Things I LOVE about my new Rocket!

Could have mentioned the handling.
There's many additional good points I could have said, but those are just my immediate impressions. Handling wise it does handle well, for what it is... a heavy, long-wheelbase bike with monster tires fitted to it. And it holds it own against a VMax or Diavel. But it ain't no S1000RR! It drags it's rear like a dog expelling it's dinner, so need sat least 9 clicks of rear preload increase just to reduce the counter-steering effort required to get it to turn more sweetly. Some risers would also help. Rear rebound is fairly decent but compression is also slightly lacking - i'd recommend one clockwise turn of each adjuster. The front end is pretty good out of the crate. It's handling belies belief given it's geometry and stats, but my R1250GSA would run rings round it in the mountains, and that ain't no sports bike either!
 
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