Got the Rosso back from the dyno shop last night, and took it up to the foothills today to get re-acquainted. I couldn't wait to see how it was as a complete package of Price's pipes, Todd's PC install and overall tuning and tweaking, and then the mapping.....
Since I got to ride it home last night, and David will be out of town for awhile, I let him start out on it - I didn't requisition it until the bottom section of Hwy 190 (a total moto e-ride) on the way home. Our friend Bruce on his Tiger, brought the video recorder.... Doesn't do justice to how it sounds in the flesh, but better than nothing....
How does it ride? All I can say is that it now dances on the road.... It is completely smoothed out, and that combined with the added power, and its inherent good handling, makes it feel SO nimble. Any hint of lumbering/ponderousness is totally gone - it's only limitation now is who's riding it - and I would know...... David made it dance like Baryshnikov, while I was more like Jerry Springer on it, but my fun is in getting better.....
Bottom line: Todd and Price worked magic on it. The sound is exactly what I wanted, I think it looks so beautiful, and the ride is unbelievable.... I am completely in love with it.
Here's a clip (if it works?):
A few stills:
heading up into the hills:
coming back down Hwy 190:
trying to get my bike bike from David (wearing my new balaclava - do you like it, Bobby D?):
a little mojo for tomorrow:
Since I got to ride it home last night, and David will be out of town for awhile, I let him start out on it - I didn't requisition it until the bottom section of Hwy 190 (a total moto e-ride) on the way home. Our friend Bruce on his Tiger, brought the video recorder.... Doesn't do justice to how it sounds in the flesh, but better than nothing....
How does it ride? All I can say is that it now dances on the road.... It is completely smoothed out, and that combined with the added power, and its inherent good handling, makes it feel SO nimble. Any hint of lumbering/ponderousness is totally gone - it's only limitation now is who's riding it - and I would know...... David made it dance like Baryshnikov, while I was more like Jerry Springer on it, but my fun is in getting better.....
Bottom line: Todd and Price worked magic on it. The sound is exactly what I wanted, I think it looks so beautiful, and the ride is unbelievable.... I am completely in love with it.
Here's a clip (if it works?):
A few stills:
heading up into the hills:
coming back down Hwy 190:
trying to get my bike bike from David (wearing my new balaclava - do you like it, Bobby D?):
a little mojo for tomorrow:
