Anyone else fitted alloys to a 1200 GSA?
1200 GSA Alloys
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elefantmanshawn
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Oh hell no,thats just wrong,you should have saved yourself a few quid and bought a shitty entry level GS,shame on you....
What's wrong with alloys on a GSA?
elefantmanshawn
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nothing each to there own,you'll end up with a bike that looks like a gs trying to be a GSA,I sugest you should maybe have bought the road version in the first place and saved money as it comes with alloys already for that mass produced look
Which road version is that? Oh a GS!
Sorry, forgot all you macho GSA riders that tackle the far flung corners of the worlds dirt roads ect.
[Apologies for those who don't fit the following]
Most GSA owners never get past the local Tesco's. Just have a look at the GSA's for sale on here. Most haven't done 4-5K a year, so don't start any purist crap. It's a bike that has the bits I need to do the traveling I do (20k per annum on weekends and holidays] and how it looks is up to me. At least I won't get mistaken for a Ewan or Charlie wannabe!!
Mr K
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"the road version"
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Doodle
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Only one question in my mind. What was wrong with the spoked wheels?
If it allowed tubeless tyres, I could understand - but so do the spoked wheels
The spoked wheels (to the best of my knowledge) are stronger.
The alloys look fugly. Even on the vanilla GS I prefer the spoked wheels. The only reason I'd want alloys is if they're 1200S ones
The only benefit I can see is marginally easier cleaning?
If it allowed tubeless tyres, I could understand - but so do the spoked wheels
The spoked wheels (to the best of my knowledge) are stronger.
The alloys look fugly. Even on the vanilla GS I prefer the spoked wheels. The only reason I'd want alloys is if they're 1200S ones
The only benefit I can see is marginally easier cleaning?
I love the spoked wheels on the GSA 
they look even better covered in shite
they look even better covered in shite 
As the OP says, it's totally up to him and fair play to him for that, I don't see any need for a relatively new forum member to start insulting the guy's choice.
However, I too agree that the spoked wheels are stronger and look a bit better. I can understand having alloys with road tyres if you have the spoked ones sitting in the garage fitted with TKC's or the like ready for off road use.
With genuine curiosity I ask the OP, Why do you prefer the alloys?
However, I too agree that the spoked wheels are stronger and look a bit better. I can understand having alloys with road tyres if you have the spoked ones sitting in the garage fitted with TKC's or the like ready for off road use.
With genuine curiosity I ask the OP, Why do you prefer the alloys?
Only one question in my mind. What was wrong with the spoked wheels?
If it allowed tubeless tyres, I could understand - but so do the spoked wheels
The spoked wheels (to the best of my knowledge) are stronger.
The alloys look fugly. Even on the vanilla GS I prefer the spoked wheels. The only reason I'd want alloys is if they're 1200S ones
The only benefit I can see is marginally easier cleaning?
Don't like spoked wheels.
Never have done since my old '61 Velo.
Bitch to clean.
Extra maintenance - tensioning etc.
Less unsprung weight with alloys and you can feel the diference.
Don't loose air pressure as quick as spoked wheels.
Spoked wheels are possibly stronger - but when was the last time you bent or broke a wheel of any type? [Macho off-road riders need not apply]
If spoked wheels are stronger why aren't alloys an option on the standard GS?
If spoked wheels are stronger why doesn't Rossi or Haga use them?
If spoked wheels are stronger why don't all BMW's come with them fitted - in fact why don't all bikes come with them?
It's just a style thing on the GSA - too boost the macho image of the rider.
Why do you think non-GS riders nickname the GS/GSA as "Tesco Trollies"?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - I think they are OK - of course I could spend £1,200 on a set of specials -R1200s wheels are very nice.
So what did you do with the spoked wheels you took off?
You do know that you are now being called a TWAT by every owner of a "shitty entry level GS" on the forum, who by the way make up the vast majority of the membership.
Stored in garage ready to go back on when it's time to sell.
I'm not that silly, nobody wants a GSA with alloys fitted!
CAWT 
Red, Don't take offence to one twatty member that is spouting off.
BMW put spoked wheels on the GSA because they are stronger, They are indeed an option if you buy the regular GS new. Indeed they are not race wheels and yes they are probably heavier, Their design is such that they lose no more tyre pressure than the regular alloy rims.
If it's your choice then good for you.
BMW put spoked wheels on the GSA because they are stronger, They are indeed an option if you buy the regular GS new. Indeed they are not race wheels and yes they are probably heavier, Their design is such that they lose no more tyre pressure than the regular alloy rims.
If it's your choice then good for you.
WindyChuffer
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LoL.
Don't worry takes more than that - and I don't have a "shitty entry level GS" - I have the "
Trolley" version with alloy wheels.
I love my "shitty entry level GS" seeing as when I bought her, you couldn't get a 1200GSA as they hadn't been invented then. She's still as good today as she's always been. I've also taken her to places that some GSA riders would baulk at, and she's coped admirably even with the alloy wheels (which are stronger than you'd think).
Check out the Morocco postings for photos of 1200 bikes with Alloys and vario panniers touring in the mountains.
(not mine I hasten to add)
Check out the Morocco postings for photos of 1200 bikes with Alloys and vario panniers touring in the mountains.
(not mine I hasten to add)
Good on ya Pukmeister!
Don't let these "spokies" have it all their own way!
Don't let these "spokies" have it all their own way!
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