Thanks BD.

I've seen a little bit of motorfans discussion about the new crop of GWs. It seems some people are saying that Suzuki has substituted lower quality parts on this new build. Apparently:

1) lower quality tires (not sure, I will check it out today); and,
2) Black headers/pipes, instead of chromed.

I found that second "concern" quite interesting. It is the kind of comment I hear among the pirates. Personally, I think the black looks much better on these bikes.

The only design "flaws" I have noticed are the fenders - just too big, in my opinion, but everyone always has different opinions about that trade-off between form & function. Technically, the bike is a bit too heavy, but that is not a difficult problem to solve.