I also need to clean out the radiator and flush the coolant.

I'm really not looking forward to doing the plugs but I don't want to pay some retarded place a huge sum of money to do something I can do.

She starts and runs fine at idle so I don't know if I want to try that yet.

 

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Nice ride. I also enjoyed hearing how it compared to the 250

 

I put that part because I know i was wondering.

After having her for a while now I'd say that I definitely learned a lot. I can take corners and not have my mistakes merely covered up by the better suspension. I can push it and feel when she is telling me either to cool it or telling me you're doing something I don't like. Not to mention it allows me to just enjoy riding a lot more and exploring how much faster she is, how much more "fun" she is along with being able to relax and enjoy the ride.

I don't doubt that I could have started on a 600 but I would not be the rider I am now. Not to mention I can enjoy the better suspension, gear box and engine. Its so much easier to short shift, shift at redline, and holy wind protection haha. Not to mention being able to still pull away even in 6th and have lots of power on tap even at 80+.

I find oddly that its way easier to do slow speed maneuvers because the tires are wider, I'm assuming the wheel base is longer and probably because I've finally learned to sit further back on the seat so that when I turn in its much more natural feeling.