> Finally, I checked out my local Yamaha dealer. It's one of those rare family
> businesses of three generations. The owner, when I asked of the GTS
> basically said, "don't compare it with conventional forked bikes, learn to
> ride the GTS". Is this a fair comment.
translation "I don't compare it because I don't know"
Many of us have multiple bikes.
At parking lot speeds I find the GTS scary, compared to my KLR & Virago.
At high highway speeds, the KLR & Virago are VERY scary compared to the
GTS.
The BETA otoh is quite happy perched stationary on a rock, like a
lizard.
I think most of us who have had a GTS on it's side (3 for me), it's been
at speeds not in excess of 2 miles per hour. The high speed stability
is further enhanced by having a single shock absorber up front. Nothing
leaves skid marks better than when those two front forks on a regular
bike start acting like a tuning fork!
Robert
p.s. Anyone heard from Shawn Pearsall lately, he is conspicous by his
absence lately.
