07-12-11, 11:35 AM
Fair enough, JP ... I'll own up to 'veteran' and I guess that's why I was early onto the Ivan's and K-tech stuff but Luke's the fella who has spent time really thinking about cost-effective ways to improve the Gen 1. Granted, some of the mods on his 80s duvet cover 'un were anything but cheap (I'm thinking single-side swingarm, ISR/rim-mount front brake etc) but any man who gets thrown out of Fowlers for lying on the floor measuring R6 shocks is sure to get my vote. :lol
I tend to forget the inside leg challenge of the 'tall-rounders' and I confess to sitting on the GS1200 and thinking 'hmm, comfortable' but that's as close as I'll get to buying one. I like reliability, me.
I've tried mates' Sprint 1050 and Tiger 1050 and I must be missing something because the triple motor did nothing for me at all. It felt rather wooffly and I didn't feel I was riding anything particularly torquey. The Sprint felt long and slow-steering. The Tiger was tall and roomy - a good distance tool, no doubt - but my boat remained firmly on the beach.
As for being embarrassed by GS riders, one of our crew over here is a police car and bike instructor. Used to ride a GS1200 with his life's possessions in the panniers (about 40 kgs, I'm convinced - why he never took them off beats me) but he'd fly round the outside of even our quickest riders as though he was obeying his own Laws of Physics, Jim. All you'd hear would be this noise like a WWI biplane, then the Red Baron's shadow would flit rapidly past your eyeline. Still, at least he was first at the cafe to get the orders in ... :rollin
Cheers!
Mike
I tend to forget the inside leg challenge of the 'tall-rounders' and I confess to sitting on the GS1200 and thinking 'hmm, comfortable' but that's as close as I'll get to buying one. I like reliability, me.
I've tried mates' Sprint 1050 and Tiger 1050 and I must be missing something because the triple motor did nothing for me at all. It felt rather wooffly and I didn't feel I was riding anything particularly torquey. The Sprint felt long and slow-steering. The Tiger was tall and roomy - a good distance tool, no doubt - but my boat remained firmly on the beach.
As for being embarrassed by GS riders, one of our crew over here is a police car and bike instructor. Used to ride a GS1200 with his life's possessions in the panniers (about 40 kgs, I'm convinced - why he never took them off beats me) but he'd fly round the outside of even our quickest riders as though he was obeying his own Laws of Physics, Jim. All you'd hear would be this noise like a WWI biplane, then the Red Baron's shadow would flit rapidly past your eyeline. Still, at least he was first at the cafe to get the orders in ... :rollin
Cheers!
Mike