Spurred on by @dern purchase and in need of a little more speed, the gt 650 has landed.
The 500 trails was a great bimble machine but sometimes lacked a bit of pace, this on the other hand is perfect. 5k brand spanker, got 3.5k for the 500, thats 100 more than I paid, so 1500 to pay, no brainer in my book.
Just done 50 odd miles and very happy indeed. More weight on wrists which I wanted, no shoulder blade pain which I did get in the 500 Slouch. Peg position is nice for me, 5 9, gears silky smooth and best of all, I like the stock exhaust note. Been looking at many options on the tube, but these are fine, but you never know, weight and stuff.
Mirrors are fine, brakes fine, suspension fine. Fuel gauge and trips are nice. The seat looks ok I think, was looking at a bump single jobby, but I can chuck a bag on the back seat for those few essentials.
The Rocker red is 5k as i said and prices do increase a little on colour choice . Apparently, these bikes were 6.5k last year, so a good price it is, compared to most other brands out there. Got a few pic's but nothing scenic, started raining soon as I left the house, did stop after a while and i was dry by the time I got home.
