starcruiser(aka downn2)
Well-known member
Pick up my 06AE this morn and just returned it back to the shop for it's 20 mile oil change.......Followed Motoman's breakin advice to the T! And I've never had soo much fun on a motorcycle!!!!! His instructions are for the 1st 20 miles, DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT and I did..........I swear the front wheel came off the ground shifting from 1st to 2nd.....Didn't even bother to look down to see how fast I was going as I was watching out for the Fuzz in the rear view mirrors... I did it all on the intestate........I'd hit the entrance ramp and it was BALLS TO THE WALL....merge with traffic and take the next exit, downshifting like I was entering the first turn at Sega raceway...Then back on the highway and back off.......It was the best fun I've had in 40 years of riding....MAN WHAT A FREAKING MOTORCYCLE!!!!!!
The Negs....well, first of all, I keep hitting the horn button instead of the shift...Finally decided until I got used to it I should use the foot shifter which was fine......except the shifting isn't the 1 down and 4 up I've been used to forever......to get in first gear out of neutral you have to lift up, stalled it once at a light messing with it.......Plus, It took a couple of minutes in front of the dealership to figure out how to start the dang thing, as the salesman didn't even know you have to have your foot on the brake to get it to start, so everyone sat around scratching their heads while I was sitting on it trying everything I could think of. I knew I had to hit the brake in my Mercedes to get it to start so I tried that and BRRRUUUMMMM! I will never forget that first sound I heard coming out of the mufflers. It was like something you’d hear in heaven..
The Pros........This bike well exceeds my expectations in every area as performance was exactly what I was looking for,,,,Braking was superb ,,,,,auto shifting was just too kwel, I'm not gonna miss a clutch one stinking bit!!!!! And the handling, WOOOW! I'm gonna take a racing course somewhere in order to appreciate what this bike is capable of...
While they're changing the oil,,,,I'm having the dealer hardwire power to my radar detector which has a wireless transmitter which signals an led light my helmet's face shield. I've already place an order for laser jammers too and based on what other say in another post I made, I may put a CB with Police Scanner on it too.....as this bike wasn’t made for going any 55 or 60 MPH!!! It's made for flat out HAULING BUTT!!! And you can't help it!!!! It's like you’re possessed or something and the bike is controlling you…..like something out of the movie THE EXORSIST!
I wonder if the fuzz would fall for the old “THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT” line…
The Negs....well, first of all, I keep hitting the horn button instead of the shift...Finally decided until I got used to it I should use the foot shifter which was fine......except the shifting isn't the 1 down and 4 up I've been used to forever......to get in first gear out of neutral you have to lift up, stalled it once at a light messing with it.......Plus, It took a couple of minutes in front of the dealership to figure out how to start the dang thing, as the salesman didn't even know you have to have your foot on the brake to get it to start, so everyone sat around scratching their heads while I was sitting on it trying everything I could think of. I knew I had to hit the brake in my Mercedes to get it to start so I tried that and BRRRUUUMMMM! I will never forget that first sound I heard coming out of the mufflers. It was like something you’d hear in heaven..
The Pros........This bike well exceeds my expectations in every area as performance was exactly what I was looking for,,,,Braking was superb ,,,,,auto shifting was just too kwel, I'm not gonna miss a clutch one stinking bit!!!!! And the handling, WOOOW! I'm gonna take a racing course somewhere in order to appreciate what this bike is capable of...
While they're changing the oil,,,,I'm having the dealer hardwire power to my radar detector which has a wireless transmitter which signals an led light my helmet's face shield. I've already place an order for laser jammers too and based on what other say in another post I made, I may put a CB with Police Scanner on it too.....as this bike wasn’t made for going any 55 or 60 MPH!!! It's made for flat out HAULING BUTT!!! And you can't help it!!!! It's like you’re possessed or something and the bike is controlling you…..like something out of the movie THE EXORSIST!
I wonder if the fuzz would fall for the old “THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT” line…
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