Dilemma

My GS LC is five years old in April and I've had a similar dilemma. It's still in excellent condition and has only covered 25.5k miles. Half of this has been on a new 2016 engine fitted under warranty due to a bit of corrosion.

I'm struggling to justify changing to another GS as its £8k+ to change for a very similar bike.

The RT is a great bike if you ride two-up all the time, otherwise I found mine a bit lardy for everyday use. Having said that, 99% of my riding is two-up.

I really fancy an R1200/1250RS, but again it's £8k+ to change. For £9k I could buy a brand new Z1000SX and keep my GS.

I'm coming to the conclusion that I may as well keep my GS and buy a nice second hand toy that may appreciate in value :thumby:
 
Which bike to go for? Close your eyes and think for your self: Which bike do I want to see when I open them. Then go to the dealer and fill in all boxes on the form.

Stay away from common sense. Common sense is for women.
Real men follows their desire. You choose the equipment for your bike like if you could choose freely from the Victoria Secrets catalogue for your mistress. Then you ride it. (the bike...) :beerjug:
 
knutk said:
Which bike to go for? Close your eyes and think for your self: Which bike do I want to see when I open them. Then go to the dealer and fill in all boxes on the form.

Stay away from common sense. Common sense is for women.
Real men follows their desire. You choose the equipment for your bike like if you could choose freely from the Victoria Secrets catalogue for your mistress. Then you ride it. (the bike...) :beerjug:
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I think you've been watching too much Babe station.

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Only my take/input/anecdotal jibber jabber on this, all the advice already posted is good and I would not argue with any of it (even if it was wrong!).

However a mate of mine, who was totally disgusted with BMW (to be fair had purchased some awful Friday afternoon beemers, awful luck - it does happen!) after many years bought a Suzuki V Strom (yeah, I know guys, but at £8k all in they are cheap!). he then spent 20 mins on my R1250.

His new R1250 arrives in a few weeks..............
 
If the finance gets you the better deal then take it. Cancel it within the cool off period and arrange the Santander loan.
 
Mark Hooton said:
Only my take/input/anecdotal jibber jabber on this, all the advice already posted is good and I would not argue with any of it (even if it was wrong!).

However a mate of mine, who was totally disgusted with BMW (to be fair had purchased some awful Friday afternoon beemers, awful luck - it does happen!) after many years bought a Suzuki V Strom (yeah, I know guys, but at £8k all in they are cheap!). he then spent 20 mins on my R1250.

His new R1250 arrives in a few weeks..............
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My mates the same , he is trying to work out the legality of selling his kids at the moment , I say sell them...…..
 
Mark Hooton said:
Only my take/input/anecdotal jibber jabber on this, all the advice already posted is good and I would not argue with any of it (even if it was wrong!).

However a mate of mine, who was totally disgusted with BMW (to be fair had purchased some awful Friday afternoon beemers, awful luck - it does happen!) after many years bought a Suzuki V Strom (yeah, I know guys, but at £8k all in they are cheap!). he then spent 20 mins on my R1250.

His new R1250 arrives in a few weeks..............
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You’re a bloody bad influence, Hooters :rob
 
SMcGirr said:
thank all, I might have a run on a GSA to try. I have a GS 1250 booked out for an hour on Saturday, weather permitting and then an RT 1250 for 2 hours. I might add the GSA to the list and then decide. Cost to change is around £6 1/2 k (for the GS TE with literally all the baubles) depending i.e. if I take finance the price goes down a bit but BMW finance is 10% APR which is silly and Santander will do it for 3% so if I decide to finance the difference I'll have to the sums.

Thanks again all, I'll let you know. Meanwhile ride safely.

SP
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Arrange the loan, take out the finance to get the discount (if that's what's on offer), cancel the finance and pay off with the loan (you get to keep the discount). Just takes a phone call to BMW. Done in a few mins, no quibbles. Unless you're a really bad debt case, the fact that you have a loan as well as taking out finance (that way round) won't matter a jot. Of course, your dealer might be a bit miffed at the lack of commission.

I'm surprised at some of the quotes being given to upgrade. I have a 2017 GS TE Excl, and had guessed it would still cost me 6K min to upgrade to a new Excl.
 
Tractors are go said:
They are getting wise to that, and still seek the lost interest. Son explained it all to me, but I wasn't listening.

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They can’t do that. Bought two cars recently, both on finance because of the discounts and goodies thrown in. For both cars I paid the balance off before the first direct debit, no issues whatsoever.
 
iandavid said:
They can’t do that. Bought two cars recently, both on finance because of the discounts and goodies thrown in. For both cars I paid the balance off before the first direct debit, no issues whatsoever.
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They can’t do it, but it’s not the best way to keep your dealer on side. Especially when you need them as an ally, should you need to approach BMW for a warranty claim.
 
The Nutty GSer said:
They can’t do it, but it’s not the best way to keep your dealer on side. Especially when you need them as an ally, should you need to approach BMW for a warranty claim.
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I specifically asked My dealer how many payments should I make to secure your commission before paying off and he said it makes no difference to them as they don’t get any finance commission
 
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