04-10-2015, 11:15 PM
Down in NC for the week, finally some warm weather, temps in the 80's yesterday, perfect day for a rental.
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Had a chance to put 180 miles on the SG, took about 10 miles to get use to the bike. There is something special about leaving a traffic light with a HD that you don't get with metrics. The bike has a six speed and has a sweet spot at 3000-3200 rpm's which is 65-70 in 5th gear. Getting to that sweet spot in 6th puts you at about 85 anything lower gives you a rumble and vibration in your feet not in the bars. Frame is much stiffer with much less wallow than I remember. Taking the bike around a clover leaf ( 40 & 140 ) bypass the bike handles well, a lot to do with a great set of tires. I'm not a fan of forward controls and felt a bit trapped all day with the seating position. The bike was loaded with a GPS Criuse etc. and the radio was clear with a set of earplugs at 60MPH. Overall a very enjoyable day and we'll worth the 100 bucks.
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Had a chance to put 180 miles on the SG, took about 10 miles to get use to the bike. There is something special about leaving a traffic light with a HD that you don't get with metrics. The bike has a six speed and has a sweet spot at 3000-3200 rpm's which is 65-70 in 5th gear. Getting to that sweet spot in 6th puts you at about 85 anything lower gives you a rumble and vibration in your feet not in the bars. Frame is much stiffer with much less wallow than I remember. Taking the bike around a clover leaf ( 40 & 140 ) bypass the bike handles well, a lot to do with a great set of tires. I'm not a fan of forward controls and felt a bit trapped all day with the seating position. The bike was loaded with a GPS Criuse etc. and the radio was clear with a set of earplugs at 60MPH. Overall a very enjoyable day and we'll worth the 100 bucks.
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