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I am not a big fan of the plush ride it feels like a Jello mold. In the fall I will change the oil in my rear shocks and replace the air-front with progressive springs and 10 or 15 weight oil. I went with the Exedra Max (please tell me these are a good match for the Voyager 12). I could not order E-3's or E-4's up here in Canada (not available), the only tires I could find is the Michelin Comander II's, the Comander III's (cruiser version) or Bridgestone Exedra Max.

The tires are old (2012 date codes), even though they are in good shape I going to replace them. I feels good at 140 km/h but frigidity at 110 km/h. Ironically the faster I go the more planted it feels (in a straight line). It weaves in medium/fast corners, it kinda likes to fall in. I have 36/40 psi in the tires F/R and 10/40 psi in the air suspension F/R with the rebound set at #4. It turns in very quick for a large bike but it doesn't hold it's line well and needs constant small corrections to stay on track.

I guess in a nutshell I'd say the handling is sensitive. I don't have enough experience on large touring bikes to say if it the tires or the suspension or both. The handling is significantly less inspiring than the Goldwing. The Goldwing was out of my price range so I bought a 2003 Voyager, unfortunately I was not able to test ride it. I am new to touring bikes, up until now I rode mostly sportbikes. I was impressed with the handling of the Goldwing it didn't take long before I was scrapping a few hard parts in the corners. My local dealership let me ride the Goldwing for a couple of hours (I have purchased a bike from them before). Prior to owning this Kawasaki the only touring bike that I rode was a 2004 Goldwing with Dunlop e-4's. It came with Dunlop 404's front and back, they are in great shape (approximately 80% life). I recently purchased a 2003 Voyager 1200.