Where do they get this info from?

[yorkshirepud]

My 2p worth.

The trouble with review sites and the internet in general  is it basically attracts people with a grievance about a product, company or person, and it seems to help them if they have a chance to have a whinge and moan.

I personally have had (in no particular order) a 600 Bandit, RF900, ZZR600, 955i Speed triple, Falco 1000, 1200RT, CBR1100xx, Griso 1200 8V, 990 Super duke R, Fazer 600, SZR660, K1300R, 1050 Sprint ST, KLE500 and now the GTR.   Not one of these bikes has been perfect, some have been close and some a huge mistake, but the journey has been fun!

I don't profess the be the best rider in the world, I won't be the first, or the last one back, but I always get where i'm going.  Anyone who nitpicks about difference in the performance and handling between one bike or another in the same category of bike, on a public road,  I really don't have a lot of time for.  Its more likely what they are used to riding is so different to what they are commenting or reviewing will account for a lot of the negativity.  Once you get properly used to a machine, most of the minor quirks of a bike are soon forgotton.

In terms of handling, by far the biggest thing I have noticed is the difference the tyre's make to a bike.   If i'm unhappy about the way a bike feels, it is the first thing that I would research and change.

If we focus on tourers for a second, the GTR and the RT I had are both perfectly good tourers and I would have both again.  I probably would be just as happy on a FJR!  You don't buy a touring bike and expect it to keep up with a fireblade.  Nor would I expect to ride a fireblade for 600 miles a day and be happy about it.

For me, the GTR is as good as anything I have ridden.  It suits my frame, the type of riding I prefer to do, I'm strong enough to manage it, and it makes me smile every time I go out on it.  That to me makes it my bike. 


   

[wile e coyote]

I bought my GTR in 2013 brand new , and in less than 6 months the battery in the remote was dead. I thought I was on for a lot of problems with it. But touch wood since then no issues at all. No way is the Honda "Dulls vill" a better touring bike. But I guess it is a matter of personal choice. I do miss the underseat storage I had on the FJR but the rest of the complaints sounds rubbish

[shaggs147]

Well said Mr pud

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