Any Advice on Preparing for Off Road

[sockpuppet]

the BMW offroad lot also seem to have more incidents of injury and broken bones than any other off-road school I've encountered... admittedly while I would like to, I've not attended their course, but I've met a lot of walking wounded who have. I'm not sure what that says about learning on a GS/GSA...

They ovbiously just didn't give it enough revs. There isn't a problem in the world that can't be solved with more revs.

 

[jammyk]

off-road on the GSA is superb fun. you just have to be sensible on what you, the bike, the terrain and the weather allows you to do.

I have had some great fun offroad in my Landy 110, i have also enjoyed my time in a Range rover. different experiences approached in (not too) different ways.

Similarly, i have had the please of riding scramblers (school boy 50 cc) to twin enduros. they all have merits.

My GSa is the best mix between offroad abaility, on road comfort, long commutes and looking like the muts nuts when with the pub crowd.

In short, its more of a range rover experience than my defender, but fun in its own right.

in direct response to the post question - take off anything from the bike that can be removed easily and that you cannot afford to replace: luggage, fogs, pillion seat, screen...

and be prepapred for struggles if (when) you have to make a warranty claim.

 

[Snoopy]

+1 on that, I knocked one of mine off on a very simple, but slippery lane... it was later explained to me that they arent actually plastic, but in fact made from a very soft cheese... you can araldite them back together easy enough and I think it's Rev Chuck who makes some great ally housings for them...

I'd question Windy's estimate on bits though, been a long time since I've got replacement bits, but I think the engine guards were around £60-80 and about the same for the bark busters, so you're looking at over £200 for a set there... but like I say, its been a long time since I've tried buying bits

Hella DE's (fitted to GSA?) are magnesium.