Had a good ride today. Went to a small town 30 miles away and had breakfast. I have been riding for a year and a half. Gary has a GS1100G, shaft drive, has been riding for more than 40 years. My Bandit has a pipe and Ivans jet kit. On the way to breakfast Gary blows by me like mad. He does this 3 or 4 times. I watched my mirrors and as he was coming at about 95 mph I dropped down a gear and WOT. Gary went by and about 30 yards out I got my speed up and started pulling on him. He let off, I slowed down still behind him.
Now this is my first big bike. I looked up the specks on the GS1100G and it is right there with the Bandit. Gary told me his bike was kitted. After breakfast Gary jumped on me again. I did not hit it too hard, and Gary slowed down and we cruised to a stop sign. We took off and at 60 mph Gary jumped on it. I was ready. I kicked the Bandit down to 3rd and nailed it. I was pulling on him so fast it was not funny. He backed off, and I shut it down. I knew my bike ran pretty good but not like that. We traded bikes and Gary told me my bike was tight, nice suspinsion and stable.
I always respected Garys GS1100G, still do. But it no match for my Bandit.