GS vs VFR?

[cutmorej]

dont do it

i had a 1150 then decided i wanna sportier bike bought the new vfr800 vtec what a pile of s-ite the only good thing was the buzz from the vtec at 7000 revs the bike wasnt comfy,wouldnt go into corners,crap with 2 up + luggage total length of ownership 3months lost 1200 quid when i found some sense and bought new 1150 bliss at last now riding the even better gsa in go fastre silver

 

[Schtum]

Re: dont do it

i had a 1150 then decided i wanna sportier bike bought the new vfr800 vtec what a pile of s-ite the only good thing was the buzz from the vtec at 7000 revs the bike wasnt comfy,wouldnt go into corners,crap with 2 up + luggage total length of ownership 3months lost 1200 quid when i found some sense and bought new 1150 bliss at last now riding the even better gsa in go fastre silver

The VTec is actually a very fine bike, albeit that the VTec system is totally unnecessary. It most certainly does corner. The fact that it didn't suit you is probably more down to you than the bike. How tall and what sort of weight are you?

 

[Brother 52]

Having owned both a VFR 750 and a 1150 GS it takes a big leap of faith to ride the GS because its so diffrent to any mainstream jap bike on the market, but the GS is one of the finest bikes around if you can get over the shock of owning the OLD MANS BIKE you wont regret it.

I do notice the power loss from my VFR but dont miss it the GS is better round corners, more comfy and much cheaper to run.

The final thing is that VFRs now look bland, one thing you could never say about a GS.

 

[skybluebird]

Thanks to the helpful people at the Halifax, my financial woes are sorted. Thanks to all your replies, the GS is staying.



David

 

[BigBadBen]

Hooray!

Well done SBB! You know it makes sense.

If you'd have sold the GS, you wouldn't have got as much as you thought, the VFR would've cost more in tyres and insurance, and you'd have had considerably less fun, and missed us tossers!

Seriously, I bet you've saved bugger all over the course of a year. Think of all those squared off BT020s due to the daily commute!

Anyway, you look cooler on a GS

Now we just need Metal Man in here pretending to laud it over us with his new GS12, when really he just misses the 'real GS' Adv he used to have

BBB

 

[Deleted Member MM]

Now we just need Metal Man here to laud it over us with his new GS12, which is so much better than the 'real GS' Adv he used to have

Reads better now Ben


Probably buy another GSA next year.. won't be selling the 12 though

 

[skybluebird]

Well done SBB! You know it makes sense.

Too right! Actually, now that I've sorted things out differently, I don't know what I must have been thinking! I've got my mind right. I've got my mind right. I've got my mind right.