just got my first gs 1150, all i can say is wow, after yrs of head down arse up and unable to move my wrists after a long ride what a change, no more up and down the gear box round the twistys just pull the throttle and all that low down grunt just makes me chuckle, just one minor problem can,t keep of this web site (devorse pending) all i can say is if anybody has any worrys about getting a gs forget them just buy one you won,t be dissapointed kingo