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<blockquote data-quote="Rolls" data-source="post: 64549" data-attributes="member: 28"><p>A friend that I work with has an '11 FE 570. I have not had a chance to ride it, but he seems pretty happy with it. It sure is a beautiful looking bike. The way the engine is mounted supposedly makes them handle very well. Like a much lighter bike than it is. He got the accessory 1 gal tank for it also. The extra tank is actually a hollow plastic sub-frame that replaces the stock unit and is plumbed into the stock tank so there is no need to manually switch from one to another. It'a a cool set up, but expensive. I think they cost around $500. I haven't been on any long rides with him, so I don't know what kind of mileage the bike gets, or how necessary the extra gallon is. As far as power goes, it's got my 450X beat by a mile. There is a steep hill climb that we ride that I get a nearly wide open 3rd gear run at. Almost half way up, I need to drop down to 2nd to keep it going to the top. The Berg lugs along in 3rd gear and makes it to the top easily.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Rolls, post: 64549, member: 28"] A friend that I work with has an '11 FE 570. I have not had a chance to ride it, but he seems pretty happy with it. It sure is a beautiful looking bike. The way the engine is mounted supposedly makes them handle very well. Like a much lighter bike than it is. He got the accessory 1 gal tank for it also. The extra tank is actually a hollow plastic sub-frame that replaces the stock unit and is plumbed into the stock tank so there is no need to manually switch from one to another. It'a a cool set up, but expensive. I think they cost around $500. I haven't been on any long rides with him, so I don't know what kind of mileage the bike gets, or how necessary the extra gallon is. As far as power goes, it's got my 450X beat by a mile. There is a steep hill climb that we ride that I get a nearly wide open 3rd gear run at. Almost half way up, I need to drop down to 2nd to keep it going to the top. The Berg lugs along in 3rd gear and makes it to the top easily. [/QUOTE]

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