It took awhile to write this review because it took some miles to make up my mind about this bike. My first Harley. I love it. It handles good, it's comfortable (now), it looks good (blue), and (now) it sounds good. For the last 30 years I've been riding Japanese bikes and scaring myself silly much of that time. It's hard to stay off the throttle of an FJ 1200 and other fast bikes. You can be very focused and Zen about riding fast and canyon carving but what about the groove and relaxation factor? I didn't know what I was missing! Just for the heck of it the other day I raced a big fat Ninja or Suzuki that pulled up next to me and whaAaw whaAawed. I answered back with a bROOOm bROOOm and away we went. He (of course) stomped all over me but I was grinning from ear to ear as he tore off into the distance. It feels so good to ride my bike I don't care if it doesn't blow everything off the road that accelerates in my vicinity, there's plenty of powert to enjoy. I'm losing that Ricky Racer mentality - hooray! While I was shopping bikes I looked at the ZX 1400 as a possibility. God am I thankful I didn't buy that. I would have missed the Harley experience - ELEMENTAL - what a real shame that would have been. This is a different kind of Zen.
Upgrades/Accessories: I added a Harley tachometer with a new housing for that and the speedometer, a Harley touring seat that I had shaved down a little (it looked too bulbous), a Harley touring windshield (first I got a low profile windshield but there was too much buffeting), a Harley sissy-bar and rack, Krome Werks 3 inch HP pipes (slash cut for looks), a high flow air filter and remap (pops a little on deceleration but I'll work that out). And for amusement I put a thermometer and compass on the handlebars.
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