intimidating.
Coming from the 675, its like I had to make a few adjustments. The riding position was very relaxed, but the footpegs felt a little bit more forward than usual. Got used to that relatively quick. There is little or no engine braking so I had to engage on the brakes more. Plus the brakes aren't as top notch as my 675 so I had to brake sooner on some corners. The toughest part to get used to was passing vehicles. I was used to my 675's torque and horsepower and realized that when passing vehicles on my Bonnie, I had to downshift and practically cane the throttle to pass. My fastest top speed on it that I saw (not by trying or anything) was 90 mph.
I did run into something interesting. When I was descending down Palomar Mountain, I noticed that my bike would hiccup or when I want more throttle it would be delayed. At first I thought it was because of the altitude affecting the carbs...but after 3 miles, my bike eventually died. I thought the worst...but hoped it was only that I ran out of gas. I pulled over to the side, flipped the switch to RESERVE and sure enough it fired up. Here's the kicker though....My bike died out at only 85 miles!!!
Now that I know the first sign of running out of fuel, I do have a question for you all: Can I flip the fuel switch from ON to RESERVE while I'm riding or do I have to pull over, turn off the bike, flip the switch and fire it up?
Please bear with me because all my vehicles have been fuel injected and I've never dealt with carburators in my life.
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