Well,we had made the right choice,isn't it?Eight years of dominating the
road,it is still looking stylish and doesn't show a winkle of
age....although I had owned the bike for five years.
Actually I am thinking of buying FJR1300 but seeing my blue GTS,it made me
think twice.Will I still have the attention from onlookers when you can see
a lot of FJRers gathering around at a spot?I believe that FJR will be a
popular tourer but still GTS is a legend.A legend that will never die off...
"This is a very unique bike!!",quoted always by my friends and drivers when
they see me riding.
One sentence to describe my feeling,"I REALLY LOVE THIS BIKE!!!" ;) and also
to my mailing list GTSers.
Yap Hui
94 GTS1000
Singapore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Maggiacomo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GTS-The Original SUPER Sport Tourer
> Down here in Florida, the flow of traffic varies
> greatly on the interstates. It can range anywhere
> from off peak cruise speeds of 90mph to 0-5mph during
> the height of rush hour.This morning, Sunday morning,
> I fired up the GTS for it's weekly exercise. The
> snow birds [migrating US Northerners and Canadians]
> are prettymuch gone, leaving the roadways ripe for
> some high speed cruising.In order to get to my
> back road twisties I must first travel 30 miles up
> the interstate, where the flow this morning was
> 80-90 mph and cop free. As I grabbed some throttle
> to pass a slow 70mph moving vehicle, the GTS
> forcefully and steadily thrusted to 100 mph in
> what seemed like 3 seconds.
> When I reached my country county roads, it was then
> that I had to do some 2 lane passing of Sunday morning
> Church goers. Again, no down shift, grab some throttle
> and the GTS pulls like a well stoked locomotive.
> It was then ,it occured to me,that the GTS was the
> first modern super sport tourer almost 7yrs ahead
> of Hondas Blackhawk [not even fuel injected upon
> it's inception] and Suzuki's Hyabusa. [which was
> fuel injected] Neither of these bikes have ABS.
> Of course, BWM's K1200 had fuel injection and ABS,but
> still came years after the GTS.
> When I reached the Sunday morning gathering spot,
> the GTS got the usual inquisitive onlookers ,pointing
> fingers like it was some sort of UFO. But of course, I
> love it. Any way, the GTS with it's clean sexy curvy
> body, 8yrs later still looks completely fresh and
> new. Only time will tell how the Hyabusa and
> Blackhawk hold their looks 8-10 yrs down the road.
