Henry YES YOU CAN! I've ridden 5 miles, no hands, on the interstate to demonstrate how stable the GTS is to some riding buds. Find yourself a flat stretch of interstate without too much trafic (totally freaks the cagers out if you pass them, so my advice is don't), set the throttle lock & have at it. You cannot steer QUICKLY, but you CAN steer by shifting the center of gravity, which causes the bike to lean, which causes the bike to turn. I'm 6'0 & 245#,not small but not enormous either. I could compensate for light cross winds, change lanes, follow the lane through corners. It is NOT a relaxed way to ride, there is definitely a delay between shifting your weight and turning wich tends to make you over "Steer", then correct.
IMO Code's "no BS bike" was mostly a marketing ploy - the name was chosen to get a strong reaction & look at the amount of free publicity he got. Bill -----Original Message----- From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:GTS-1000@;LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Henry S. Winokur Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another new GTS'er > 3) Steer with the hips for minor corrections to line. I beg to differ. You CANNOT turn a bike by shifting your hips--not even minor corrections. Any and all corrections are done with the handlebars. You may not think you're doing it with the bars, but you are. Check out Keith Code's "NO BS bike" if you doubt me. I've seen it ridden. Body steering in any way, shape or form simply doesn't work to steer the bike. The fact is, you (or I) cannot get enough body english on a bike to turn it when it's going straight--it's inertia is simply too great--after all how much do you weigh?--the bike outweighs most of us by 300-400 lbs and it's moving--and I don't know anybody BIG enough (do you?) to change it's direction by throwing one's body around on it. The NO BS (body steering) bike has a pair of handle bars that are frame mounted-- they don't turn anything, but you can control the throttle to keep the bike going. But you can't turn the bike, when you're riding it, by using body english, which is what you are suggesting. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, R1100RT-P, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA
