Gyrobob wrote on 06/08/11 at 21:37:35:Smokestack, the bike looks cool enough for sure,... but what is it like to RIDE??? How does it feel zipping around in the twisties, or posing down the boulevard, or commuting, etc.? Have you tried it out on a trip of an hour or two?
Well, outside of the Air Filter, the engine and exhaust are pretty much bone stock. There is, of course, the mandatory Verslavy, which is awesome (
To All: buy one from Verslagen1 if you haven't already. The stop pin alone is worth the price of admission). Not much in the way of performance enhancements, but I dig the ride. The Friscos feel
right to me; perfect height, perfect width, confortable as all get out. The seat ain't too shabby either, and was comfortable on my inaugural ride home from my friends shop, when I took the long way home. Trip ran about an hour through some pretty senic farm country. No real twisty bits to speak of, but I did open her up and try getting a feel for her cornering and braking abilities on those long lonely roads. Had a blast!
Over the past couple days, I've noticed that she gets a lot of looks from other riders, and not one has been a sneer so far. That makes a guy smile a bit.