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On Sunday I took the Rocket on a 360 mile tour through the Sierras, including Sonora Pass and Monitor Pass. About 300 miles of that was twisties and a lot of switchbacks. The steep side of Sonora pass has a grade of up to 26%, the steepest grade in the Sierra Nevada. The trip took 9 hours.
There is no other bike I would have rather been on when considering all that is needed to have fun on a trip like that. Lots of bikes handle better handling than the Rocket but very few if any can easily handle the nasty winds you get in many parts of the Sierras. Who cares if your bike has light handling when its being blown all over the road and scaring all the fun out of the ride.
The Rocket has lots of power, comfort, range, good handling for a cruiser, very stable in high winds, and gets compliments everywhere you go.
And after 9 hours of twisting through the mountains, I was ready for more. Only the call of beer and food brought me home.
Like Jamie said, the Rocket is a lot of fun to take through the twisties and will not wear you out...but you do need to be firm and aggressive with the countersteering or you may find yourself on an off road adventure such as Bigern had the other day. :-D :wink:
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