You are right, the bike is much bigger and will take some getting use to. I took the side cases off for around the local area. I actually started to scrape my SUV coming into the garage the first time as I am not use to the wideness with the cases.
This darn bike is going to get me a ticket, it's just hard to keep it under 90 on the interstate.
lol! Be careful, it could get you just a bit more than just a ticket...that thing is capable of full warp speed!