Ed, that is the one thing about the bike I may change at some point in the long term future. But I would go the other way and have the manifold powder coated to match the tank. But then again I am not big on chrome but a little is needed to make the bike pop.
Sunday I took a longer ride with a passenger, about 350 miles. She (the passenger) was really happy with the seat. She never was uncomfortable and said the way it was setup it was like sitting in a living room chair. She had plenty of room and then a little more room (not sure what that meant but I guess it is plenty big enough)
There is not as much leg stretch room as on the BA but I was able to put my feet all the way to the front of the floorboards and even hang them over the front edge. Right now I am getting about 35 mpg, but I am sure that will increase as it gets broken in. The BA got really poor mileage at first and now I get 45-50 mpg.
All in all, a very good ride. I did not get tired; plenty of little roll on and pass in short order. I was behind one car going about 50 mph, rolled the throttle about a 1/4 and was doing near 100 when I got pass the front of his car. The speedo seems to be off about 8% or so showing higher speed than actual. That will take some more time to narrow it down better.
I will have to “OMG†trailer it back to Reno now, I have 520 miles on her and it is 110 back to Reno. Oh well, gotta do what I gotta do.
Several folks have asked about the “payloadâ€. In the user manual it says max 485 lbs, pretty good step up from the BA.
That’s all for now, more to come when I get it back from the 500 service
Last edited by Jack_D; 03/10/2008 10:02 AM.
