I used to be a cruiser for many years. Lately, I tried the Gold Wing and found it to be an anchor! I then bought the 2006 Kawasaki Concours(600 pounds), 1000cc and what a rush it is. No wonder so many police departments use this bike. It is like a slingshot when you need to. I donĀ“t usually get into the throttle,but when I do, my nerves say))) WOW! did we just rocket? LOL. Many of my friends have over 100,000 miles on theirs and they still sound like new!!!!! I have about 8500 on mine now and every single mile was enjoyable. I mounted a sterio in my right side trunk with 4\