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apogeecustom
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Crashbar damage was claimed to be from a tip over at a stop sign. Unless there more damage than I can tell, I'm picking it up the GS1000G on Sunday.
Can't wait!
Can't wait!
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hillntx
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I see you joined the forum in Jan 2010. If your GS650 is your first bike and you've only been riding 6 months, you're right in the danger zone of false confidence. Based on my own experience, I would hold off on the bigger bike for another 6 months until you've fully mastered everything your 650 can teach you. My first bike was a GS650G and eventhough it's not my fastest or my most eye catching or for that matter the best handling, it's still my favorite.
My second bike was a 2000 GSF1200S Bandit which felt like a massive step up from the gentle GS650. It scared the crap out of me for the first month I rode it.
My second bike was a 2000 GSF1200S Bandit which felt like a massive step up from the gentle GS650. It scared the crap out of me for the first month I rode it.
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apogeecustom
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Well I finally got my new GS1000G tuned up and running well so I took her for a spin today. I can appreciate the warnings about being too comfortable for my own good now. This thing can really move! Down the straight away I'm OK but I'm still working out cornering and finding the right/safe speeds etc. I'm hooked though. This is a fantastic bike. Thanks for all the encouraging insight to larger bikes. I'm glad I took the plunge.
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Dan Ruddock
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You made the right choice as the GS shaft bikes were are universally considered the best of the shaft bikes (rode the most like a chain bike). I am a chain guy.
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ronin1166
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You made a good choice.
The big-block GS shafties are about as bulletproof as they get.
Biggest single weakness is the charging system. Good news, there are remedies for that.
TONS of great info on the GSR...better get searching and reading!
(FWIW, I also own a heavily-modded '79 KZ1000ST shaftie. Tough as nails as well).
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The big-block GS shafties are about as bulletproof as they get.
Biggest single weakness is the charging system. Good news, there are remedies for that.
TONS of great info on the GSR...better get searching and reading!
(FWIW, I also own a heavily-modded '79 KZ1000ST shaftie. Tough as nails as well).
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You will learn to love its comfort factor if you take long rides on it.
Hard to beat...
