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Got my hands on the bike today.
Sarah, no I did not sleep well neither did I rest today. Already made it to 70 miles. I am waiting for 600miles to be done.
Eltoro, it's every bit as good as the reviews say. Fun to ride. I am having trouble keeping it below 60000rpm. Throttle response is sudden indeed but my old bike is a cb360 so I am not used to it. But by evening I could control it better.
seat could have been slightly wider in front and a little softer but definitely I was more comfortable by evening.
at low speeds front end dives with touch of brakes but again it's adjusting to new bike. At speed it corners great no dive at all. No complaints with suspension it does transfer every road bump to seat I am OK with the compromise for the handling.
I am surprised by the amount of heat though. If I slow down or stop for few sec it feels my legs are close to near a bonfire. In afternoon Seat did get hot but nothing bad.
Overall I love the looks. I am 5'10 and it feels big enough for me. I like less noise from exhaust so I do like stock exhaust. Only reason to change would be for weight savings.
One thing I do not like are the hand grips. They are tiny hurting my hand to hold them.
Now I need a tank bag any suggestions!
Sarah, no I did not sleep well neither did I rest today. Already made it to 70 miles. I am waiting for 600miles to be done.
Eltoro, it's every bit as good as the reviews say. Fun to ride. I am having trouble keeping it below 60000rpm. Throttle response is sudden indeed but my old bike is a cb360 so I am not used to it. But by evening I could control it better.
seat could have been slightly wider in front and a little softer but definitely I was more comfortable by evening.
at low speeds front end dives with touch of brakes but again it's adjusting to new bike. At speed it corners great no dive at all. No complaints with suspension it does transfer every road bump to seat I am OK with the compromise for the handling.
I am surprised by the amount of heat though. If I slow down or stop for few sec it feels my legs are close to near a bonfire. In afternoon Seat did get hot but nothing bad.
Overall I love the looks. I am 5'10 and it feels big enough for me. I like less noise from exhaust so I do like stock exhaust. Only reason to change would be for weight savings.
One thing I do not like are the hand grips. They are tiny hurting my hand to hold them.
Now I need a tank bag any suggestions!
These might be the exact thing till I decide on proper grips. Thanks Sarah.
Those lovely brown vintage look grips with quilt pattern are Biltwell Thruster grips. They are cheap too.
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