Bought the original RIII in July 2004 and put a little over 60,000 miles on 'Big Red' over the years (along with many other rides in the stable). For what it's worth, I found 'Big Red' essentially a sport bike on steroids, reasonable nimble in the twisties if you set up correctly and surprised more than one ****** Rocket over the years riding up their asses.
Traded the ole bugger in last week for the new GT and only had a chance to do a 100 mile run so far. Given the 'break in ' restriction limits of 65 mph and 4K rpm, I'm suitably impressed with the new guy. The lost weight is obvious from the moment you stand the bike upright from the kickstand. I found it very 'flickable' in the twisties, highly responsive and can't wait to get through 'break in' to really see how this sucker performs. I too have had the 'fob' issues referenced in other posts. I'll bring it to my dealer's attention when I go in for the 600 mile service. Had several positive comments from onlookers at the service station when I refilled. Was surprised to have burned 3.2 gallons in only 100 miles. We'll see over time. Then again, if i slimmed down from my 280 pounds I might get better mpg
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David