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I think your review is pretty accurate.
Your experience with the brakes is a bit surprising. While using the front brake alone on a bike weighing close to 800 lbs is asking a lot, I find that I can haul the bike down pretty fast using both brakes. Not as fast as my ABS equipped R1200GS, but pretty fast nonetheless.
I'm 6'2" and hated the stock screen for the reasons you pointed out. The Roadster screen is six inches taller and works very well for me.
I normally get around 150-165 miles on a tank with around 30-40 miles to empty showing. I have stretched that to 200 miles keeping the speed down to 65 or less.
As to the power, well a loss of almost 40 hp while adding weight is certainly noticeable. From what I understand the rear tire and the windshield's effect on handling were considerations in the de-tuning. I have experienced a bit of a weave at 110 mph (the bike is speed limited to 120). Given the Tourer's intended purpose, and the increase in low speed torque, I think the trade-off is reasonable. I read somewhere that the accessory pipes and accompanying re-tune will get 12-15 horsepower back. I'd suspect that a Tune Boy or a dyno tuned Powercommander could gain even more.
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Harry
2008 R3 Touring
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