It turns out it has a Rifle windshield. It's so smooth it's like sitting in my back yard on a warm summer afternoon while I'm actually traveling at 70. It also has a Givi back box with back rest, so that'll be good for the journey.
Oh, and I found the lost gear - it was indeed operator error!
Yeah, you wanna watch that illusion of armchair traveling. The Connie will fool you. I have the Rifle 'shield system also, and I find it smoooooth and quiet. You can easily be doing 70+ and feeling like 30, and about then you hit that 30 MPH corner, you may find that the brakes and tires may not be up to the challenge.
I've never gone off-roading, but I've scared meself.
Speaking of "the lost gear": The engine is a revver so she'll spin up a bit on the highway, and before long you'll be asking yourself "Where's 7th gear?" It's right here:
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