After buying my 900superlight I realised that I wasnt getting what I wanted out of a bike with my 999 biposto, yep it had the looks (subjective subject but imho it was distinctive) and performance and handling, but I wasnt using much of these and found myself riding the torque more than revs plus never needed the ground clearance slapped on its side (wasnt going to ever trackday it). so I came to a decision to punt it for something more representative of those needs, plus had to be a little left field too,
so got myself as you've probably guessed from the forum a Paul Smart 1000
I used to a have 1000ss b4 the 999 but didnt gel with its ride position/handling which was missing something for me (thinks: front springs in the 1000ss are just wrong rate with poor damping control) and the ohlins on the rear looked nice but the showas on my superlight and 999 offer better control?! So I had to have a V-twin, didnt need 4 valve topend (or service costs) and didnt fancy a monster or multi, which left the PS or a sport classic ;-) choice was obvious (4 me) as the bling on the PS won me over the cheap rate forks on the sport or sport 1000s (GT what?).
And I can say now I've got it, its not a superlight but its not a bad substitute for when I'll have the SL in bits
ride pos is not as streched as I remember the 1000ss, nor as low bar wise as a 999 but pegs and saddle are high, in fact its a fair bit higher than the 999 and with slightly higher pegs too, though I used to run the 999 on the lowest peg setting.
The sport classic range doesnt seem to have caught on as much here as it has in the states , maybe too retro for uk ? but I think i'm gonna like it , bought as a keeper that i can fiddle with over time, though due to lack of take up here I'll probably have to look stateside for bits .
pics attached when it stops timing out the upload ?