Am i going to regret this.....

[Cretin]

Hello all

Just a quick question, how many people on here have come from a sportsbike background and have not got on with a gs. I am currently riding a r1 and am having second thoughts about putting a deposit on a gs in the midle of next year.

 

[steveh]

I've only had sport bikes up to the GS

Bought the GS and as a road bike just love it. I've still got a gsxr 750 k7 still which I use mainly on the track (9-10 trackdays a year) however next year time will probably dictate that track days will be few and far between so the gsxr will be moved on spring time.

At the moment after 4 years with the GS(1200) I don't feel remotely like moving it on.....maybe ohlins and a spruce up....or maybe a new GS

 

[chad]

cut me in half and you will find GSXR750 written right through me,,,,,do i love my GS hell yeah:cool

it would be nice to have both but ive done so much more and had somuch fun on the GS its a no brainer

the first thing you will think is WTF !! have i done but after that

 

[Mr K]

I hereby apologise and retract my "Fake Noob" accusation.

I feel shame.

 

[bisbee]

Horses for courses if all you want to see is the white line in the middle of the road and a lot of petrol stations stick with the yam

 

[Jeremy]

Honda CBR600->Ducati 900SS->Honda Fireblade->Yamaha R1->BMW GS650->BMW 1200GS->BMW HP2->BMW 1200GSA - see a pattern? The GSA was the best bike I've ever owned.

Mind you I am currently having a trip back to the Dark Side with a K1300S

 

[chad]

Honda CBR600->Ducati 900SS->Honda Fireblade->Yamaha R1->BMW GS650->BMW 1200GS->BMW HP2->BMW 1200GSA - see a pattern? The GSA was the best bike I've ever owned.

Mind you I am currently having a trip back to the Dark Side with a K1300S

and fantasizing about my 1150GSA

 

[Cretin]

I hereby apologise and retract my "Fake Noob"
accusation.

I feel shame.

Don’t worry about it mate, nothing taken to heart. I can be a bit of a noob sometimes especially when having a brain fart moment.

 

[John Armstrong]

Can you afford a 2nd hand GS to try for couple of months before selling the R1?

I'd like to have a K1300R for when I want to accelerate like mad, a touring bike for going places with the Missus, a pogo for going off road and a track day bike for hooning about on. Just as well my ability to type exceeds the on bike ability, so I'm happy with a GS

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

1000 EXUP onto the GSA and never looked back.

 

[Cretin]

Horses for courses if all you want to see is the white line in the middle of the road and a lot of petrol stations stick with the yam

I am looking at going to bmw for my next bikes, after borrowing two of my uncles bike for a six month period (R1200GS x 2 months, K1300S x 4 months)
while he was serving in afghanistan. This is where I have got the problem I have fallen in love with both bikes and can't decide which one to go for.

 

[bisbee]

It's maybe an age thing I'm just past fifty however I've ridden the arse off my 1200 gs around the Isle of Mann twice this year for four or five days at a time and not many rice rockets passed me but equally I can take a shed load of stuff in my panniers anywhere like camping etc

 

[STUBBS]

no would never go back like the gs to much now

 

[KMD]

I went from a VFR800 to a VTR1000 SP1 , when an off roading accident broke my leg and compressed a bertebra. The SP was then too extreme for me, and having seen a mate of mine throw a GS through the Tende Pass into Monte Carlo, I decided a GS was the way to go. And I have to say I haven't regretted it once.

It was an eye-opener for me. In truth, you can only ride so fast on Roads, and having a super dooper bike does not mean you can go any faster on them. I still maintain similar overall speeds on my GS as I did on the SP, but in complete comfort. Admittedly I have yet to get my knee down on the GS, but on the SP I only ever achieved that on a track anyway, and the SP was only faster (on the road) on sweeping A roads. In tight twisty stuff it was geared too tall, had limited turning circle, and I found I was slipping the clutch too much on switch backs. Basically, on the road it could be hard work.

My Brother went from an R1 (2004) to a GS and he too has no regrets. I think the beauty of the GS, and probably the reason it succeeds the way it does, is that it has all you need to ride quickly and comfortably, on the road. Which is where 99% of us do our riding.

 

[gs1150]

I previously had an sv650s and went for an 1150gs as i needed a 'more practical' bike.

yes it is heavy but you have to treat it with the respect it deserves when pushing it around.

I am over the moon with my bike, since 6th form i've always wanted one and it has been worth the wait and 220miles to a tank! who needs 180bhp and 130miles to a tank?

The looks of an 1150gs alone are worth it.......i'd buy another!

gs1150

 

[Rob J]

1000 EXUP onto the GSA and never looked back.

Made the same transition. Love my GSA, just can't ride the fecking thing enough !!

Doh!!!

 

[Mark8303]

Trends...

Suzuki TL175(or was it 185) - BSA Starfire - Ducati 750ss - Honda VTR1000 - R1200GS (like comming home)

 

[lastcard]

Get yerself to Balderstons and take their demo bike out for at least 3 hrs. Then as many times as you want after that. It can take some people a long while to `click` with a GS.
I`ve had 2 1150`s and a 12 GS now on a 12 GSA. Inbetween I`ve had a CBR600RR,CBR1000RR,VFR800,CB1000R and the only one I wish I still had was the 600.but no way I`d get rid of my 1200GSA. Just as quick point to point in the real world,more comfortable and carry loads of gear. result.
Also take out the GSA as I personally think it`s a lot better all round than the standard GS I had in 07(personal opinion only everyone!!)
Have fun testing those GS`s

 

[Bikerbaz78]

The biker history lol

Hello all

Just a quick question, how many people on here have come from a sportsbike background and have not got on with a gs. I am currently riding a r1 and am having second thoughts about putting a deposit on a gs in the midle of next year.

Hey mate,

My life as a biker has been all about modifying, improving bikes to make them accelerate, handle and brake better than when the factory let them out of the door. I've riden bikes since the age of seven including the following (excluding the ones i've forgotten )

Honda ATC70, Puch Maxi, Puch Monkey Bike, Suzuki TS125ER x2, Suzuki TS50ER, Honda C90, Yamaha DT400, Honda MX50, Yamaha DT50, Yamaha DT125R, Yamaha DTR125, Kawasaki AR125, Yamaha RD350 YPVS F2 x2, Honda CBR400RR, Honda (1976) CB500, Honda CX500, Honda CBR1000F x2, Kawasaki ZX750R, Kawasaki ZZR1100 x2, Honda CBR900RR x2, Ducati 900SS (FI), Honda VL1000 Varadero, CBR600 (jelly mold), Kawasaki ZX9R, Yamaha XJ700 Maxim, Aprilia SL1000 Falco and since December 19th 09 a 2000 plate R1150GS single spark...

(No..... some of the above I should never admit to but desperation for 2 wheels and poverty got the better of me, none the less you see it paints a picture)

The above excludes 15 other bike projects but they dont count as I never road them and of course mates bikes which i've ridden.

Anyway.... Having owned and ridden the above, most of the sports bikes I had for about a year and road every day including to and from work, ice, snow, wind rain etc. It's just part of life and I dont think about the weather I just ride!

The GS is the most FUN bike I have ever ridden, fantastic visibility of the road when in traffic, will be great for some green laneing and light off roading and goes round bends better than it should. I stuff the GS into a fast bend using all the same lines as would a sports bike and it sticks holding a better line than some of the other stuff i've ridden!!! There is so much Torque down the bottom end it makes me laugh and having removed the baffle makes me feel at home having my ear drums rattled whilst pottering along at 40 mph at 2500 rpm in 3rd BECAUSE I CAN!!! (different story when trying to conserve fuel )
The greatest new concept that I have been preaching is when I owned sports bikes, head down, arse up.... I noticed my surroundings when I left and next when I stopped. With the GS you still ride like you used to but still have time and enough comfort to look around and see what you have been missing. When you arrive at your destination you dont need to break out the deep heat in order to operate your neck fully or smoke ten cigars to calm yourself after trying to convince yourself for 25 miles that there are another 15 riders chasing you along Silverstone and your reputation depends on it!

As for the 1200GS or K1300... You already have a road bike, you've DONE road bikes! The GS is great on the road... Watch a GS go round a track with sports bike on youtube. The power rangers may leave the GS momentarily on the straights but watch every corner

Own a bike that can do as much as your riing ability allows opposed to only riding to the ability of the bike... and YES.... I'm converted! (and still ride it like I stole it )

Buy a GS

 

[Giles]

I think the beauty of the GS, and probably the reason it succeeds the way it does, is that it has all you need to ride quickly and comfortably, on the road. Which is where 99% of us do our riding.

Spot on. Riding quickly on the road has everything to do with view, vision and realworld (ie, road not track) usable power. A twin or a v four that punches out of corners with gusto and a riding position that lets you scan the horizon easily will always make a great mannered road bike.