Had a run up to Lockerbie yesterday to visit family - it's the first proper run I've done on the GSA (2018), at 240 miles.
Whilst a bit monotonous I took the motorway as it virtually halves the journey time and I had to get there for a set time.
I did two short stops, one for fuel, one to grab a snack, so about 20 minutes out of the saddle in about 5 hours (lots of stop/start on the M6)
The seat is the standard GSA seat and I was wearing Endura padded boxer shorts and I have to say, it was a great combination, with no sore ass throughout the entire trip.
The riding position is just fab - no aches and pains, and no stretching required, other than needing to flex my right hand whilst on cruise control, as my thumb joint got a bit sore. I tucked in with a group of sports bike riders (and a GS) for about 25 miles, and they were stretching arms and legs to gain relief quite regularly.
The screen isn't particularly good at my height (5ft 11 1/2) - you're certainly not protected from significant buffeting at speed, but I found the best position is about a 1/2 turn down from max as it's the most upright position - on max the screen actually dips down a bit. I've read so much about aftermarket additions, some good, some not so good - it's a bit of a minefield.
With the larger tank and it's angular trim my knees and thighs were in a completely wind free zone which was nice.
At around 4500rpm there's vibration, but never enough to be a problem and zero through the bars at any speed.
Lots of road surface noise coming up from the fork/tank gap as expected - not a lot can be done, but as on it's road tyres (Dunlop Roadsmart III's) it's probably better than the Anakees would have been.
The TFT/NAV 6 combination - just brill, though I still haven't sussed out how to get a "last command" through the headset - please tell me if you know
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I use the NAV 6 as the central controller, pairing both the phone and SENA 10U to it, leaving the TFT just as an typical instrument panel - the FM radio on the SENA doesn't hold a signal, so I set the phone to Radioplayer, dialled in a DAB station and had uninterrupted radio the whole journey, even in the more hilly border regions. The only problem being that because the phone was in my pocket I couldn't change stations.
During the journey I hit significant rain, but what was impressive was that progress remained so effortless - at one point I glanced at the speedo to see I was doing xx
mph in shit conditions, but it seemed much less, as the bike was so "together".
Anyway - I arrived very impressed at it's overall capability, got off with no aches and pains and parked the bike up.
All in all - one happy GSA owner
Whilst a bit monotonous I took the motorway as it virtually halves the journey time and I had to get there for a set time.
I did two short stops, one for fuel, one to grab a snack, so about 20 minutes out of the saddle in about 5 hours (lots of stop/start on the M6)
The seat is the standard GSA seat and I was wearing Endura padded boxer shorts and I have to say, it was a great combination, with no sore ass throughout the entire trip.
The riding position is just fab - no aches and pains, and no stretching required, other than needing to flex my right hand whilst on cruise control, as my thumb joint got a bit sore. I tucked in with a group of sports bike riders (and a GS) for about 25 miles, and they were stretching arms and legs to gain relief quite regularly.
The screen isn't particularly good at my height (5ft 11 1/2) - you're certainly not protected from significant buffeting at speed, but I found the best position is about a 1/2 turn down from max as it's the most upright position - on max the screen actually dips down a bit. I've read so much about aftermarket additions, some good, some not so good - it's a bit of a minefield.
With the larger tank and it's angular trim my knees and thighs were in a completely wind free zone which was nice.
At around 4500rpm there's vibration, but never enough to be a problem and zero through the bars at any speed.
Lots of road surface noise coming up from the fork/tank gap as expected - not a lot can be done, but as on it's road tyres (Dunlop Roadsmart III's) it's probably better than the Anakees would have been.
The TFT/NAV 6 combination - just brill, though I still haven't sussed out how to get a "last command" through the headset - please tell me if you know
.I use the NAV 6 as the central controller, pairing both the phone and SENA 10U to it, leaving the TFT just as an typical instrument panel - the FM radio on the SENA doesn't hold a signal, so I set the phone to Radioplayer, dialled in a DAB station and had uninterrupted radio the whole journey, even in the more hilly border regions. The only problem being that because the phone was in my pocket I couldn't change stations.
During the journey I hit significant rain, but what was impressive was that progress remained so effortless - at one point I glanced at the speedo to see I was doing xx
mph in shit conditions, but it seemed much less, as the bike was so "together".Anyway - I arrived very impressed at it's overall capability, got off with no aches and pains and parked the bike up.
All in all - one happy GSA owner
I agree with you, great ride all day bikes. I recently rode 300 miles from the NW of Scotland with a fractured ankle and knee, but no sore arse
