What an Awesome Bike

[moly]

Well you must be super quick you should start to race straight away

 

[Schtum]

But why do so many people compare GS's to sportsbikes, it's like comparing a Ferrari to a Transit Van Sure we can comment on which we prefer, but to start comparing how one corners to another, and how fast each can go around corners or the TT seems a bit of a push to me

Probably because on the kind of roads on which GSes excel, ie twisty, bumpy, disappear-up-your-own-arse kind of roads, with a good rider on board, they're more than a match for your average sportsbike and rider combination. Also because the idea of a monster trailbike being so capable on the road is really quite ludicrous and for me and I suspect many other riders, that appeals to our sense of the ridiculous.

 

[snerkler]

Probably because on the kind of roads on which GSes excel, ie twisty, bumpy, disappear-up-your-own-arse kind of roads, with a good rider on board, they're more than a match for your average sportsbike and rider combination. Also because the idea of a monster trailbike being so capable on the road is really quite ludicrous and for me and I suspect many other riders, that appeals to our sense of the ridiculous.

Aha, that kind of makes sense

 

[Giles]

the moral is you never no who is behind the visor !!!!!!!!

'Tis true! Imagine putting Whitham on a GS down a twisty B road... So much of it is down to the rider.

I think it's a great bike. Yesterday I went for a bimble with her indoors on the back. We pootled down some tiny single track back roads that were covered in gravel and had grass growing down the middle of the road - the sort of road you just wouldn't even dream of taking a sports bike down. We spat ourselves out onto a 90 / 100 mph A road for a bit, and again, the GS didn't embarrass itself at all, and then on the way home took a By-way, tweaked the ESA and did a couple of miles, two up, of rooty, stony single track. I should have taken the camera - we were riding through fields and woods having been doing 100mph on an A road twenty minutes earlier.

It ain't going to win the TT !! But as a do it all bike, I think it's bloody brilliant

 

[Pip_UK]

Good to hear a positive post.

But why do so many people compare GS's to sportsbikes, it's like comparing a Ferrari to a Transit Van

Transit is a little harsh Snerks - perhaps more like a Range Rover? Huge, comfy, imposing, quick enough, a bit agricultural, and goes round corners much better than it ought to?

Also, I've never seen a GS with empty burger wrappers and yesterday's copy of The Sun stuffed behind the screen

Probably quite a few Sportsbike owners wonder if they should have bought a GS, and vice versa - we always try to rationalise that we made the right decision, hence the endless dialogue.

 

[Rasher]

But why do so many people compare GS's to sportsbikes

Probably because that's what most riders have come from and in the Uk they are by far the biggest biking sector.

As giles said so much is down to the rider, on track I used to lap at very similar pace on all the bikes I rode on-track (FZR400RR, TL1000S, TRX850, Laverda 750, ZX9R, Thundercat and a CB500)

All modern sportsbikes far exceed the riders talent, especially on the road, just look at the IOM a full blown superbike laps no more than 1% faster than a superstock bike - and that is with world class riders on-board.

On the road most of us would not corner much quicker on a modern sportsbike than we do on a GS, 99.99% of riders would definately be slower on a S1000RR round a track than a top racer would be on a GS.

With my aversion to 3 figure speeds (or at least the potential loss of job / jail time) I know I can travel from A-B on British roads as quick on the GS as I could on any other bike, and in relative comfort.

It has to be said that having a 180+ mph bike in the garage feels good and the full bore acceleration of a 1000cc+ bike is bloody funny (but only until you get caught)

In theory there should be no comparison, just like the Factory Superbikes should piss all over production bikes at the IOM.

 

[Tuono1961]

Probably because that's what most riders have come from and in the Uk they are by far the biggest biking sector.

As giles said so much is down to the rider, on track I used to lap at very similar pace on all the bikes I rode on-track (FZR400RR, TL1000S, TRX850, Laverda 750, ZX9R, Thundercat and a CB500)

All modern sportsbikes far exceed the riders talent, especially on the road, just look at the IOM a full blown superbike laps no more than 1% faster than a superstock bike - and that is with world class riders on-board.

On the road most of us would not corner much quicker on a modern sportsbike than we do on a GS, 99.99% of riders would definately be slower on a S1000RR round a track than a top racer would be on a GS.

With my aversion to 3 figure speeds (or at least the potential loss of job / jail time) I know I can travel from A-B on British roads as quick on the GS as I could on any other bike, and in relative comfort.

It has to be said that having a 180+ mph bike in the garage feels good and the full bore acceleration of a 1000cc+ bike is bloody funny (but only until you get caught)

In theory there should be no comparison, just like the Factory Superbikes should piss all over production bikes at the IOM.

Couldn't of put it better myself

 

[Coolcarbon]

That top Video is sheer class, I like the way the sports bike rider overtook the GS but couldn't maintain his lead when the real riding started, wow, that rider sure knew how to get the best out of his bike

That be our very own 'Paul Young' who frequents this place from time to time...

 

[Hexme]

That be our very own 'Paul Young' who frequents this place from time to time...

What a rider, he had me and the other half captivated for ages

 

[Tuono1961]

Whats the difference in time between a Superbike and Supersports around the IOM??