Well I did it, I said goodbye to Ol'blue...
Before:
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/952384/GS.JPG)
After:
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/952384/600R.JPG)
As much as it pained us to do it we had to trade up. If it wasn't for all the 2-up riding I do with my wife I'd have kept her for many years to come. I've had tons of fun on the GS and it was the most comfortable bike I'd ever ridden-that is until we put 250 miles on the YZF today. The 600R feels as if your sitting on a pillow - absolutely zero monkey-butt factor, it's a sport tour dream in a supersport package. Tranny is smooth as silk. I feel I got a good deal, the bike only ran me $2K after trade for an '03 with 3900 miles on the clicker. I hated to see ol'blue go, but I think I did the right thing.
Yeah I know, it's in dire need of a fenderectomy and some signal mods. Just when I had the GS where I wanted it astetically, I have to start all over again.
To all the fellow GS'ers out there _ Ride safe and God bless...
BK signing off
Neat, what conversion kit did you use?? ;)
Quote from: dyranNeat, what conversion kit did you use?? ;)
looks like the ole remove the gas cap and drive another bike under trick
Does the yamaha have good power?
Quote from: stefman722Does the yamaha have good power?
Yeah, it produces somewhere in the high 90's at the rear wheel I think. It's very smooth power through the entire RPM range (13,250rpm redline). Power comes on instantly in any gear yet controllable instead of explosive. I had to do a high speed run to catch my buddy on his R6 today (we were at a 4-way and there was another car waiting after he took off so I had to wait and then play catch up) so I had to really get on it to catch him. The front end floated up pretty well when I reached about 8k in first then again shortly after I shifted into second just from hard accelleration. That's just something that would NEVER happen on the ol' GS Testarossa. I like the way the little GS corners a little better, but I've only ridden the Yamaha a handful of times and mainly 2-up riding.
All in all what I'm most impressed with so far is the comfort level on long trips and how unbelievably smooth the tranny/suspension is. I also like that it has a low-fuel light, but it's in lieu of a petcock. It comes on when the fuel level drops to the reserve level (5.0 gal tank w/ .8g reserve) I managed to get 203 miles on the tank today before it illuminated. Boy it would have sucked if the light didn't work, seeing that I didn't know it was there and I don't have a way to switch to reserve. Maybe I should read the owner's manual before I encounter an unpleasant suprise...
Yamaha YZF600R - Very highly recommended.
BK, when you traded the Baby did you happen to look back and notice the tears in it's headlight as you left the showroom? I hope you made sure it went to a good home. Lovin' my baby and this forum.
C.......
I'm going to the garage and giving my GS a big hug.
I like the mod you did on your gs to take off the front turn signals. I broke the front left one off mine when when i got ran off the rode a couple of months back. Did you have someone take it off for you or did you do it yourself?
Quote from: erijinI like the mod you did on your gs to take off the front turn signals. Did you have someone take it off for you or did you do it yourself?
I did it. They are just some short stocks from Dennis Kirk. I think they ran about $15 for the set. It's real easy to do, takes about 10 minutes per side. You don't have to remove any fairings or do any modification, just make sure you have some crimp-on wire connectors and some extra wire. The new lights don't come with long enough wires to just plug into your existing connectors, you actually have to cut the connectors off add some length and then spice/plug the wires back together.
I congratulate you on your choice. If I were to act on my bike lust, the Yamaha YZF600R would be one of my three choices to consider. My other two are the Kawasaki ZZR600 and the Honda VFR800 (if I had the bucks). The only thing I have against the bike is the lack of a center stand. :(
I can understand your move. Double the power does not necessarily double your fun. Be careful while you get to know the bike. Ride safe. ;)