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Picked her up last night. All broken in with fresh fluids, and no more limitation on rpm. Took her out of "Rain" mode and hit the back roads.
Oh my. Things start happening very quickly above 6,000rpm. Nevermind the fact that with the electronic limiters off it gets to 6,000 much quicker. The 6 screams like a banshee when it gets towards the top of the rev band. The brakes and suspension remain unflappable, which is a good thing, as this sucker will hit triple-digit speeds in nothing flat (magazine testers are getting mid-9 second 1/4 mile times). And all this while sitting reasonably upright. Looking forward to putting it through its paces in the WV mountains this weekend.
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Yeah, no locking kickstand, back in the day I return from a rest area rest room to find the wind gusted enough to allow the kickstand to retract and the R75 was laying on it's side. Does Harley own the rights to left button right button, lean / time / distance cancelling turn signals? This is something that really should be on all 500 CC and up motorcycles in this day and age of electronics.
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I think - but am not positive - that Harley owns the patent on the locking stand.
I recall riding some other bike.....Might have been a mid-'80s Magna.....that had lean-actuated self-canceling signals.
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That's Hayabusa and 1000RR territory.... with a 750pound bagger? Until back up is posted,
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I stand corrected, upper 10s.
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Thats the lighter GT with less aero drag. So, no. Russ, I love ya, you know this. (In a manly sort of way, of course) But try again.
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Same bike. Only difference in weight is the top box, which is detachable in 15 seconds.
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I bet that bike is a beast Russ.
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So, back to das geratehaus von doom?
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Rode about 120 miles tonight. Really slick, really smooth. I put a GT seat on, which lifts me up about 1-1/2". So there's less of the "in the bike" feeling, but the position is golden.
It's just silly what this thing will do on a backroad.
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Really nice bike, Russ.
Congrats!!!
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Should have checked out the Triumph Explorer, faster than the Wasserboxer by a bit, lighter, better wind protection, cheaper, and handles fantastic on or off-road. Plus it uses no oil. 4k miles into the current oil change and it's right at the full mark. The handling is amazing, lately I've been running with the local Ducati club and I'm at the point where I expect if the Ducs stick to a corner I will.
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