I also noticed that when I ride my 600 Foxeye 2003 (That the very very fast Silver Model) with the good lady on the back the bike is much much slower, I also hear a really strange banging sound if we go above about 65mph, the banging sound is coming from the back of my skid lid, almost sounds like someone is thumping it trying to make the bike go slower, never happens when its just me I can get it up to 135 + and it never make a sound, I need to look into that.
Sunbathed in the back garden yesterday, have a garden that is not overlooked, so got all my kit off and like a fucking idiot fell asleep my little weiner now looks like a shriveled cocktail sausage, it was never something to shout about at the best of times, but, as I'm 69 now those best of times are long gone.
Mrs and I went out for a run around on the bike this afternoon only about 40 miles along the south Downs out to Winchester, don't that oil seed rape stink also make my eyes sore but not a sore as my weiner, lol.
Better get out on the patio now and remove the dead bodies off my fairing, fork legs and radiator cover. Mind you most of the dead insects are on the back of the bike when the wife is with me, it's just that they misjudge it as they overtake me.