Just like Cabs and Buses,you wait for ages for a Megamoto Thread then get 2 in a week !!
Got mine delivered Today (The GS was not insured so had to be collected). Sorted Paperwork out,helped Van Driver load the GS,then got the Camera out;
I'd had the Carbon Fibre Engine front cover added to the Spec,CF Rocker Shrouds too,but the fixing bolts are on Back Order from Germany,so not fitted.CF Handguards were ordered but there is an issue with availability of Mounting Brackets,so not fitted. A CF Rear Hugger was tried but would not fit due to the very nice Dustbin Sized Akropovic Silencer.I've tried EVERYWHERE for a replacement Exhaust,but there is not one available .
True to form,i got into the House to get Kitted up,and it started Raining
I waited for it to stop and then gave it a couple of hours to dry off.Say what you like,i've heard it all before,but i don't see the joy in going out and getting wet through when there is no need to. I'd ridden one of the BMWUK Press Bikes when they were made available as Demonstrators last August,so knew what to expect.
Right from the Off and using no more than 4000rpm,i could feel the difference in Power and Torque over the GS (the MM is a LOT lighter and this will have helped too). The Motor spins up quicker,the Handling is sharper,the Gear Change is Positive,the Image in the Mirrors stays sharp, all in all this is a VERY NICE Package,albeit a VERY TALL one (31" Inside Leg and i can't get both feet down flat) .
I went up to Pidcocks,just to make sure i'd done the Paperwork OK,then headed East,as that was where the Sun was !!
A6/A6006 >Melton,B676/A151 >Bourne>Spalding>Holbeach,A17>Long Sutton(Filled up here,120 Miles)>Kings Lynn,A47>Wisbech>Peterborough>Leicester> Hinckley,A5>Atherstone>Tamworth.
Pulled up with Fuel light telling me i'd enough juice for another 33 Miles and 235 Miles on the Clock.
Overall,i'm very pleased,but i knew what i was buying.I looked at a deal after the Test Ride last year,but the figures were too salty.9 Months on and i got a better Deal than was offered before (BMWUK must have a few lying around). Last year,i felt that the MM was a very focussed bike and that my GS1200 was a better all rounder.This is still the case,but i've looked at what i do with my Bikes and feel that the GS was wasted with me,capable of a lot more than i was ever going to use it for.I don't Tour,or Camp and think that the MM will be better suited to my needs.
Downsides ? The "Toolkit" is an insult,nowhere near as good as the one supplied with the HP2 Sport (not that i'd know how to use it,but it might be needed some day),the Seat is an instrument of Torture and Tank range is likely to be less than 100 Miles once the Motor loosens off and the Performance gets used,but the Bike isn't a Tourer so C'est la vie.
So what next ? I''ll be out on Saturday/Sunday to get the Mileage up over 600. I have the 1st Service Booked for next Monday !! Then it will be easing past the 1000 Mile Mark and then a proper try out at the TT Dave.
Got mine delivered Today (The GS was not insured so had to be collected). Sorted Paperwork out,helped Van Driver load the GS,then got the Camera out;
I'd had the Carbon Fibre Engine front cover added to the Spec,CF Rocker Shrouds too,but the fixing bolts are on Back Order from Germany,so not fitted.CF Handguards were ordered but there is an issue with availability of Mounting Brackets,so not fitted. A CF Rear Hugger was tried but would not fit due to the very nice Dustbin Sized Akropovic Silencer.I've tried EVERYWHERE for a replacement Exhaust,but there is not one available .
True to form,i got into the House to get Kitted up,and it started Raining
I waited for it to stop and then gave it a couple of hours to dry off.Say what you like,i've heard it all before,but i don't see the joy in going out and getting wet through when there is no need to. I'd ridden one of the BMWUK Press Bikes when they were made available as Demonstrators last August,so knew what to expect.
Right from the Off and using no more than 4000rpm,i could feel the difference in Power and Torque over the GS (the MM is a LOT lighter and this will have helped too). The Motor spins up quicker,the Handling is sharper,the Gear Change is Positive,the Image in the Mirrors stays sharp, all in all this is a VERY NICE Package,albeit a VERY TALL one (31" Inside Leg and i can't get both feet down flat) .
I went up to Pidcocks,just to make sure i'd done the Paperwork OK,then headed East,as that was where the Sun was !!
A6/A6006 >Melton,B676/A151 >Bourne>Spalding>Holbeach,A17>Long Sutton(Filled up here,120 Miles)>Kings Lynn,A47>Wisbech>Peterborough>Leicester> Hinckley,A5>Atherstone>Tamworth.
Pulled up with Fuel light telling me i'd enough juice for another 33 Miles and 235 Miles on the Clock.
Overall,i'm very pleased,but i knew what i was buying.I looked at a deal after the Test Ride last year,but the figures were too salty.9 Months on and i got a better Deal than was offered before (BMWUK must have a few lying around). Last year,i felt that the MM was a very focussed bike and that my GS1200 was a better all rounder.This is still the case,but i've looked at what i do with my Bikes and feel that the GS was wasted with me,capable of a lot more than i was ever going to use it for.I don't Tour,or Camp and think that the MM will be better suited to my needs.
Downsides ? The "Toolkit" is an insult,nowhere near as good as the one supplied with the HP2 Sport (not that i'd know how to use it,but it might be needed some day),the Seat is an instrument of Torture and Tank range is likely to be less than 100 Miles once the Motor loosens off and the Performance gets used,but the Bike isn't a Tourer so C'est la vie.
So what next ? I''ll be out on Saturday/Sunday to get the Mileage up over 600. I have the 1st Service Booked for next Monday !! Then it will be easing past the 1000 Mile Mark and then a proper try out at the TT Dave.