It seems to me your real question in this post is about the torque zone of the 865 Speedmaster. It has a wider zone than the America. I too went on a holiday recently. One guy had a B.M.W. cruiser. Nobody could get near him in our group. There were 2 America’s with 790 engines. 1 was stock except pipes. I had some mods. I had trouble keeping up in the twisties until I cranked up my rear shocks. I noticed I was making less gear changes than the Americas. They had a shorter torque zone. I have raced on a track with T-Birds. They are way too strong. The T 100 you will never keep up with a Bonnie in the twisties. They are built for that. You have a cruiser. If you want to blow them away buy a ZZR 1400.

Last edited by SpeedyKiwi; 05/06/2007 1:20 PM.