*On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: * > > *Have you got that on the road yet? I'd like a ride report!*
* Very little Allen. Weather in the Pacific Northwest has been cool and wet, which is weird since technically here in Eastern Oregon we are considered High Desert. So no, I haven't ridden it that much. Just a little highway riding and a little around town kinda stuff. I'm excited to get my handlebar mounts for the windshield sometime this week so I can get that installed and do more highway testing.* * * *From what little riding I've done I've noticed that the Magna does NOT seem to be as sensitive with cold starts as other Honda bikes that I've owned. Warm up time seems to be less and require less choke. Throttle response--once the bike is fully warm--is nothing short of amazing! This baby can throw me into last week if I'm not careful. It seems really agile and quick to respond, although I must say not a ton more than my Goldwing. (Yes...I said my Goldwing. Popular thought is that the Wings are bulky and lack maneuverability, but nothing could be further from the truth. Honda did an amazing job making the GW responsive.) * * * *I absolutely LOVE my Corbin seat. To be frank, I always hated the stock seats on the Magnas because they were just Harley knock offs and looked terribly uncomfortable. It's never been my desire to either ride a Harley nor anything that resembled a Harley, so having the Corbin seat gives the bike a very UN-Harley look, which delights me no end.* * * *I noticed with the little bit of riding I had done that the rear shocks must have been set incorrectly because I was getting some fairly bone-jarring blows to my tailbone when going over what should have been modest bumps. Just today I made some adjustments to the shocks and it felt a bit better.* * * *All in all I think the Magna is going to be a very fun bike to ride.* * * *Paul** Paul LeBoutillier * * * *www.hondanighthawks.net* -- 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.
