Thank You !!! It IS like a huge couch going down the road lol. I've never been intimidated by a bike until now. It's cumbersome in parking lots/ low speed and can easily get away from me. I'm being extra cautious and hopefully I'll get more comfortable with it.

I forgot cc. It's 1294 V4. The V4 was DEFF a selling point over other bikes for me. It's torqey and smooth.

It's a 2011 Yamaha Royal Star Venture. Just got it this week. 13,000 miles on it. Like Botzo said it goes close to 900lbs wet then add two people yeah that's a lot of weight going down the road. No ABS. I'm not a fan of nannies but in this case kind of a shame.

If you came to America, or most/ all countries, you'd see that most people whatever the country, are basically good and kind.

Yes. I turned on the cb yesterday and no one was talking. Maybe if I was closer to interstate.