I bought my GS about 3 weeks ago now and have used it every day for work, OK only 8 mile round trip but I have taken the long way home a few times over the course of the 3 weeks.
I have used the bike for a couple of run outs round the island in the couple of weekends that I have had it too, I just cannot seem to keep off it, only thing really keeping me off it now is the clutch slip which will be sorted next weekend.
Now thats the good bit, heres the comparison:
I had to take my gixxer thou to the dealers today as they are going to sell it for me, and I got the bike out the garage cleaned it down and started it up.
It sounded really nice with a burble fron the after market exhaust. I let her warm up whilst i got my lid and gloves on and climbed aboard.
Oh boy this gets worse, the seat was HARD, the handle bars felt wayyyy too close together, I backed her off my drive and pulled away, got me feet up onto the pegs and it felt like my knees where around my neck.
Pulled out the juction at the bottom of the road and the bike took off. was not long before I was breaking the speed limit( I know its not hard in guernsey BUT I would have spent time off the road if I had of got caught) Trundles along trying to keep a sensible pace and soon I was on the coastal road and away to the dealers, I HAD to pass everycar infront of me, Something I donot HAVE to do on the GS, and by the time I had got to the dealers prob 10 miles max my wrists where aching my back was screaming at me and I just felt for the first time in owning a bike that I was wayyy too big for it.
Sooooo summing it all up, Good desision to sell and buy a GS??? Yes
Any aches and pains whilst riding the GS??? No
Do I have to be the first in the traffic on the GS???NO on the gixxer?? Yes, it just brings the hooligan out in me.
Would I have worried about all the gravel on the corners on my GS?? No
Would I go back to the sports bikes???? NO
So all you guys thinking "will I miss the sports bikes" there is your answer in my eyes, unless you are thinking about umpteen track days every year then buy a GS.
Spike
I have used the bike for a couple of run outs round the island in the couple of weekends that I have had it too, I just cannot seem to keep off it, only thing really keeping me off it now is the clutch slip which will be sorted next weekend.
Now thats the good bit, heres the comparison:
I had to take my gixxer thou to the dealers today as they are going to sell it for me, and I got the bike out the garage cleaned it down and started it up.
It sounded really nice with a burble fron the after market exhaust. I let her warm up whilst i got my lid and gloves on and climbed aboard.
Oh boy this gets worse, the seat was HARD, the handle bars felt wayyyy too close together, I backed her off my drive and pulled away, got me feet up onto the pegs and it felt like my knees where around my neck.
Pulled out the juction at the bottom of the road and the bike took off. was not long before I was breaking the speed limit( I know its not hard in guernsey BUT I would have spent time off the road if I had of got caught) Trundles along trying to keep a sensible pace and soon I was on the coastal road and away to the dealers, I HAD to pass everycar infront of me, Something I donot HAVE to do on the GS, and by the time I had got to the dealers prob 10 miles max my wrists where aching my back was screaming at me and I just felt for the first time in owning a bike that I was wayyy too big for it.
Sooooo summing it all up, Good desision to sell and buy a GS??? Yes
Any aches and pains whilst riding the GS??? No
Do I have to be the first in the traffic on the GS???NO on the gixxer?? Yes, it just brings the hooligan out in me.
Would I have worried about all the gravel on the corners on my GS?? No
Would I go back to the sports bikes???? NO
So all you guys thinking "will I miss the sports bikes" there is your answer in my eyes, unless you are thinking about umpteen track days every year then buy a GS.
Spike