Justinrhenry, is your Streetfighter stock? The demo I rode had the Termi/ECU package and it was smooth as silk. There was no work involved to keep it smooth. I thought it was much easier to ride around town than my hopped-up Monster. Maybe that was the difference.
It's basically stock. It's an amazing bike and I love it, but the power comes on with the slightest turn of the throttle. It's one of the things I love about it, but it makes it more of a challenge to ride around town and at slow speeds.
When I test rode it I also rode the Monster 1100 and there was a very noticeable difference when you twisted the throttle on each bike. On the streetfighter the power is there immediately. On the monster it's there if you really twist it, but otherwise it gives you a smooth acceleration. Just my 2 cents. I wouldn't want to give up all the carbon fiber... the 848 is a lot of plastic.
