Oops! RSRBOB, you forgot one small detail in David's appreciation for the GTS1000! Acceleration, handling, looks AND "long distance riding"!! Sportbikes just don't go there! The security of ABS....oh, oh, oh, and hard luggage! Sport touring motorcycles ,by design, do NOT offer the BEST in any SINGLE element of motorcycle design (except the GTS brakes). They go "one better" by doing everything WELL.
I parked my GTS in a restaurant parking lot last night waiting for my family to show up for dinner. I walked away from the bike and turned around to to look at it from distance and couldn't believe how beautiful and modern this bike looks after almost 9 years! There is STILL not a sport touring bike on the market (US) today that can touch it when all objective and subjective elements are considered. My .02......YMMV.....Some assembly required.....batteries not included..... :^) Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.freecfm.com/r/raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750 In a message dated 1/31/02 12:50:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I would love to blast away the cobwebs with triple digit speeds, and I agree that for pure acceleration, handling, looks and long distance riding the GTS is a fantastic bike. I love this machine and will defend it to the last. Try a modern day sport bike if you want to experience acceleration and handling. The GTS as a sport tourer is adequate, but hardly noteworthy when it comes to comparing it to what a motorcycle can do. Then again modern day motorcycles are so far superior to most riders they cant appreciate what the limits of the bike truly are.
