Hey, the bike hasn't changed, it is still a great motorcycle, the writers have to sell magazines; to do that, they have to sell advertising; to do that, they have to sell motorcycles...
I like the way the original test (I forget which mag) said the faux carbon fiber surround on the instruments looked good, but in the test of the '08 they criticize that same trim!
And the new bike is a friggin' land yacht! How can you call a motorcycle sporting when it weighs 600 lbs.?
No knock on the guys that bought one, but to me, tacking on an extra 35 lbs. is unforgiveable. It would take a full exhaust and two aftermarket wheels just to get it down to 560 lbs. That same work on a Gen 1 gets you to 525 lbs., still heavy but much more manageable. The suspension upgrades are nice. I wonder how much, if any, weight they added.
I'm glad the '08 is changed; because of the change, I got my '07 for $9,400 out the door.
Blue1