Africa Twin Slays GS in Bike Mag Full Test
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GS-Jonesy
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Nice video. He was riding like that to try and keep up with his buddy on a LC GSA who disappeared off over the horizon a few seconds in. As you can see at the end of the video...he didn't catch up
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ2CL9iNM4I
Even more grunt and throttle blips for extra sex appeal - can't to that with an auto gearbox
Even more grunt and throttle blips for extra sex appeal - can't to that with an auto gearbox
14 seconds, 3rd to 2nd .... CLUNK !!!!
How peeps live with the gear box on the LC GS God only knows ...
they learn to change gear, this guy still needs a bit more practice.
130 klicks ??
80 mph ??
Not exactly 1190 territory is it .....
But you never know when some sneaky bastard plod might ride up behind on an unmarked GSXR !!!
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There's good gearboxes and there's bad gearboxes. The toilets seem to have the latter. Every single one I've ridden has had a bad gearbox. My '05 GS had a good 'box....but weirdly, WMB seem to have loused it up big time on the toilets. No-one with years of experience riding bikes should need to 'learn' how to change gear, but it seems you need to adapt to the crappy gearbox on the toilet....and that makes it a bad gearbox.
14 seconds, 3rd to 2nd .... CLUNK !!!!
How peeps live with the gear box on the LC GS God only knows ...
Well you posted this in November 2013 when you owned one
"It's different now! Like it or not, it's a different breed, and IMHO, it wants (needs) to be spanked just a little bit.
You should be dipping the clutch by the tinyest amounts with a preloaded left foot, just as you should be matching your revs on down changes with a blip of gas.
So if you're struggling with the bike and it's gears in particular, don't just slag it off! Step back, and see if there's stuff in your riding that you can do to meet the bike half way. And that's not necessarily a weakness in this bike, all bikes have their little ways, and a half decent rider will soon feel what different bikes want from their rider in return."
Well you posted this in November 2013 when you owned one
"It's different now! Like it or not, it's a different breed, and IMHO, it wants (needs) to be spanked just a little bit.
You should be dipping the clutch by the tinyest amounts with a preloaded left foot, just as you should be matching your revs on down changes with a blip of gas.
So if you're struggling with the bike and it's gears in particular, don't just slag it off! Step back, and see if there's stuff in your riding that you can do to meet the bike half way. And that's not necessarily a weakness in this bike, all bikes have their little ways, and a half decent rider will soon feel what different bikes want from their rider in return."
Well played, Toddy!
The earlier bikes had a single plate dry clutch, the toilets have mutiplate wet clutches - the clunk is nothing to do with the gearbox.
Ha ha .... Well it turned out to be the crappiest gearbox I've owned in nearly 30 years of owning bikes ...
FFS its not the gearbox! its the clutch which drags more that it should - which I believe is all connected to it being a self-energising slipper clutch - I KNOW other bikes have similar clutches and don't clonk as much as the GS and this is what BMW need to address if they can - BUT one can use this clutch/gearbox perfectly smoothly if one bothers to adapt. It has hardly been a show stopper for most of the World, just look at the sales figures! There will, of course, always be a few 'sensitive' types who just cannot work it out though!
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.............. BUT one can use this clutch/gearbox perfectly smoothly if one bothers to adapt. It has hardly been a show stopper for most of the World, just look at the sales figures! There will, of course, always be a few 'sensitive' types who just cannot work it out though!
I know, I know and I'm be willing to bet that many of those naysayers, many of those that criticise the WC have never even ridden one!
FFS what do they know? Patronising, pompous, arrogant cnuts
Andres
Ha ha .... Well it turned out to be the crappiest gearbox I've owned in nearly 30 years of owning bikes ...
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Very good
Andres
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ2CL9iNM4I
Even more grunt and throttle blips for extra sex appeal - can't to that with an auto gearbox
Makes me want to sell the AT and rush out and buy another one, NOT !!
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Engineer, the guy in the video, V-Told. Is it just me.....being cautious? It doesn't look to me like he is going to be alive this time next year .
His riding is a bit dodgy - I learnt my lesson about looking at girls when riding a motorcycle many many years ago - ouch!
No lack of grunt though
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