First off, the frikkin name is too long. What happened to naming bikes? Like…Hayabusa for example? Anyway, they only had the black one in stock and didn’t have Kawasaki’s equivalent, the SX 1000.
The good:
Tank is metal and my tankbag fits just fine. It’s also hinged and at 5 gallons is big enough for touring.
My V1 will fit on the handlebars with a mount like it does on my Kawasaki.
The detachable hardbags (the + after the GT) are big enough and seem quite secure.
The color info display, like a mini iPad looks great, analog tach surrounding a digital speed display and everything else you want to know.
Has a nice looking 4/2/1 shorty exhaust although I didn’t hear it.
Fit and finish seemed good. An accessory port is built into the dash.
Reportedly the QS is sublime as is the cruise control
Wet weight is right at 500.
Front Brembo brakes
The bad:
The footpegs are too high! Buell type pegs would have to be fitted (for me) and there appears to be enough room for at least a 1.5” drop.
Only the left headlight is on all the time. For it to look right the high beam has to be on constantly. Just a nit that I’m picking.
No center stand! Marketed as a chain driven sport touring bike and a center stand isn’t even available. Apparently the huge exhaust can underneath is why one won’t fit. Poor design IMO.
Two windscreens are available, tall and short, but neither is adjustable.
No IMU (whatever that is) controlling things and no cornering ABS (which I don’t care about).
The phone/whatever connectivity and performance reportedly sucks badly. Everywhere I read.
They want nearly a grand for the hardbags w/mounts which is really the only difference from the GT to the GT+
All the reviews say it’s geared like a hot rod not a touring mount. I wouldn’t mind that as I like hot rods. Fuel economy might suck.
And of course they want too much for it and gave me an insulting offer for my Kawasaki.
Ima hafto think this over some more. The Van Nuys Suzuki dealer in SoCal has two that are $1,100 cheaper.
The good:
Tank is metal and my tankbag fits just fine. It’s also hinged and at 5 gallons is big enough for touring.
My V1 will fit on the handlebars with a mount like it does on my Kawasaki.
The detachable hardbags (the + after the GT) are big enough and seem quite secure.
The color info display, like a mini iPad looks great, analog tach surrounding a digital speed display and everything else you want to know.
Has a nice looking 4/2/1 shorty exhaust although I didn’t hear it.
Fit and finish seemed good. An accessory port is built into the dash.
Reportedly the QS is sublime as is the cruise control
Wet weight is right at 500.
Front Brembo brakes
The bad:
The footpegs are too high! Buell type pegs would have to be fitted (for me) and there appears to be enough room for at least a 1.5” drop.
Only the left headlight is on all the time. For it to look right the high beam has to be on constantly. Just a nit that I’m picking.
No center stand! Marketed as a chain driven sport touring bike and a center stand isn’t even available. Apparently the huge exhaust can underneath is why one won’t fit. Poor design IMO.
Two windscreens are available, tall and short, but neither is adjustable.
No IMU (whatever that is) controlling things and no cornering ABS (which I don’t care about).
The phone/whatever connectivity and performance reportedly sucks badly. Everywhere I read.
They want nearly a grand for the hardbags w/mounts which is really the only difference from the GT to the GT+
All the reviews say it’s geared like a hot rod not a touring mount. I wouldn’t mind that as I like hot rods. Fuel economy might suck.
And of course they want too much for it and gave me an insulting offer for my Kawasaki.
Ima hafto think this over some more. The Van Nuys Suzuki dealer in SoCal has two that are $1,100 cheaper.