My GT650S dropped a valve so my employer kindly lend me a second hand VTR off the floor. I rode it for about two weeks.
What a pleasant bike. Pleasant in every category. Power delivery was very smooth... almost to smooth, I tend crave a bit of top end rush. Acceleration was pretty good and due to the smooth power delivery I felt no need to take the revs far beyond 9000rpm. Low end torque made this bike tops for long controllable wheelies and finding you’re way through busy city traffic.
Handling was stable, nothing to complain about here although front forks would have respond better if they were serviced and I experience some off center back wheel bouncing when braking extremely hard.
Test on speed gave me a max off 257km/h on the clock which are usually a bit optimistic.
This is also one of the more if not most reliable performance V-twin motors out there... GREAT BIKE!!
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Excellent
Reliability
Excellent
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Good
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