I can only echp the previous sentiments.
As a previous owner of a '90 ST1100 (which I totalled after a 140 kph getoff in
Vermont), I can easily state that the GTS is the best bike I have owned out of the
previous dozen I have had. In comparison to the first generation ST, the GTS handles
MUCH better and feels much more comfortable in the twisties going fast. The only
thing I miss are the hard bags. Pretty much the same conclusions I have read in the
motorcycle mags comparing the new ST1300 against the FJR1300. It is simply a matter
of Yamaha's focus versus Honda's.
Getting back to the GTS, I rode it from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Saint John, New
Brunswick via the US of A ('cause hwy #9 in Maine, aka the Airliner is one of my
favorite pieces of curvy pavement) last Tuesday non-stop. 1503 kms in 14.5 hours.
Aftermarket saddle is a must (I have a Corbin) and one of these days I am going to
install a throttle lock to relieve the wrist pressure on long slow straights. Other
than SS brake lines, my GTS is stock. I did the return trip yesterday in 14 hours.
No regrets.
Hope this helps.
Brian (goin' out to scrape off the bugs) Pitman
--- On Mon 07/15, Walt Garcen wrote:
From: Walt Garcen [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 01:16:09 -0400
Subject: Re: Big Fellers -- comfortable motorcycles
> The GTS is the most comfortable bike I've ever owned (I've owned or own a
> Gt550 LTD550, GPZ550, ZX-11, DRS350, and CBR9292RR). I have toured on
> rentals which includes an ST1100, R1100S, R850R, and R1100R and only the
> R850R/R1100R have been more comfortable. The only shortfall of the bike
> is
> the seat. I you use a Rich Mayer or Corbin saddle, the bike might prove
> to
> have all day comfort.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Matt & Amy Atwood
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:16 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Big Fellers -- comfortable motorcycles
>
>
> I actually meant that I wanted to "try the bike on" at Mid-Ohio.
> The CB1000
> has a bar / seat / pegs relationship that just feels right... 'till I hit
> highway speeds. About the time my torso turns into a jib sail, I harken
> back to the less turbulent torture-racks of my past (Hurricane, FZR 600).
> I've wanted a GTS for years, but my friend's FZR1000 is no comfy couch
> and
> I'm wondering how the GTS's ergo's would compare.
>
> Matt
>
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