Are you GS500 4 life?  Is not, what is your GS a gateway to?

I'll probably go with an '07 FZ6 or '06 SV650 once I save enough cash.

I'm gonna get a Ninja 250...  those are the BEST bikes out there.

I can't do just one.  The FZ6 is great for errands and tours - anything with lots of street pavement.  The WRX is great for goat trails/supermoto/dualsport/general hooliganism.  The GS is a great track bike (in its current form).  The Titter is probably not going to be my SM race bike from here on out, though.  We'll see where that goes.  I'd love a real-deal 250SM in the future, but not until I get good enough to not run at the back of the pack with it.

14 months ago I moved on to a DL650 V-Strom, and it was a great choice for me!  58 MPG ain't bad either!  Just changed the oil & filter today, which takes all of 10 minutes if you're slow!  It sits high, which is fine for long-legged people like me, and I'm about at eye level with drivers in F-150's, so I have a great view of traffic all around me.

Still, if I had the garage space, I would have at least 2 bikes, and might have kept my '05 GS. 

I still want the GSR 600. Maybe someone at suzuki will read this and they will bring it to the states.

sv650, fz6, connie, or an older cb. i'll lean towards newer, fuel injected bikes though.

the gs still makes me grin wiiiiiiide so i'll keep her.

+1 on the SV 650.
I'm in love with that bike.
I'm starting to like newer models too, even though older carburetted ones with smoother lines are my favourites so far.

There's plenty of brand-new SV 650's at many dealers' nowadays, and they sell with a massive price discount (MSRP 6800-7000 EUR, actual price as low as 4500-5000 ).
Downside is, they usually don't take an used bike back for an SV, and even then I'd lose a HUGE amount of money (I couldn't get half of the 2300 EUR I paid for her last year) on the GS.

So, I'm afraid I'll have to stick with the GS for the time being.

PS: FZ6 not a bad option at all.

Quote from: ohgood on August 30, 2008, 03:46:39 AM
sv650, fz6, connie, or an older cb. i'll lean towards newer, fuel injected bikes though.

Hope you're tall and feeling strong if you want a concours. I thought I wanted one until I test rode - soooo topheavy, and with the way they manage the airflow and radiator, only good for cold weather - the heat just washes over you.

I thought the SV was injected, just from chatter picked up here.

Hmm - gs500 retrofit injection - what would that take - add O2 sensors, swap out carbs for throttle bodies (could carbs be used as basis for TBs?), add a fuel pump and injectors, and a serious CPU upgrade for the black box. Should cost, oh, twice what I paid for my used GS, easy....nevermind 

>DoD#i:

Older model SV's ('99-'02, trellis-like frame - as it was meant to be Suzuki's answer to Ducati's Monster - , smoother tank and body lines) were carburetted.
Newer styled models ('03-present, different frame, sharper lines) are fuel injected instead.

Next one in my garage is going to be a Goldwing.

i would like to get another suzuki tl1000r again, the fastest track bike outside of moto gp

Quote from: bettingpython on August 30, 2008, 08:12:15 AM
Next one in my garage is going to be a Goldwing.

thought you were lusting after a cbr1000? 

really leaning towards a zx14 myself, but am not totally against a zx12 or 10 either.  am sort of partial to the bigger, longer, smoother looking bikes.  The CBR100 and the R1 all look really sharp and angular to me, which is not unattractive in it's own right, just not for me.

Quote from: Big Lou on August 30, 2008, 01:04:34 PM
really leaning towards a zx14 myself, but am not totally against a zx12 or 10 either.  am sort of partial to the bigger, longer, smoother looking bikes.  The CBR100 and the R1 all look really sharp and angular to me, which is not unattractive in it's own right, just not for me.

of course I meant CBR1000

Rode a friend's V-Strom the other day (DL650) -- very nice bike.  I loved the engine, which had a great combination of low-end torque and revving ability.

I'm going to be looking for a BMW R1100RT or R1150RT as a tour bike.  Not soon, but someday.  My dad has a 1994, and it is fuel-injected with ABS.  Quite a ride, even for a 14 year old bike.

Quote from: jserio on August 30, 2008, 12:51:41 PM

Quote from: bettingpython on August 30, 2008, 08:12:15 AM
Next one in my garage is going to be a Goldwing.

thought you were lusting after a cbr1000? 

The new 1k would be nice, but he 954 is just fine, FYI the wing won't replace the 954. Just another set of wheels in the garage.

if i stay on the sport bike look i'm going  sv1000s (fully faired) or if i go cruiser i'll do a used street rod (stinks that I could buy a m109r for the same i could buy a 5 yr old v rod but that kinda power still makes me a little to nervous)

sv650 or sv1000.  dont know which yet. 

I like SV650's.  And I've always been partial to Duc monsters.

Gsxr 600 , or a Dr650