Mr Mason ,thank you for your valuable content. I bought the same bike and even the color scheme of your bike.What l have done to the bike is changed the tires and the front sprocket like you have suggested,that being said,the bike is still at the dealership and I haven’t ridden it yet. The reason why is because I wanted the best drive off experience l could have and in hopes that the dealership will help me with the suspension setup. Thanks for the video,the thing is about the power,am 67 years old and I doubt seriously will l need more power. The reason you brought the bike are the same reasons I bought the bike. The looks comfort and the street ability.Texas fan of the channel,keep the throttle twisted
My man, you are going to love that bike once you get it on the road. I fall in love with this thing every time I ride it. That bike will make for a fantastic companion. Keep me posted on your experience
Sure thing,the bikes l currently own are 1980 shovelhead,2015 ultra limited and 2002 vtx1800 ,l have some years of riding but I am a fair weather only guy for safety reasons. I basically bought the bike for the twisty of Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas thank you for the vote of confidence for buying the bike
I appreciate your opinions on this but to me it feels like you're missing the point of this bike... This already is one of the fastest, if not the fastest, retromodern bikes on the market (Moto Guzzi V7, Triumph Thruxton, Speed Twin, Honda CB1100, etc), these kinds of bikes aren't meant to be used as sportsbikes, they are for the chilled out rider just enjoying the classic bike aesthetic and driving characteristics. 110hp is already a BOAT load, if that's not enough for you then why not just get a sports bike? Just seems weird to me to complain about lack of power on one of the most powerful bikes in this segment.
Well, I wanted the aesthetic. I love the look of this motorcycle and I really enjoy the ergonomics as well. But as far as the point of the motorcycle, the point of this motorcycle is to entertain me. And with the modifications it sure enough now does so. That being said, its chassis is based upon the z900 chassis, making it more Orr less a z900 with a different gas tank and a different body kit. So I get to enjoy the best of both worlds I get the old school aesthetic with a modern riding experience, now with modern sport bike power to go along with the sport bike chassis that it's built on. Not to mention it's fun giving some modern sport bikes a good look at the tail of a motorcycle that looks 50 years old.
Sorry, but you do not need to do all that crap to a bike you mentioned in the first 2 minutes. IF you are going to do that, just go get a liter bike and call it a day, or get the regular Z900 which was built for the performance. The RS was not built to be supersport, and to want it to act like one doesn't make sense. Of course, People free to do what they want with their bikes. But from a common sense point of view, If you want real performance, go get that. This bike is built for a mature rider that wants style and reasonable performance, and that is what it delivers. Its got 111 HP with no mods. If they won't satisfy you 125 HP won't, 150 HP won't. How are you riding that you need more than 111 HP in America? Hell you can't use that most of the time. Sorry I call BS on you being able to fully use 150 HP on the street. If you are that good, then you need to be riding on the MotoAmerica tour racing. The only thing 150 HP is good for is doing straight highway pulls.
I wanted the style and the performance. So I modified my bike to my liking. You seem to take issue with that. And yes, she does great at blasting down the highway. Happy cruise speed is 120mph Easily will clip 140. Have covered the speedometer plenty of times. It wouldn't do that stock.
