The 848 is a much different seating position. That’ll take some getting used to coming off the gs500. It’s also a skinny frame. If you’re around my height or smaller with around my inseam you’ll have to work to grip the tank. You’ll be raising your feet higher to get your knees to grip the tank, so change the rearsets to something with adjustable foot pegs. Most likely, if you don’t want to change how your foot rests on the foot peg, your knees will be gripping the frame instead of the tank. The 848 has a lot of kick and pull so be prepared to do a lot more clutch modulation for speed control in first gear. It’s got good pull though in the friction zone. On certain elevated hills being stopped, I can just use the friction zone to get going as opposed to holding the rear brake to keep from rolling back on my sv. The 848 is a tight cornering machine. Took some time getting used how much tighter the 848 can turn opposed to the sv. In the beginning, turning the 848 like I would on the sv had me running inside quicker. A really great bike that you won’t even come close to using its full potential on the public roads. While road legal, it’s pretty much a bike you take to the track. Still a hoot to ride on either the public roads or track though.