> The GTS isn't really a sportbike, so I'm stumped. You're a Yamaha > 4 cylinder guy so I'm going to guess YZF-R1.
Don't I wish? (Well, perhaps not....) So NOPE, you'd be wrong on the YZF choice. :-( The gts is as close to sport bike as I'll ever own, so that's why I called it that. I'll never be able to ride a true sports bike, because I have at least one knee that won't bend enough for a long enough time (as it is, I'm usually in pain within a 1/2 hour or so, anyway). As I see it the GTS is a SPORT-tourer, unlike my old Concours which was a sport-TOURER. So for me, the GTS is my sport bike. It's lighter by 60 lbs than anything else I've had in the past 15 years (had the Connie for 12), and it handles better. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA
