Greetings to all.
This is my first post and you mods are welcome to relocate it at your descresion...

I ride a Heritage Softail :0 but here lately, my wife wanted to get her motorcycle endorsement so; after this weekend's safety training course she'll now have a new bike:


(that's my son standing with her; he's taking the course as well)

I "think" I got this pretty cheap. The bike has for starters, 27k miles but (I only paid $3800 for it) and I have no idea what someone did to get that kind'a mileage on an 07 but there it is.

I've owned several bikes over the years but nothing with a British marque so this is a first for me. I've always admired the Triumphs though.

First off, as tires go, it has an almost new (1k miles maybe?)Metzler 100-90-18 M/C "ME-880" on the rear, and a completely worn out (no center tread whatsoever) Metzler 170-80 B-15 M/C 77H on the front.

I don't find that to be a common size... so what's up with that?

What IS a good size front tire for this bike?

I found these...

[URL="http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/394/29999/ITEM/Avon-VP2-Supersport-High-Performance-Front-Tire.aspx?WT.ac=SLIsearch"]http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/394/29999/ITEM/Avon-VP2-Supersport-High-Performance-Front-Tire.aspx?WT.ac=SLIsearch[/URL]

Since tires are so incredibly important, I'd like to hear of what kind of tires you good folks run on your Americas.

Since this was a second hand purchase, I have no manual so; can someone tell me if the clutch is wet? or dry? (please be wet).

I don't much care for the sound of the engine/exhaust so I've read with great interest the "remove the baffle"
DIY thread. I want a better sound without ruining the factory tune. It seems yawll are divided as to whether it might cause a problem for lack of back pressure but I'm all ears.

The front rotor is fairly worn. is there a good aftermarket one? I found this one:

http://www.bikebandit.com/ebc-standard-brake-rotor?mg=46007&t=1&td=1

The bike of course to me, isn't loud at all. This acutally interfers with how and when I shift. And... it makes a kinda "whirring" sound when its running; is this common? I can I suppose post (elsewhere) a small vid of it running. I've never had such a FAST quiet bike

I'm going to need a windscreen. How about (since OEMs come along so seldom) one from Memphis Shades?

When you turn loose of the handle bars at between 70 and 40 of course, you get the dreaded "wobble". I really don't know the scientific term for this physics phenominon, but it seems much worse than my Harley; is this common to this machine?

When you let off the throttle, then accelerate, it seems to jerk a little, could that be chain tension? It has been adjusted out some already but there's room for more so's to take up slack. Or, should I remove (can you??) a link or just get a new chain (expensive! no?).

I have lots'a questions so I hope I don't bore yawll with things you already know the answer to... I gota start somewhere!

regards, m
So far I like this machine, just need more info and help to make a really great rider out of it.