https://www.jpcycles.com/counterstee...xb12r-firebolt
"Latigo Canyon is a tight and twisting snake that winds its way from Malibu’s coastal area into the Santa Monica Mountains. It boasts something like 212 corners in less than 10 miles, so you can imagine that there are plenty of tight turns and not a lot of straightaways. It was here that the XB12R helped me achieve something I didn’t think was possible: I rode the entire road in third gear!"
So far the thing I like the best about 72+mph riding is the lack of a need to downshift to pass. 3rd or 4th gear at no more than 3300 still has plenty of grunt to zip past slower cars or dare I say (dare-dare) LANESPLIT!