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First 125 miles and these are my initial impressions: I love the bike, it is just what I expected it to be. It does shift quickly through the gears in D mode, although this really isn't much of an issue for me. It has a little more spirit in S mode, so I guess it just depends on how fast you really want to pull away from the light when green says go.
On the curvy roads the sport mode is much better, I would dare to say necessary, at least for me. Love the way you can just switch between the S & D while rolling down the road, so very cool.
Tried to get up on the interstate and open it up...60, 65, 70 and....the road became a parking lot. Quick exit saved the day, a pass through downtown and we were back in the country. I will try again tomorrow.
I was having way too much fun just playing around in the auto mode and never did put it on manual. Only one time did I close the throttle, reach for a clutch and try to toe shift
, not bad for someone who has never ridden anything but a bike with clutch and shifter. I really thought that would happen a lot at first.
First stop and some guy does a u-turn and comes back for a second look. He was a Gold Wing rider and said he noticed the red Honda right off and wanted to know what it was. I think he will be visiting the dealer before the weekend is over. He loved it. Said he was looking for something like the Wing but lighter. This is it.
Honda - THANK YOU, this is one fun motorcycle. Hope to get video soon.
On the curvy roads the sport mode is much better, I would dare to say necessary, at least for me. Love the way you can just switch between the S & D while rolling down the road, so very cool.
Tried to get up on the interstate and open it up...60, 65, 70 and....the road became a parking lot. Quick exit saved the day, a pass through downtown and we were back in the country. I will try again tomorrow.
I was having way too much fun just playing around in the auto mode and never did put it on manual. Only one time did I close the throttle, reach for a clutch and try to toe shift
First stop and some guy does a u-turn and comes back for a second look. He was a Gold Wing rider and said he noticed the red Honda right off and wanted to know what it was. I think he will be visiting the dealer before the weekend is over. He loved it. Said he was looking for something like the Wing but lighter. This is it.
Honda - THANK YOU, this is one fun motorcycle. Hope to get video soon.
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