Took Ivy (my wife's 1200 Sporty) out for a much longer ride last night and was truly impressed. Lots and lots of torque, but that should be expected with two 600cc jugs pounding inside. Surprisingly quick - and that's coming from a Busa rider - much quicker than I expected, although I only had her up to 60 mph. Very very agile. Sportsters aren't all that light (I think this one is 560 lbs), but they carry their weight very low so they lean over very quick. I didn't roll her over to the limits, but she certainly had room to go further than I took her. I forgot how much I like riding Sportsters.
Much to my delight, I discovered an genuinely awesome road last night that's only about 5 miles from my house. It's a real roller coaster, up and down with really nicely banked turns. A lot of fun at 30 to 50 mph, and beautiful scenery too!
The only downside was my wife. I had just gotten home, took off my gear, and was coming out of the garage to put the bike away when Cynthia pulls into the driveway after work.
She hasn't ridden the bike yet (she hasn't ridden any bike in 10 years!), but she didn't seem too pleased that I was out riding it. WTF?
Here I was prepared to tell her what a great bike we got for her and how much she's gonna like it, and she starts acting po'd. I explained that I was just "test riding" her bike, just to make sure it was safe for her to ride on. That didn't go over so good either. Told her how important it was to get fresh gas in it. Nope, not that either.
She was better about it after a glass of wine.
I'll get legal tags on it this week.
