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<blockquote data-quote="desertrefugee" data-source="post: 189965" data-attributes="member: 1727"><p>I'm rethinking this position. I can be wishy washy. With one of the absolute last blasts of Spring (high 80F today) I and a buddy took a morning ride into the desert. About 150 mile loop including lunch. You probably know that low SW desert roads don't curve much. But the scenery is decent. At some points, we were cruising at nearly 80. A GL1000 is spinning a solid 4500-4700 RPM in those conditions. Busy? Sure it is. But, it is very happy there and would likely do it until we got to New Orleans. I guess my point is that revs don't really matter with this engine design. Piston speed is still maybe half way to the "danger zone".</p><p></p><p>So, SG. I suppose your A,B,C choice depends on what sort of duty you'd like to get out of the machine. Touring, commuting, sporting about or experimenting. Truth is, any one of the three would work for any one of those categories. Sheesh. No wonder you were looking for opinions on the path to take.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. I'm tapping out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desertrefugee, post: 189965, member: 1727"] I'm rethinking this position. I can be wishy washy. With one of the absolute last blasts of Spring (high 80F today) I and a buddy took a morning ride into the desert. About 150 mile loop including lunch. You probably know that low SW desert roads don't curve much. But the scenery is decent. At some points, we were cruising at nearly 80. A GL1000 is spinning a solid 4500-4700 RPM in those conditions. Busy? Sure it is. But, it is very happy there and would likely do it until we got to New Orleans. I guess my point is that revs don't really matter with this engine design. Piston speed is still maybe half way to the "danger zone". So, SG. I suppose your A,B,C choice depends on what sort of duty you'd like to get out of the machine. Touring, commuting, sporting about or experimenting. Truth is, any one of the three would work for any one of those categories. Sheesh. No wonder you were looking for opinions on the path to take. Good luck. I'm tapping out. [/QUOTE]
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