Hey everyone! My name is Patrick.
I used to have a GTR1000 a few years a go, I wasn't very technical, and the bike was in bad shape to begin with. I rode it some 12k km before I had to get rid of it. After that I've had a BMW R65 and a XJ900F. My girlfriend is quite tall, long legs, so she didn't sit comfortably on the XJ. the GTR brought us from the Netherlands to Norway in good shape during a very nice camping trip back then, so I settled for another GTR.
I had to replace the petcock soon after I bought it, and the battery was almost dead. All works well after replacement. The only thing I have to check are the in the steering-head bearings. The bike is softly wobbling from left to right at certain speeds while riding straight, and a bit in corners, I suspect it's set too tight.
Aside from that, great bike! It's my only means of transportation, aside from public transport, so I'll be using it a lot, and hopefull make a trip to Italy next summer.
A further personal note:
I'm a biology teacher and wedding photographer (www.masque-obscura.nl), I love playing boardgames and the Chinese game of Go. I play jazz manouche and balkanmusic on guitar and violin, love Belgian beer and Italian food.
And of course, riding motorbikes.
Cheers!