RIDE MAGAZINE's Best Bike Survey

[Chris Canning]

Where did I mention anything about websites?

Oh blimey everything has to be in a literal sense e'h it was just an example to show what an odd ball bunch Tiger owners are,regardless of what anyone thinks of the GS lot they do have camaraderie Tiger owners have non,people have short memories but when the 1050 came out the old guard of the steamer and 955 brigade made it very clear what the position was hence they buggered off and started their own site,but of course nothing to do with sites just an example  :icon_wink:

[chairhead]

Tiger owners are very go it alone(actually I'd say very strange) and always have been hence why there are and have been so many different websites(I know of no other bike like that) the slightest blip 'Oh I'll set up another website'

Oh really 

http://www.ukgser.com/

http://www.gsclubuk.org/forum/

http://www.bmwgs.co.uk/

http://www.f650.co.uk/

http://www.r1200gs.info/forum/

You'll note that the GS forum includes all GS's from stone age to watercooled

Every single one?

Chris, what are you going on about 

[nickjtc]

Doesn't it all boil down to the fact that we are usually mad keen about the particular machine in our life that is current flavour du jour? Not that one is 'better' than another, or that the owners of one brand are that bit more fervent about their particular machine?

When I had the VFR800 it was the best bike in the world, imho at the time. When I had the '79 CB650 it was obviously the best sohc Honda ever made. The Thruxton was my first Triumph and I was in awe at how well it did all the things I needed it to do. Now I've got a Steamer I am expectant that it will also do everything I hope.

Let's face it, the % separation of the top bikes in the RIDE survey is not that great and the fact that BMW have slipped a bit down the rankings doesn't mean that the bike has turned to cr@p over the years, just that there are riders of other bikes who have had slightly better experiences with theirs.

[Chris Canning]

Tiger owners are very go it alone(actually I'd say very strange) and always have been hence why there are and have been so many different websites(I know of no other bike like that) the slightest blip 'Oh I'll set up another website'

http://www.ukgser.com/

The rest are a minor detail jeeze they even have a triumph section 

While I'm convinced that the GS lot when buying one have some kind of injection the 'Oh so superior type' but f me it's a good website.

But where they really fall down is the 'Kings Clothes' with the like of Hilltop Remap mind you as I once had pointed out to me if the lord hadn't mean't you to be sheared he wouldn't have made you a sheep 

[Chris Canning]

Doesn't it all boil down to the fact that we are usually mad keen about the particular machine in our life that is current flavour du jour? Not that one is 'better' than another, or that the owners of one brand are that bit more fervent about their particular machine?

When I had the VFR800 it was the best bike in the world, imho at the time. When I had the '79 CB650 it was obviously the best sohc Honda ever made. The Thruxton was my first Triumph and I was in awe at how well it did all the things I needed it to do. Now I've got a Steamer I am expectant that it will also do everything I hope.

Let's face it, the % separation of the top bikes in the RIDE survey is not that great and the fact that BMW have slipped a bit down the rankings doesn't mean that the bike has turned to cr@p over the years, just that there are riders of other bikes who have had slightly better experiences with theirs.

Well if there was a prize for the person who's ridden the most miles with a mate on a VFR I'd win it he's had a 750 2 800's and 3 V Tech's I've ridden them and I think they really are one of the great all round bikes and the same with BM's GS but neither are for me,but I understand why folks buy them,but I have to confess non of the bikes I have bought have made me think they are the best in the world,more like their a decent starting point to make them better.

As for Triumph my first new Tiger lasted 6 weeks and Triumph supplied me with a new one and the moment the warranty ran out so did I !!! but it didn't stop me buying a 3rd and by which time I realised Triumph had started to get their act together well sort of !!! and it had possibilities so with a change of rather a lot it's not too bad.