GS500...as a dream bike?!

[Watcher]

Speaking of dream bikes, I went to a Bike Night at the local CycleGear.  They host one every first Friday of the month.  Usually they have a raffle, and sometimes do a motorcycle related game.  Today was "Write your favorite, or the motorcycle you think is the most unique, out of all the ones here today on the back of your raffle ticket, and we'll pick the one that's the most popular."

I was there a little early and was getting a lot of attention from a few people who were already there so I figured I was a shoe-in for this victory.
But then as the bulk of the people started showing up here comes a guy on a Zero and another on a KTM 1290 SuperDuke.  No chance 
As rare as a Buell tends to be, it doesn't stand up to an electric or a KTM.  Especially since almost everyone these days knows what a KTM is, but a Buell is still relatively unheard of...
KTM ended up being the winner.  But he got a backpack, and I wouldn't have used it anyway.  But, I could have sold it for some $$...

[Joolstacho]

Des is right... 1st gen SV650.
Brilliant. Light and chuckable as a 250, handles, well powerful enough (with nice v-twin ballsy torque), pretty. Cheap, Suzuki.
What more could you want. (Bugger,  my son had one and when he sold it I let it escape... Damn!!!

[jeZZa]

look i love my gs's (iv got 4)
they are bullet proof and cheap to run
BUT
the suspension and breaks are terrible, now i should point out that my bikes are very well maintaind so its not a lack of maintinence issue, its just that the factory built the suspension to commute, not buzz thru traffic at 150kph....
so on my "trophy" bike im fitting a suzuki gk76 front end and a meguelli 250r rear end, iv alredy changed the dash to digital but after this ill be happy with the bike, now my outher 3 i will probibly sell at some point but my "trophy" bike will stay with me forever, yes shes the ugliest one i own lol

bottem line?
keep your gs, shes not fast or pretty and will never out corner a vfr400, but she will always get you where your going and back home again