Sounds like you need a ride through Centennial Lake Road via the Calobogie 508-511 route to recover from the 417 trauma. Highly recommended if you haven't ridden it before.Man, it's a fun bike! For those in the area, I work downtown, and had a stressful ride to Orleans along the queensway, in rush hour, in the rain, to trade in the v-star for the strom.
Ive never ridden anything other than cruisers before, so the new tires, and new riding position had me a little nervous. Once i climbed aboard the v-strom, and made it out of the dealership lot, I couldn't wipe the smile from my face. I took the very, very long way to the south end, and put on 130 kms, before I finally made it home, fairly wet, but very happy!
Happy riding everyone.