Desierto 3.......?

[Farmer Palmer]

Touratech Desierto 3....... Anyone got one on their GS/GSA?

I've had the hots for one of these for ages but are they any good?

I really like the Rallye look it gives the GS/GSA but is this terribly expensive tower of teutonic plastic and perspex any good?

FP.

 

[mr badger]

It's so expensive you'd have to love it.

 

[APE]

Thought about this myself for a while but what put me off was the risk of cracking it if you dropped the bike - and such a lot of money

Also not convinced the screen would be very effective. Suspect its form over function.

 

[Vern]

I saw one on an 1150, and couldn't believe anyone could sell such shite quality stuff with a straight face.

 

[Farmer Palmer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVoyruef3WA&feature=player_detailpage

I was thinking it would be hard to beat the standard GSA screen and winglet combination and i use the Touratech locking screen extender aswell which gives even more protection.

The Desierto 3 gives the bike a completely different look though and i like it.....!

Another thing to consider is that it's around £100 cheaper if you buy it from Touratech Neidereschach in Germany

FP.

 

[APE]

It's certainly an 'eye-catcher' but I can think of better ways of spending £500 or whatever they cost these days. Good luck if you decide to go for it and you'll always get a big chuck of money back if you decide to sell it

 

[Farmer Palmer]

It's certainly an 'eye-catcher' but I can think of better ways of spending £500 or whatever they cost these days. Good luck if you decide to go for it and you'll always get a big chuck of money back if you decide to sell it

That's the thing......£500 is a lot of dough and pays for a seasons motorcycling(service and a pair of tyres)

FP.

 

[APE]

That's the thing......£500 is a lot of dough and pays for a seasons motorcycling(service and a pair of tyres)

FP.

Exactly - I went through the same though process

 

[Fanum]

I do rather like the look that they give on those 2/3rd scale model GSs

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Touratech Desierto 3

After having a bit of a spring clearout and selling a few bits and bobs on here over the last few weeks i've been able to raise some spare cash and order a Touratech Desierto 3 fairing for my GSA30.......!

Looking forward to the new look aswell as fitting the fairing and trying it out. Although i'll need to make a few alterations to the cockpit area such as moving the GPS mount to the handlebar crossbrace rather than up on the original GSA upper screen mount.

I've wanted one of these Desierto's for a wee while now so it'll be interesting seeing if it'll live up to expectations.

FP.

 

[APE]

Make sure you post a pic when it's fitted

 

[UturnTony]

got a desierto3 with the first GS i bought and i transferred it to my next as i loved it
as a screen it is so effective as it can be adjusted until you get it right for your riding position. it also transforms for the better (imo) the look of the bike.

as has been said it's expensive but if you can run to it i think it's worth it.

enjoy

 

[rocky burns]

I love mine.

 

[immigrant]

Coupla pics of mine:

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Coupla pics of mine:

Nice1

What colour paint is that? It looks kind of greenish in the photos!

Have you been able to mount a GPS behind the fairing?

FP.

 

[immigrant]

Thanks FP.

It's NATO green.

There's a GPS behind the fairing. Can't remember exactly where and how it's mounted but can check for you tomorrow.

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Desierto 3........!

Tightened the last two b*stard bolts on my Desierto 3 tonight so it's good to go!

The installation wasn't as bad as i'd thought but there were a few tricky bits such as the two lower front fairing allen bolts that hold the Desierto fairing onto its subframe aswell as the two hex bolts under the fairing holding the instrument panel cover on.

If I did it again i'd probably do things a wee bit differently but it was ok, one of those jobs where you need three arms and a monkey or a least a small victorian kid.....!

Fairing looks excellent and in combination with the 'new' angular cattle grid headlamp protector makes the 'ageing' 1200GSA look more aggressive and individual.....!

FP.

 

[Schtum]

Fairing looks excellent and in combination with the 'new' angular cattle grid headlamp protector makes the 'ageing' 1200GSA look more aggressive and individual.....!

We only have your word for that, so far. C'mon man - where are the pics?

 

[Mr K]

"I'm with pedantic" ^^^^^^^^

 

[Schtum]

"I'm with pedantic" ^^^^^^^^

You've just been added to the list of dimwits who can't discern the difference between pedantry and precision, Chris.