2008 impressed esp. the motor

[nakedwaterskier]

I added the large front rotor kit to my 04 and it makes a huge difference. The kit came with some loud squeaky metallic brake pads that sucked. With the larger rotor, softer pads work fine. The light bulb in my 04 was easily changed to a brighter one for less than 13 dollars. The bulb is avail. at NAPA, Pep Goys, or Autozone. So $212 and 2 hrs. labor is all it takes. Jeffrey Lighting - Compared to the new '08s, the previous model's light is carp. Can't see squat with that thing. I think the '08 is much better in that department. -Brakes - I don't know how you guys on the previous models can stand the front brake... it's pretty close to useless IMO. The new one is still "weak" in my book, but it's way better than the '07. A car stopped to do a left hander in front of us one day, and I was pretty close to changing my shorts when all was said and done. The front brake on the '07 did little more than squat the front springs... The fork dive on the '08s feels to be a bit worse than the '07s, but it promptly starts stopping. On the '07, the attempted sudden stop was a serious wake up call and kept me quite paranoid for the rest of the ride. I'm sure you get used to it, but I'd rather not.