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This is a very cool looking bike with lots of chrome. It feels like a much larger bike. It has very good low end torque, but is a dog on the freeway. Anything over 70mph feels like the bike is over revving. It feels like it could use a 6th gear. Too bad it doesn't have a chain/sprocket. A smaller rear sprocket would do the trick. Are there any rear drive mods?

The bike is made to rev high, don't let it worry you. I can run at 80 with a little left. Don't really see a need to go much faster.

Stock,

Without a tach on my bike, I really don't know how fast it's revving. But when I'm going over 70 it sounds stressed. On interstate 78, you have to cruise at 75 plus or you risk getting rear-ended. And this is in the slow lane. I wish the bike could do at least 100 so that I would feel confortable cruising at 80 knowing that there was a little left for passing.

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Take Rt22

Don't worry, its not stressed and it has a rev limiter. No, it won't cruise at 100, but most middle cruisers won't either. I can cruise at 80 and still have a little roll on left. It is wound up, but it was designed to rev like that. Just ride it and don't worry about hurting it, it can take it.

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Thanks for the link. They have some nice add-ons.

Stock, does the clutch on your 650 grab really high. Mine does and someone told me that it's typical of this bike.

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Yes, the friction zone is very small and very near the end of travel. It takes some getting used to. I think once you get the hang of operating in the friction zone on this bike, you could probably get the feel of any bike pretty quick. Just go to an empty lot and practice riding in a straight line in the friction zone moving as slow as you can.

stock28 wrote:Yes, the friction zone is very small and very near the end of travel. It takes some getting used to. I think once you get the hang of operating in the friction zone on this bike, you could probably get the feel of any bike pretty quick. Just go to an empty lot and practice riding in a straight line in the friction zone moving as slow as you can.

I actually like this feature. I allows for really quick up-shifting with two fingers on the clutch. As long as that's the way the bike was designed, I am good with it.

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It is, and I agree with you. It is my first bike after taking the MSF and it just took some getting used to after their bikes.