Do NOT test ride a GS

[The Nutty KTMer]

And many other people duped , hard eviedence has been gathered but you still refuse to believe . Watch this space ....

Get on with it then. If hard evidence has been gathered, why keep trolling forums? If Hilltop really are that bad and it’s proven, he’ll be shut down, so why try keep stirring up shit on various forums?

Another rude person. Not to stir trouble to enlighten people not to waste their money , is that a bad thing . Oh and by the way , I bet Im bigger than you .

Yes you are trying to stir up trouble. Go and enlighten some other gullible folk then, as there are hundreds of very happy customers on here.

[Arsey]

Another rude person. Not to stir trouble to enlighten people not to waste their money , is that a bad thing . Oh and by the way , I bet Im bigger than you .

You could always go on a diet. Perhaps go take a walk rather than trolling the internet .

[DC59]

You could always go on a diet. Perhaps go take a walk rather than trolling the internet .

Wat a nob.

[Tyzer]

Wat a nob.

You forgot the h,Uneducated ???

[Big Geordi]

WOW!! This thread certainly went off Piste,what the Fuck is it with some people!!

[max7]

Hi guys, moving swiftly on from the troll and without any knowledge of how this thread has otherwise evolved between the original (excellent, very old, sticky) post and now, I'd just like to say that I agree with the OP! 😊 First proper post BTW, so please be gentle!

Bought my first GS in 2005 having test ridden 2 of the blighters... 1 at (then) SPC in Hampshire....but didn't like the bike or the staff. Then after a nagging doubt about whether I REALLY didn't like the bike or whether I just IMAGINED I didn't like it, I took another test at (then) SLM in Caterham a few weeks later. This time I was hooked and bought a nearly new GS from them on the spot.

Morals of the story?
1) Don't bother test riding a GS. Per the OP, you'll not like it, discover you were wrong and then buy the bugger anyway. Just cut to the chase and buy It. You'll be so glad you did.

2) If you're a dealer, don't let me test ride one of your bikes else you'll likely go bust.

Incidentally, I've heeded my own words because I collected my gorgeous, addictive and utterly brilliant 2017 1200 Rallye Sport last Saturday without ever having ridden that model...or the bike I bought... and having not owned a GS since 2007(8?) and since gone through several KTMs and an RT. Lunacy?? Well, sure enough, after the first few miles I wondered WTF I'd done. After the RT, it felt noisy, rattly and oddly agricultural....which was weird considering the generation gap between the two (2013 90th edition RT). Then before too long everything made sense. The engine felt smooth and powerful, the suspension refined and the controls sharp and responsive. After 4 days I'm rehooked and it feels great!!!

[Sweaty Sock]

Never buy a GS on the experience of a test ride? I can understand that. I never rode one until I bought mine on the accumulated advice of my research and the personal advice of a friend. Lived up to all things, even as I rode it for the first time thinking what have I done? One of the best bikes I have ever ridden or owned, but not for everyone. No one is forcing anyone...

[beemerboy9]

Many moons ago put a deposit down (and subsequently purchased) a 1200RT without even having seen so much as a photograph of it.

[Elmo]

I concur with op, after several yrs without a bike & feelimg the need for one the GSA has always been on my list. Never ridden one let alone sat on one I duly travelled up north well past the Watford gap and returned home with her in the back of a van. My first half hr or so on her and I was thinking Oh Scheisse what have I gone and done 😲 I didnt enjoy it one bit! Then it all seemed to click and make sense 😁 thank f@#k for that, really enjoying her but need to rack a good few miles under my belt.

[Giles]

I concur with op, after several yrs without a bike ....

Sounds like you need some refresher training .....

[Elmo]

Sounds like you need some refresher training .....

Soon Giles, hopefully got a week off at the end of Sept, Def can't do sat 28th am going on the rolling thunder ride for soldier F