Since I got my RS back in October, I haven't really had much chance to do a real road trip. Since airfare was super pricey this year, & the weather report looked halfway decent for December....
I am writing this post from Richmond, VA, mostly recovered from 352.8 miles in ~40* F weather. It wasn't supposed to rain, but somehow the clouds started dumping water on me about 50 miles into the trip. Which wouldn't have been so bad if I had remembered to put on my overpants, but I left them next to the door in my apartment.
The morning was just a fiasco. I was shooting for a 10 AM departure, but so many little things went wrong that I left at 12:45. I must say, though, that the half hour or so I used rebuilding the connector for my borrowed Widder vest was time well spent.
I got here with very cold legs & an achy back. I suspect that my back would have fared better if the heated vest had actually fit me. (I have a much larger chest than my friend who lent it to me. I also have quite a bit more pudge, but at least that can be squished into place.
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I am really quite amazed at the difference the half-fairing makes versus my naked Trident, & at how much the vest does for my entire body.
I am also, as always, amazed at how silky-smooth this bike is, & at how quickly she accelerates. You really had to work the Trident to pass the ton, & 80 was about the max sustainable speed due to the wind. This one hits the ton at 6k in 6th & has absolutely no problem overtaking other vehicles without downshifting. I saw 112 on the big LCD on one of the few traffic-free straights, & took a (long, sweeping) turn with said display in the triple digits for the first time as well. So very, very smooth.
Cheers,
-Kit
Every time I noticed 3 digits on the speedo, the thought of a ticket slowed me down again real quick! Still, I've heard the left digit on the LCD gets jammed up & starts causing problems if you don't use it once in a while.... 
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