I don't "get on the throttle" as much as I used to these days, but I can still twist it when wanted...I do not go looking for, but I have yet to run into a HD , stock or beefed up, that I could not blow away either at a stop light or on the highway...I know that there are plenty of bikes out there faster than mine, but I have all the power I need/want with Cobra pipes, and a K&N filter and didn't have to mortgage the house to pay for it.....Ride safe...