Streetfighter Project-GS500F

[DavidM]

Eh, regarding Touring:

Honestly, if a dude can go coast to coast on a 250 dirtbike, I think a GS500 is adequate. If you're going on a roadtrip on a bike and you find yourself on a four lane highway surrounded by 18wheelers...you took a wrong fuckin' turn, Marco Brolo.

I guess it depends on what you mean by touring, if you want to spend 2 weeks doing ~150 mile days in the mountains then the GS would be great, especially if you have a base camp so to speak. If you are looking to get the California and back in 4 weeks (and see anything along the way) you're not going to have much choice but to spend some days cruising on the highway and for that you might want something bigger and more comfortable. Plus, as Channing mentioned, spending 6 hours on the GS in any circumstances won't exactly be fun.