I have been riding Harley's almost all my life.
Got tired of spending lots of $$ in mods and watching the rice burners tear me off the road, so I looked around at those naked street bikes because I like the attitude. Test drove Ducati 900 Monster, Buell, and Suzuki Bandit. Then I test drove the 919. Well all I can tell you is this. The rear will dance on you a bit so be careful around the twisties if the roads where you ride are bumpy and full of potholes like it is here in NY. Otherwise the bike is totally hooligan. I am 43 and ride wheelies just like a kid!! Oh man it's so much fun to pass the hogs on one wheel now. Oink Oink.
All the money I wasted on Harley performance mods
and this 919 does realistically about 104 HP out the box with no mods. I am used to a big heavy bike so to me the only way I can describe the ride of the 919 is it's like riding a motocross
bike with a 4 cylinder motor. The bike is sick.
I rip my arms out on this bike. I hang with the bad boys up to around 130 to 140 then they pass me up but that's okay. 140mph is fast enough for me.
This bike is awesome and reliable. Never had to use the choke once to start it even when cold.
I recommend this bike to someone who wants to retire from a sports bike and mellow out without sacrificing too much power. Or to someone who wants to step up from the cruisers and have more performance. It's also a good commuter bike.
Highly recommend this bike.
