hey guys i just got my brand new speedmaster on the 14th and i love her, better than any other bike i've ever been on. heres the catch i was riding around town with one of my buddys he was on his 00 fatboy with pipes and carb. we both took off from a light at a moderatly fast pace and i was in 3rd gear checked my mirror and had to hit my brakes go down a gear and wait for awhile for him to catch up. whats the deal with that i thought he was gonna destroy me in a race, what does triumph know that hd doesn't? he has almost twice the cc's. needless to say i'm even more pleased with my new family member now.