Good morning folks. Well the 1st inspection went without a glitch, all systems ready
for action. Sunday, I loaded the beast with cargo & passenger & proceeded on to do the
next stage of the break-in process. The next inspection, oil\filter change....due at
300km. We did highway 208km's worth of highway & 136km of country backroads. I even
got to feel the ABS kick in when an ignorant bast#*d in a car on the oncoming lane in
the backroads decided that he prefered my lane over his lane at the same time it was
in use by, ME. Well, the ABS is surprisingly responsive & efficient at scrubbing
velocity with exteme ease. Yamaha did a great job. Thank you Yamaha. I also got to
tune in the rear Ohlin's. I ended up giving the remote spring preload adjuster 4 1\2
turns & 3 clicks on the rebound adjuster. It feels wonderful & the passenger liked it
enough that nap time settled in before long. I didn't do anything on the front damper
yet . That's for the next ride. The 6 speed gear box works flawlessly as well. Since
I'm doing break-in, I'm relegated to a max. of 4500rpm. Even so, I never found myself
over shooting my rev limit or even in a lugging situation even with the luggage &
passenger on board. The passenger was very cozy & never a bother, which is quite
welcome on any motorcycle . On the highway the GTS was planted,confident, light on its
feet & it wanted go faster\longer than it was allowed to. The aerodynamics are very
impressive as wind is not really a bother. The seating positiong although on the
sporty side is quite accomodating. The seat is on the hard side but I wasn't really
tired, just a slight case of soar butt when it was all over. Recovery was remarkably
quick. In the backroads I was able to keep quite a comfortable pace which is another
susprising feature which I wasn't really expecting. My GTS did everything I wanted it
to do willingly & with a big grin on its chin (I could tell). The motor is still silky
smooth & never complained regardless of what gear selection was chosen. It hasn't
consumed a drop of oil, yet either. The ECU is keeping things quite happy as well. I
still haven't felt no power surge or flat spot anywhere from idle to the 4500 rpm
limit in any of the 6 gear selections available. I have found a couple of bizzarre
features, though. The clock is in the most ridiculous spot , it makes me laugh, & I
wonder why Yamaha didn't put self cancelling flashers like on my FJ's. I'm so used to
this feature that I got hell for leaving my flasher on toooo loooong. Well, nothing's
perfect. Only another feature to add. Other than that, this is a a great great super
great motorcycle. As far as street touring & riding are concerned? IT DOESN'T GET
BETTER THAN THIS??? The Yamaha GTS 1000 is 1 UNIQUELY AWESOME RIDE. I'm HOOKED. Be
good . Ride Safe. Peter Piazza.
