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Originally Posted by Zeke View Post
That one line about "the smooth steady RPM's purring through the entire power bank" is a laugh and a half. "Bank" might be a typo as I would have said band.

Whatever, the thing was docile until you reached around 5000 RPM. If you didn't know and had the throttle twisted back a whole bunch, you were going to be left in the street tumbling behind your crashing bike. It was the opposite of the statement. The thing came on like water rushing passed a broken dam.

IIRC, the gear ratios kept it in the power band above 5K once you got it up there. It was a very good idea to not reach 5K in 1st unless you were ready for it and up on the tank.

I'd describe it as getting hit in the chest with a sledge hammer. And that center plug was always getting fouled especially in colder weather. I always carried extra plugs.

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