All I can say is WOW! I went for a ride after dinner last night, after finally getting my Softub put back together. Can't wait to use it tonight. Anyway, I got carried away (not paying attention to the tach) and opened the bike up in first gear! After the jolt wore off, I glanced at the tach and it was heading toward 14K. I quickly shifted and it was flying past 12K. Since I was in a 45 MPH zone and I had already left all the traffic behind, I decided it might not be a good idea to be standing out like that!
Bottom line, I have to keep telling myself "You didn't buy this bike to race it. You bought it to improve your riding and have fun!" Boy, that sure was fun. I wonder how it would feel with an Area-P exhaust? Hmmmm!