The wife and I have a 08 C14 and we love it, but it does have a few quirks. The things we have learnt to live with has been fixed with the 2010. We took ours to the cape, 825 miles from the house, and yes its easy to put 500 or little more on each day, and if speed is a thing you like we did 750 miles with stops on our first day, it took us 12 hours. From there we went to the dragon, had a blast. After you get used to the weight, its no big thang, but whatever bike you choose will be a good one. Thanx and have a good day.