Hi THOR, Good name.
Thanks for the welcome and comments. If the weather would cooperate I would like to get more miles under my belt to acclimatise myself with the big hike in performance over my Z650. I am "pleased" to note that you experienced similar slow corner moments. I think my problem in exiting junctions and negotiating roundabouts is my kack handed throttle and clutch control. The clutch is either fully engaged or not, its hard to feed in progressively, and this combined with a throttle that is either in tick over mode or at full re-heat in the first eighth of an inch movement results in a very hesitant and undignified manoeuvre. Hopefully time and use will cure this. Regards, Tom T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thor Metzinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 3:25 PM Subject: Re: Another new GTS'er > Welcome. > > The slow (below 10 mph) "heavy" corners take a while to get used to but once > you put a couple thousand miles on your bike you wont notice them. Overall, > yes it is a heavy bike, but a powerful one. I took a long 1,300 mile trip in > 3 days this summer, and realized that I love my "lucy." The weight allow you > to glide down the road in a very stable ride. The torque curve is what you > will fall in love with, constant power. > > The GTS is like having a blend between a Cadillac and a Ferrari. > > Sure my friend can blow me away in his Ducati, but after 120 who cares. > > Now...if I could only find that elusive "6th gear"...that would be a bike. > > THOR
