Well, it is much heavier…570ish lbs…compared to the 420ish lbs of my GS500…riding position is very similar, but more leg room (was on it for 5 ish hours today, no sore knees…WOO HOO)
The torque of the engine takes some getting used to…twist the throttle and it reacts…RIGHT NOW…and the engine braking is just as abrupt…so it is a good measure of your throttle control (I need practice)
Another thing to get used to is the redline…at 5500rpm the rev limiter kicks in, and after riding the GS500 with a redline @ 11,000rpm…it will take some getting used to…
The ride is better for me…no bottoming out of suspension…but it doesn’t turn as easily…partially the weight and partially due to the way wider profile tires…190’s on this thing…
Engine vibration…well, 1670cc V-Twin…it’s what you expect…the mirrors tell you there is something back there, but you have no idea what it is…the seat and pegs smooth out around 2500rpm, but the mirrors just get a little less vibey…not the end of the world…
Seat height is perfect for me @ 32.5″
And the bikes looks are not for everyone…I really like it, but others…well, let’s just say they don’t really care for the look…
You really have to look at the bike as a cruiser…a cruiser that turns and stops really, really well…and if you close your eyes and just listen to the bike, that is not hard…the sound is awesome if you enjoy the sound of a V-Twin (not the straight pipe obnoxios sound)…
So here are a few pics of the bike and some of the ride today…
Saturday afternoon after picking it up…
From the ride…
Later.
