| Amen to that Jools! Ive made some changes to my 1000SS which I reckon have given me a couple of extra gee gees and I dont want much more. The torque is absolutely fanatastic and if I were a more capable rider I dont reckon much could keep up around the twisties. Last year I rode through the French Alps with some mates and when we stopped the lad following me on an R1 could not believe how much I pulled away from him around and out of the bends, without the power on the straight bits he said he wouldnt have kept up.
I have also some mates nearby with Jap bikes (ZX6 and a Gixer 750) and again same thing when we go out but the best thing I remember once being in St Ives parked up and as we were getting ready to go people were walking past and virtually all looked at mine without looking at their mass produced jap bikes.
So I say 2 valve air cooled Dukes forever! And yes a new lighter 95HP for '07 - I'll be first in the queue! |