Originally Posted by
Brian P
Test ride ... Success!
Quickshifter works, speedohealer works, and most importantly ... the steering response seems pretty neutral during normal riding. THAT was one of the big objectives with this. Riding around normally, one would be hard pressed to tell that this is a stretched bike - it all feels normal and works fine. Probably in a back-to-back comparison with a stock one, the steering would feel a little slower and the ride a little smoother (the longer arm gives more leverage to the rear shock) - if anything, the latter is a *good* thing for normal day-to-day riding on the bumpy roads around here.
I am totally good with it at this point. I'm not touching a thing. There's one more to-do item - a front end strap - but that's an easy install and won't affect how the bike works for normal daily riding.