Weeding out post posted
Weeding out post posted
He should sign up, he'd fit in well with you lot.
Steady on mate
He won't be hard to spot, he's the one with a 35th anniversary adventure *
* His words in another of his entertaining movies, apparently he was off to feed the ducks, I have no idea whether that was achieved I lost the will to live and turned off
Hi Guys,
I'm a new 1200GS owner (picking mine up soon) and having watched this vid, I am afraid he comes across as the reason I stayed away from GSs all these years.
He is the stereotypical GS owner - a fat middle aged man who harks back to how good things were in his day and how nothing will be as good as his steam powered GS.
Having owned and ridden a lot of Jap\Italian bikes, and having ridden a few GSs over the years, I could never understand the appeal....slow and boring with a stupid indicator system which went against what everyone else was doing.
Now that I am a fat middle aged man that has been doing more and more touring miles, I have started to find my naked sports bike becoming a bit too uncomfortable. This has led me to look at the new breed of adventure bikes. I wanted a bike that was comfortable, I could tour on....and yet was still capable of scaring sports bikes in the twisties.
The new 2003 bike is it - its a revelation!
IMO it is a sleeker, prettier, more manageable bike for short arses like me and yet still retains the GS look and feel....BUT can become an animal if the mood takes you. This bike will definitely appeal to the younger rider that has always had one eye on the GS but felt he needed to wait until he had aged another 30 years before owning one.
With reference to some of the comments this guy has made:
Initially I too found it a bit snatchy - but over my test rides, I adapted to the bike and by end the of my 2 x 2hr rides, it wasnt snatchy at all.
If he thinks the GS is snatchy - he should try a Multistrada !
Clunky gearbox - I didn't find it particularly clunky - my CB1000R LUNGES forward when put into first!
Power delivery - I wonder whether he had the bike in Dynamic mode? That definitely affects the power delivery making it more urgent and aggressive. Again, after a few hours you get a feel for the bike and how it will respond.
Tacky plastics - take a look at a lot of other bikes out there - the GS is still a nice place to be.
All in all, I loved this bike. I enjoyed pottering around in a high up position with the relaxed power delivery and pliant suspension. However, when the demon reared its head...with a couple of button pushes I firmed up the suspension, remapped the engine to Dynamic sports mode and went off in search of sports bikes in the twisties.
I cant wait to collect mine
Hi Guys,
I'm a new 1200GS owner (picking mine up soon) and having watched this vid, I am afraid he comes across as the reason I stayed away from GSs all these years.
He is the stereotypical GS owner - a fat middle aged man who harks back to how good things were in his day and how nothing will be as good as his steam powered GS.
Having owned and ridden a lot of Jap\Italian bikes, and having ridden a few GSs over the years, I could never understand the appeal....slow and boring with a stupid indicator system which went against what everyone else was doing.
Now that I am a fat middle aged man that has been doing more and more touring miles, I have started to find my naked sports bike becoming a bit too uncomfortable. This has led me to look at the new breed of adventure bikes. I wanted a bike that was comfortable, I could tour on....and yet was still capable of scaring sports bikes in the twisties.
The new 2003 bike is it - its a revelation!
IMO it is a sleeker, prettier, more manageable bike for short arses like me and yet still retains the GS look and feel....BUT can become an animal if the mood takes you. This bike will definitely appeal to the younger rider that has always had one eye on the GS but felt he needed to wait until he had aged another 30 years before owning one.
With reference to some of the comments this guy has made:
Initially I too found it a bit snatchy - but over my test rides, I adapted to the bike and by end the of my 2 x 2hr rides, it wasnt snatchy at all.
If he thinks the GS is snatchy - he should try a Multistrada !
Clunky gearbox - I didn't find it particularly clunky - my CB1000R LUNGES forward when put into first!
Power delivery - I wonder whether he had the bike in Dynamic mode? That definitely affects the power delivery making it more urgent and aggressive. Again, after a few hours you get a feel for the bike and how it will respond.
Tacky plastics - take a look at a lot of other bikes out there - the GS is still a nice place to be.
All in all, I loved this bike. I enjoyed pottering around in a high up position with the relaxed power delivery and pliant suspension. However, when the demon reared its head...with a couple of button pushes I firmed up the suspension, remapped the engine to Dynamic sports mode and went off in search of sports bikes in the twisties.
I cant wait to collect mine
Managed 30 seconds, but can't stand the sound of his voice' he sounds like Henry's cat.
WELL IT FKIN WELL ISNT ME!!!!!!Sweepstake, who's your best guess.......this could get messy
PLUS when I commented that he didn't even mention the computer modes, he was quick to respond saying and I quote "get off my back"... Someone please provide the gentleman with some Prozac.
As previously stated the first video was Cannon BMW, Braintree. The bastard video was London Road, Stanway, Colchester Essex!! Fuck thats where I live???
No, its not me but I will be keeping an eye out for him.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwketqH8NDo
This guy just hasn't got a clue - he is an embarrassment to motorcyclists. WTF is a Jinxer?
remapped the engine to Dynamic sports mode and went off in search of sports bikes in the twisties.