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+1 on the above posting. I hooked up with a group of riders here in Vegas. They are mostly riding Adventure bikes. You know the ones that go in the sand and dirt roads as well as pavement.

We took a ride up to Valley of Fire (175 miles round trip) and they just had to roll on the throttle at every opportunity. My idea of a nice ride is not going 75 to 95 MPH. My speedy just loves loafing along at 60-65 MPH all day long. Yes it can go faster but then my old fart brain has to go faster too and I cannot enjoy the scenery as much. At anything above 70 MPH I am just aiming the bike, not driving it, not enjoying it and begging for an thrill or a spill.

On the way back they wanted to really open it up and I just loafed along at the speed limit (50) and they pulled away for a time. Later on I passed them...They all had been pulled over by the Federal Park Rangers and were all getting green stamps for speeding. Oh well!

I no longer ride with these guys. I need to ride with some people of a similiar mindset...if that entitles me to be called picky then so be it. I plan to enjoy this bike for a long time without injuries or damage to it.