Much like my gl1200. But mines not thumpy and rated at 98 hp --- Sent with mail@metro, Real Life Real Time Mobile ---
---Original Message--- From: [email protected] Sent: 10/6/2011 9:31 pm To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got to ride Javier's GL1200 tonight- Ride report While I hate the handle bars, and the fact that the engine gets in the way of putting your feet down when you go to stop. I have to say over all I liked it! The engine is kind of wierd feeling especially at idle, it is thumpy like a V-twin but not quite. Actually the engine reminds me of my old Karmann Ghia, which shouldn't be much of a surprise. It doesn't have much horsepower, but the torque is good and it is happy as a clam to just put around at 2k-3k RPM, and if you keep it in a good power band it can roll out fairly well. But the thing that struck me by surprise is how nimble it is to ride. At a stop it feels heavy and cumbersome, but once your rolling down the road it is as smooth as butter, and I took some pretty twisty roads, and never hit the brakes, it just swooshes right on through them. The ergonomics are nice though the handlebar placement made my shoulder hurt a bit within a half an hour ride, also the handlebar placement made it impossible for me with my long legs to use the highway pegs. With a different set of bars that make you sit more upright I think I could really dig having one of them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
