the Harley shop, and then taking the Banora Point exit. It’ s not often I complete the hour south to the Tweed thinking, yeah,‘ I wouldn’ t mind doing more freeway’ – with any vehicle, let alone a motorcycle. Coffs? Nah. The aerodynamics of the bike are excellent. There were instances when I was caught in the wash and turbulence from passing big rigs and B-doubles on Route 1, and it had minimal effect on the bike— and I didn’ t notice any issues with crosswind, not that I encountered any really windy conditions over two weeks with the machine. Result in Palmerston North? Unknown.
THE GOOD ROADS BECKON I took the back way to Murwillumbah, down
the hill from Terranora and along the north side of the mighty Tweed, into the fringes of the sugar cane fields. I sat upright, dropped the screen back down, moved my toes back on the boards, and engaged Sport mode from the Ride Command touchscreen. I’ m sure that part of its capacity to devour motorway is due to its 425kg wet weight. Add a Big Dave and photo kit and it’ s punching out of the super-heavyweight class. But the way it handled the fast sweepers on Dulguigan Road belied its mass. It was stable, sure-footed and steered delightfully. For how darn big it is, there are times when it’ s quite nimble. And there are times when it’ s not. Like backing it out of the garage, or performing a
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