Just got back from Mexico...Fantastic 2 weeks with great food and even better times on the 1250GS...
Great roads and weather even if it was a little hot during this time of the year getting up to 45 degrees celsius...The GS ran great and never misses a beat on almost 3700 miles...The rear Conti TA3 (I love these tires) looks a little shagged and it looks the ratio is 1 to 3 front to rear...15000 miles one front tire , 5000 miles for the rear tire ( but I think taking it easier the rears could last 6-7000 miles)...NAV 6 reportet 52 max lean left / right and on the Rumorosa I saw 146 mph max speed on the TFT which translated to a real 140 mph on the NAV6 GPS with Vario bags and top-case fully expanded...Not too shabby for a GS... And no high speed wobble which went away after replacing the spoked wheels for lighter and obviously truer running cast ones...I love this bike
A KTM 1290 might be 15 mph faster in a straight line but when the roads get twisty the KTM sees only the GS' back,but not for long...
The 1250GS with sports-suspension and cast wheels is close to perfect Close because I can't understand why the exhaust takes 1/3 of the right bag...Also 1 gallon / 4 liters more would be nice to have while the ADV tank makes the bike more top heavy but for trips in really remote regions 30 liters is still not enough and 35 liters would be better...GS should be 24 liters and ADV should be 35 liters !
Looking forward for the M1300GS where BMW hopefully does the same to the GS what they have done to the RR with the new M1000RR... More power , more TORQUE , lighter 17" wheels , Akrapovic sport exhaust and slightly less weight would make the GS even better and more exiting than it already is... Not to forget the nice Gilles Tooling components for your feet and hands that fel great and are nice to look at !
Tomorrow we'll know more...
Great roads and weather even if it was a little hot during this time of the year getting up to 45 degrees celsius...The GS ran great and never misses a beat on almost 3700 miles...The rear Conti TA3 (I love these tires) looks a little shagged and it looks the ratio is 1 to 3 front to rear...15000 miles one front tire , 5000 miles for the rear tire ( but I think taking it easier the rears could last 6-7000 miles)...NAV 6 reportet 52 max lean left / right and on the Rumorosa I saw 146 mph max speed on the TFT which translated to a real 140 mph on the NAV6 GPS with Vario bags and top-case fully expanded...Not too shabby for a GS... And no high speed wobble which went away after replacing the spoked wheels for lighter and obviously truer running cast ones...I love this bike A KTM 1290 might be 15 mph faster in a straight line but when the roads get twisty the KTM sees only the GS' back,but not for long... The 1250GS with sports-suspension and cast wheels is close to perfect Close because I can't understand why the exhaust takes 1/3 of the right bag...Also 1 gallon / 4 liters more would be nice to have while the ADV tank makes the bike more top heavy but for trips in really remote regions 30 liters is still not enough and 35 liters would be better...GS should be 24 liters and ADV should be 35 liters !Looking forward for the M1300GS where BMW hopefully does the same to the GS what they have done to the RR with the new M1000RR...
More power , more TORQUE , lighter 17" wheels , Akrapovic sport exhaust and slightly less weight would make the GS even better and more exiting than it already is... Not to forget the nice Gilles Tooling components for your feet and hands that fel great and are nice to look at !Tomorrow we'll know more...
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Just as sexy , practical & desireable as the Origional !!!
