so i've had my bike for 2 weeks now. it had 1 mile on the clock before i test rode it and 3 miles on the clock after i test rode it. two days later, i walked into the dealership with the cash because i knew i had to have it. when i picked it up, it still had those original 3 miles. yippee! i went over the 300 mile mark tonight. i've steadily been gaining the courage to twist the throttle just a little bit more everytime i ride. this bike is truly amazing. so much power down low. i rarely ever rev it past 3500rpm. all the power you could possibly need for street riding is available from 2000 to 3500. very very nice. i am quite used to this however. coming from a 1200 sportster, that bike also had an abundant amount of torque down at 2000rpm. but it was not nearly as much fun to ride as this beast!
earlier tonight as i was riding, i was on a 3 lane city road and was in the left hand lane. i noticed a cadillac up ahead and he was hugging the stripes, almost veering into my lane. i was going about 45 in 6th gear and he was probably going somewhere between 35-40. not knowing if this person was drunk or whatever, i gave the throttle a little twist, a bit more than i have been doing, and the bike instantly lunged forward. i was ahead of that cadillac in what seemed like no time at all. after i passed him, i thought about what had just happened. wow.
i will be perfectly honest with all of you. i am scared of this bike. it's an adrenaline pumping chaos causing hooliganized piece of machinary! i can feel the bike trying to tell me, "c'mon baby, twist my throttle...". but i won't give in!
i am now starting to understand why everyone raves about this bike. when i first bought it, i was thinking, "oh yeah, this is a great bike. everyone loves it and raves about it." yet, at the same time, i could not say that for my ownself because i was still trying to figure out just why everyone was raving about it. i think i am starting to get the picture. :wink:
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