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The John Norwich Riders Corner In honour of our fellow moderator: John Norwich R.I.P. September 17th, 2014
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Old 06-19-2009, 02:02 AM   #26
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I spent the last day on the GS500 at PRS, loved the low-end torque.
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Old 06-19-2009, 12:41 PM   #27
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i have my first parking lot training tomorow at noon at PRS!!! cant wait!! so stoked!!
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I spent the last day on the GS500 at PRS, loved the low-end torque.
You need time with twins if you think gs500 has low-end torque.
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Old 06-22-2009, 10:49 PM   #29
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I spent the last day on the GS500 at PRS, loved the low-end torque.
they let me use that bike tonight for my first road ride...i felt 10x more comfortable on that bike then i did on the sherpas!!! hopefully ill get to use that bike again on saturday!
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I've learned that if you're a beginner and looking for a bike to avoid anything with an "R" in it. Can anyone verify if this is true?
the first bike i learned on was a TL1000S soo...that is not true...for most people, i think they would get themselves killed on that bike.
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Old 06-23-2009, 06:44 PM   #31
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You need time with twins if you think gs500 has low-end torque.
Compared to the Sherpa, it surely did!
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they let me use that bike tonight for my first road ride...i felt 10x more comfortable on that bike then i did on the sherpas!!! hopefully ill get to use that bike again on saturday!
Go early on Saturday, ask them if you can ride it.

Make sure you sign up for the Class 6 refresher course for 50 bucks or something... it's worth it and will save you the time.
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