07-29-2021, 06:17 AM
Ah, that's a bike well used it sounds like. I don't think I ever feel underpowered on it, unless i let the revs drop too much, and it's probably the 2nd weakest bike i've ridden in the past 5 years in terms of power/weight ratio. It always pulls exactly as much is i'm looking for it to pull, provided i've kept it on the boil. I'm still getting its rhythm down.
It sounds like you don't want a gen 3, because that does get the more ninja-like front end. Frankly, i'm kind of digging the front of this one more than previous generations. frankly, it's the "questionable quality" you mentioned that sells me on the gen 3 over the previous ones. this one feels really buttoned up. every part feels very lux and the whole bike just feels a lot more sorted. It feels like it actually has more fit and finish than my concours did, which is really surprising.
i'll have to remember that about the shifting when i get closer to the 50k mile mark.
It sounds like you don't want a gen 3, because that does get the more ninja-like front end. Frankly, i'm kind of digging the front of this one more than previous generations. frankly, it's the "questionable quality" you mentioned that sells me on the gen 3 over the previous ones. this one feels really buttoned up. every part feels very lux and the whole bike just feels a lot more sorted. It feels like it actually has more fit and finish than my concours did, which is really surprising.
i'll have to remember that about the shifting when i get closer to the 50k mile mark.