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Very good all-around motorcycles. Can, and often ARE used by many a member around here for long distance use. And, for a stretched-out "crusier style" motorcycle, they handle VERY well.(and even better IF you put a pair of good aftermarket shocks on it)
The engines are extremely smooth running, and can be effortlessly pegged all day long at 5000rpm, and have a fairly wide powerband.
The ONLY thing that limits them in my view is the 55BHP(STOCK) output, that can make passing an 18-wheeler on a two-lane highway quite the adventure if a car coming the opposite way suddenly appears to be closing faster than you thought it was as you pulled out across the median line.
But, there are a number of ways, both reasonably inexpensive AND very expensive to add 10-30 more ponies or more to the bike, of which all the information required to do so is located within this website.
Summed it up well - don't worry about breakdowns my EFI America (slightly modified for more ponies) has done 6,000 miles in 7 months (2,000 of which on tour - others have done many many more trouble free miles) has never let me down and I am sure never will. You are on the verge of doing something that your only regret will be not having done it sooner.
One day as a tiger is worth a thousand as a sheep
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