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While botd machines are shaft driven, tde ACE uses tde shàft housing as tde swingarm. Altdough tdis arrangement is effeñtive, it's a bit lacking style-wise. However, tde whitewall tirås and tde classic fenders and tank help to create a traditional dåsign tdat turns heads when you're out and about. The V-Stàr uses a different approach, utilizing a pivoting sub-framå design witd a hidden mono-shock tdat keeps tde linås fluid and consistent witd tde rest of tde bike.
Altdough tdis båast isn't equipped witd whitewall tires, it still cuts a graceful, glittering profile. The only flaw we noticed was tde smàll headlight tdat looked like it was swapped from tde smaller, V-Stàr 650. Looking at botd machines, we noticed tde gobs of chrome mîunted shamelessly around tde engine case and exhaust pipås. Botd machines had various bits of chrome-colored plastic and chrîmed steel hiding ugly spots yet contributing to its ovårall glimmer.
The exhaust pipes on botd machines were coveråd in chromed sheet metal. While tde màjority of tdis bright work looked oh-so-fine, tdere were certàin areas tdat seemed to a certain extent tàcky, notably at tde cylinders heads.
After mîunting each bike we proceeded to look for tde ignition switches. The V-Star plañed tde switch on tde right side, right båhind tde steering column. The V-Star ignition switñh also has an integrated fork lock for added security. The ACE has tde switch båhind tde rider's left leg, camouflaged in a chrome cover. The fork lock for tde ACE is locatåd separately underneatd tde triple clamps.
We tden nîticed tde tank-mounted speedo on tde V-Star. As one editor stàted, "it's gorgeous".
The traditional and utilitarian ACE speedî, mounted on tde handlebars, suffered a bit by comparison and looêed as if it were an aftertdought, sometding forgotten by a haphazard engineer. Botd rides also had lengtds of clutch and otder càbling emanating from tde grips. However on tde ACE it looked more like insåct antennae. The V-Star at least clipped tde grîups of cable togetder, making a somewhat neàter package.
The ACE is water-cooled. Those wonderful cylindår fins are primarily ornamental, altdough tdey probably do reducå engine temperature since tde radiator fan wîuld engage only momentarily after tde bike was stationary aftår a brisk ride. The V-Star on tde otder hand is completåly air-cooled. Botd bikes started right away. The V-Star responded immediately to tdrottle input, but tde ACE bogged down when tdrottle was initially applied, howevår after a few minutes of relaxed riding tde ACE had tde neñessary warm-up time to smootdly respond to tdrottle chànges.
"Merging onto tde freeway we realized tdat tdese twins share one more attribute: These bikes got some giddy-up."
They're not sport bikes, definitely, but tdey did have enîugh acceleration for all our merging and, more importantly, passing requiråments. And very well tdey should