yessirrom
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Picked up Friday. Got about 300 miles on it. Photos, so you know it really happened...
First damage aaaarrrggg
Action Shot
https://tinypic.com/m/hv2qkn/3
I am loving the bike. My wife says she can tell a big difference in the ride as compared to our 2007 FJR.
There is a big difference in throttle response between touring and sport mode. My wife liked the touring mode but I kinda hate it. I like an immediate response to throttle input. You can change the mode while moving. You just have to pull the clutch and toggle the switch. You cannot change it while accelerating.
We changed the suspension mode on the fly and you can feel the difference. Got a little bouncy on soft. Won't use that much. I am 180lbs and my wife is 160lbs?
I have noticed an annoying rattle in the front end. The dealer wants me to believe it is the brake pads moving around. Does not seem like it to me. I am going to have to re-torque every nut and bolt and see if I can track it down. No such rattle on my '07. I did notice that the reflectors are not really tight but I am not sure that I am feeling that. Going to pull them off. I will update when I figure it out.
Weather is going to get ugly tomorrow so tracking it down will have to be delayed.
You can see that I removed the ugly reflector warts from the bags. Also removed the tank sticker. Fender to follow.
Gotta get the smuggler painted......
First damage aaaarrrggg
Action Shot
https://tinypic.com/m/hv2qkn/3
I am loving the bike. My wife says she can tell a big difference in the ride as compared to our 2007 FJR.
There is a big difference in throttle response between touring and sport mode. My wife liked the touring mode but I kinda hate it. I like an immediate response to throttle input. You can change the mode while moving. You just have to pull the clutch and toggle the switch. You cannot change it while accelerating.
We changed the suspension mode on the fly and you can feel the difference. Got a little bouncy on soft. Won't use that much. I am 180lbs and my wife is 160lbs?
I have noticed an annoying rattle in the front end. The dealer wants me to believe it is the brake pads moving around. Does not seem like it to me. I am going to have to re-torque every nut and bolt and see if I can track it down. No such rattle on my '07. I did notice that the reflectors are not really tight but I am not sure that I am feeling that. Going to pull them off. I will update when I figure it out.
Weather is going to get ugly tomorrow so tracking it down will have to be delayed.
You can see that I removed the ugly reflector warts from the bags. Also removed the tank sticker. Fender to follow.
Gotta get the smuggler painted......
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