Got back from Laconia NH today. 1000 miles, cruised on hwy at 80 mph, hit 125 mph a few times in the White Mountains in NH, led a group of bros all day ( 2 are cops and they FLY on a ZX12 and a new BMW K1200S) on their modern sportbikes thru all the best twisties anywhere 250 mile ride, at first they joked about "waiting-up" for me, I totally suprised everybody especially after a few 100 mph sweepers w/ me in the lead (I know those roads after a dozen trips to bike wknd), the bike walks the walk, and talks the talk. I was flat-out at every opportunity. Flawless handling (not 1 wobble or weave EVER), pulled hard thru all the gears, bike was spanked thoroughly all wknd. I have a bit of a wild streak. What a blast.
Best motorcycle I've ever owned. My CBX was a bit faster but this thing HANDLES! Seat was ultra-comfy, wind protection superb, DIDN'T LEAK 1 DROP OF OIL (used 1 qt), no major glitches (front signals vibrated off a couple times), had a flat rear tire 2 blocks from a Harley shop at 4 in the afternoon on Friday, and they had a 16" tube (of course). I removed gas tank, laid bike on its side on some cardboard boxes (no centerstand), yanked the wheel, handed him the wheel, he fixed it in 10 minutes w/o waiting, I quickly re-installed wheel. All this took less than 1 hour from when I discovered flat till the time I was back on the road. I thought at first my wknd was absolutely kaput and would need a trailer home. Brought about 10 pounds of tools, and needed most.
And the YOSH pipe HOWLED ALL DAY!
