I have the 180 kit on the front of my 2012 GenII 1800 and love it!
I did just replace the front tire due to getting a flat spot on the tire from the PO letting it sit for 3 years in one spot. Other than a flat spot, the tire had close to 20,000 miles and still looked new. I think the ride and handling (corners) is great with the 180 kit. Per Hannigan engineers, the front end was test in a 25MPH curve at 65 and it held ground every time. I have done many 25MPH curves at 50 - 55 MPH and it was a breeze. The ride was a little harsh till I deactivated the anti dive unit by putting a washer in it. Since then, the ride is much better.
The only thing that I still cant get use to after riding it for a year, is with the added 3" distance between the forks, you do feel the deflection in the steering when hard cornering. Nothing dangerous, just different.
And yes, The rear Brimbo brakes on the GenII SUCK!!!!! They wouldn't lock up the rear tires if you stood on the brake and Im replacing pads every 6000 miles........ those little 1" x 1" pads are useless!!
I did just replace the front tire due to getting a flat spot on the tire from the PO letting it sit for 3 years in one spot. Other than a flat spot, the tire had close to 20,000 miles and still looked new. I think the ride and handling (corners) is great with the 180 kit. Per Hannigan engineers, the front end was test in a 25MPH curve at 65 and it held ground every time. I have done many 25MPH curves at 50 - 55 MPH and it was a breeze. The ride was a little harsh till I deactivated the anti dive unit by putting a washer in it. Since then, the ride is much better.
The only thing that I still cant get use to after riding it for a year, is with the added 3" distance between the forks, you do feel the deflection in the steering when hard cornering. Nothing dangerous, just different.
And yes, The rear Brimbo brakes on the GenII SUCK!!!!! They wouldn't lock up the rear tires if you stood on the brake and Im replacing pads every 6000 miles........ those little 1" x 1" pads are useless!!