Getting to know her

[stewart]

I'll be doing another track day this spring on a set of PR2's or 3's that will be the real test.

I did two track days this year on my PR3's and loved them. While I'm no seasoned boy racer, they handled very well and although I rode rim to rim I never felt like I lacked traction/feel.

If your interested search for the vid's I posted or I can re-post the links.

[dgshaffer]

I watched your video the other day, you handled yourself pretty well I'd say. I'm registering for another day in April to get ready form my annual trip to the Smokey Mountains in May! 

[turbohawk]

I installed Angel's ST at about 3000 miles and wrote Kawasaki a terse letter about how poor a choice the Brickstones were for this bike. The handling change is amazing. I liked my bike before, I just LOVE the handling now. If the Michelens are half as good as I hear I might try them the set after next, but since I'm getting approx. 12k on a set (and I change early) I really don't see a burning desire to pay more for perhaps a few more miles when these feel so great and look good too! 

[stevewfl]

I use the throttle rocker on the interstate on sport bikes whenever I'm going over 40 minute trip. I avoid it like the plague knee dragging in the twisties or track days. So simple to pop on and off.

Throttlemeister on my Connie for >47,000 miles now, that product is AWESOME, thanks to the sport-touring gooroos on this forum for turning me onto it

[dgshaffer]

I put a TM on the Connie before my last trip and it works as well now as it did on my RT's

[Mister Tee]

I had factory cruise on my RT, and I really miss that.  In my mind, a Throttlemeister is the only way I'd go short of a Rostra retrofit.

I think the final drive design of the C14 is far better than the BMW final drive.  Even changing the fluid is far easier.  I had to unbolt the muffler, remove the rear wheel and partially dismantle the final drive on the RT to change the oil.  On the C14 nothing has to be removed, and it's a piece of cake to do while you're already doing an oil change.

One thing about the Beemer though - I'm not sure if the GT's windshield is the same as the RT's, but it did offer better wind and rain protection than the C14 windshield does.