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I feel disappointed. I never got a chance to test ride the bike because none were prepped. I am coming from a line of sport bikes ZRX1200 ZX-10, lastly a Hayabusa. A few years ago I test rode a 02 Vrod and just LOVED it. the forward pegs, the sound, the comfort... just hated the price.

These days i looked at a lot of used bikes and sat on a lot of new bikes. The VTX1300, Vulcan 900 Custom, and Mean Streak fit me perfect...but i didnt want to spend over 7k. Out of the three i felt the vulcan was the best looking bike and read a ton of good reviews.

For the most part I think i will be contempt with the bike and possibly love it with a few mods. Any riding over 50mph i find uncomfortable and annoying. To much wind in the face. Simple add a windshield right? well I hate windshields. Fixes my problem but murders the appearance in my opinion. Unless i can get some little bikini fairing that matches the bike .. MAYBE. Power wise, it felt satisfactory I think it would struggle with two at highway speeds. A lot of buzz/vibration during acceleration but pretty smooth when just taking it easy. They tried to offer me a deal on 06 mean streak SE but i didnt care for it. and it was $9700 out the door. didnt seem that good of deal to me for an almost 3 year old bike.

Once i got off the highway I immediatly enjoyed the bike more. My commute is 7 miles all back roads 35-45mph so i should be fine there. Ill have pics tonight of my new lime green kawasaki.