Africa twin V's GS1150!

[Big Daddy]

Congrats on the advanced

[j]

Congrats on the enhanced rider, done it last year and got forty quid of my insurance. I keep in contact with my instructor and go out for extra lessons £100 a day well worth it.

[phil w]

Cant say Ive spent long enough on an @ to pass comment although the TA isnt going to be far from it.... but the GS1150 is one of the most fabulous bikes Ive ever ridden, gutted I didnt have the available funds to keep mine, and if I didnt want to do much off road and get somewhere quickly in major comfort the GS would be a the top of my list

[621andy]

Congratulations on passing the test

I've never ridden a GS, but would love to have a play with the different models...however a mate of mine tried several GS's and couldn't get on with them...tried my Twin and went straight home and bought one

[Stimpy]

Congratulations on passing the test

I've never ridden a GS, but would love to have a play with the different models...however a mate of mine tried several GS's and couldn't get on with them...tried my Twin and went straight home and bought one

You get that 'this bike is so right' feeling from an AT!! Didn't get it at all with the GS.

[Stimpy]

Congrats on the enhanced rider, done it last year and got forty quid of my insurance. I keep in contact with my instructor and go out for extra lessons £100 a day well worth it.

This was with 2 ex police riders. My Dad trained one of them when he first joined the police and he also was at Police cadets with my brother, so he was good with tips and extra riding time!

This was £100 for the day as well.

[Paul-S]

Well done

There was a test that ran in one of the bike magazines many years ago with a South African enduro rider and he compared the GS1100 and the AT back to back - his outcome was split - touring and tarmac it was the GS everytime - off road or having to make a choice of a round the world bike it was the AT

[AlanH]

I feel misled. I came here expecting a discussion about old Suzuki inline fours but instead it turns out to be a thinly disguised meeting of the tractor fan club

[Mr Beeza]

The only major thing I wish the AT had is a shaft drive, other than that the AT is still a great machine.
There is a reason as why they still fetch a good sum second hand.
For everyday driving and easy living in the world of Dual Sport it would be hard to beat an AT.

And for the other mather of Enhanced Rider Scheme it would be appropriate to say; Well Done!

If you think about it, the benefits of a shaft drive (low/no maintenance)have been eliminated by automatic chain oilers and the use of EP80/90 as Mr Honda suggests. You seldom have to do anthing to the chain, and if it needs an extra clean, you just increase the flow for a few kilometres and it's done. IMO, the auto/oiler is one of the most important developments for many decades. Chains can last up to 50,000kms plus.

There's always the XLV shaftie, but as I've said, there's no advantage; and the AT hasn't got any spare power to drive a shaft.

[Tony Varadero]

well done for passing with flying colours first of all. Second point, this thread proves the fact that there are no absolute values in bikes and preferences. It is all down to what the bike does for you. U park your rear end on the best or for whatever matters, the worst possible bike in the world on paper but the proof is in the pye. You ride it and u know if it is the right one for you or not. It is a very personal thing.......
My very "incompetent" opinion is : ride a bike and form your own judgement.....whatever it says on paper can be used as bogg roll.....