Quality - Honda vs. Kawa (and others ?)

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When I was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in Tucson, I used to take the seat off my GS1100 and take it into my air-conditioned office. It would get too hot to sit on if I left it on the bike all day in the sun. Also, had to be careful about putting the bike on the sidestand on asphalt, as it would sink in to the asphalt and fall over.

I few times in my past I had to wrench the sidestand out of the summer asphalt. The bike(s) listed at an extreme angle, but somehow did not topple over.