Not really, it's like a stuck recordI think he's a very good button presser
First 100 miles on 1300 v 1250
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You’ve obviously not seen the latest TFTs then such as that fitted to the new KTM 1390s with much higher resolution, touch screen and fully integrated nav independent of any phone .
But I’ll shut up to stop upsetting all the sensitive souls on here .
Ok, I’ll hold my hands up and apologise to all you loyal people who don’t have a bad word said against your loyal steed . I guess I’m not brand loyal and buy what I want rather than just ‘upgrade’ blindly to the latest GS .
But I do find it incredulous what BMW charge for the basic bike and then spend more to upgrade stuff like headlights . Shouldn’t BMW fit the Pro as standard on a £20K bike ?
You’re right . I won’t ever own one but not for the reasons you think . And how many on here own theirs rather than rent it on PCP ?
I do...I am fortunate that I dont do anything on PCP...not even cars.....But if PCP fits then why not?
Correct. Not seen the KTM offering. Not likely to. As like you. Not interested in buying a KTM.
Quite like the Ducati Multistrada offering if I think about it.
But not buying one of those either.
Surely the TFT screen and backlit switches are a long way down the list of the qualities to be looked for on your next bike. Had a blast to the coast on my 13 year old Monster yesterday, first ride after its winter hibernation, it still ticks all the boxes for me. My 20 year old GS is still delivering the important stuff without TC, modes, TFT or even abs since I had the servo removed. I would like a 1300 though, the first GS I have really liked over my Hexhead, all the models between looked too fussy to my eyes
Re original post - the fueling is much smoother in road mode rather than dynamic. There are a few YouTube hero’s that advocate using road setting and stiffening th suspension. I’m fine with the normal settings - enduro for bogs, road for boreens and motorway…..dynamic for fast sweeping roads and dynamic pro for acting the Cnut.
Dynamic Pro doesn't give you anything more than Dynamic, it simply allows you to reduce throttle response, traction control and ABS
I changed suspension and TC settings so mine is very different
J biker
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Back to post 1.
Try setting the damping to -2. I found a big difference with the harshness eliminated.
Try setting the damping to -2. I found a big difference with the harshness eliminated.
Larry Langford
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At first I was overloaded by all the phone like electronics on the newer BMW bikes but after a couple of years I wouldn't want the backlit controls. I think in certain conditions the light coming off backlit switches would be annoying and distracting imo. Once you learn where the bright lights are, then the heated grips, then the cruise stuff....... it's easy enough ... I can find them now without even looking. If you do ride at night, do pay attention to the road, truly .....
Back to the 1300 ..... I was over at a BMW shop the other day for a club meeting and I actually seem some 1300s running coming into the parking lot. They do clearly rattle a bit. But I also noticed that the header pipes coming out of the cylinders were as blue as blue is .... They seem to be running them very lean imo ...
I am officially back on the market for a GS or possibly a lowered GS. My legs are too short for the GSA suspension on my present GS. Not by a little either. I actually dumped it in a parking lot the other day, being a little rusty this spring, and being too many steps ahead of the bike. The fact that I have to be a little over to one side to have my foot down firmly. Also the seat is just too wide giving massive hip cramps at times, although they do go away. It's a good thing I have the RS which fits me very well and I like it better for the most part ...
Back to the 1300 ..... I was over at a BMW shop the other day for a club meeting and I actually seem some 1300s running coming into the parking lot. They do clearly rattle a bit. But I also noticed that the header pipes coming out of the cylinders were as blue as blue is .... They seem to be running them very lean imo ...
I am officially back on the market for a GS or possibly a lowered GS. My legs are too short for the GSA suspension on my present GS. Not by a little either. I actually dumped it in a parking lot the other day, being a little rusty this spring, and being too many steps ahead of the bike. The fact that I have to be a little over to one side to have my foot down firmly. Also the seat is just too wide giving massive hip cramps at times, although they do go away. It's a good thing I have the RS which fits me very well and I like it better for the most part ...
No need to apologise to me, I am neither brand loyal, or a sensitive soul. I also didn’t upgrade blindly to the latest GS. I buy my bikes after much research and not on PCP, although if that’s the way folk are able to get into a bike they want, then who are you to pass comment on that? As a pilot you’re obviously financially solvent. Unfortunately you are graceless with it. You’re actually a bit of a snide with your comments, constantly criticising the bikes folk ride, their choices and their way of financing the bike. This place is a GS owners site and yes, that means there are posts to the positive and to the negative of the bikes we ride, you take the piss though and are becoming a single Issue maniac. Get a grip and move on, it’s boring. Oh and regarding the headlights, they are fine. It wouldn’t matter if the OEM headlight was brighter than the sun, owners would still fit additional lights to their bikes, such is their volition.
I am also fortunate that I don't need and never have needed PCP or finance to buy a bike or a car. However, when it came to doing a deal on the 1300gs, a bike that didn't really excite me, bought purely out of necessity, it seemed prudent to explore the possibility. It turned out that I got 14k back in the bank for the two bikes I owned, £1250 deposit for the 1300 and £210 a month for 48months. 3.9% APR, not base apr. Warranty extended for the term of the PCP. Felt like a decent deal so I went for it.
Five months down the line and I am starting to gel with this bike. Not having a clutch has seriously increased my riding pleasure. I have had zero issues so far and it appears to be very nicely built. Another 3 1/2 years and just give it back. It's warranted for the full term so no problem there. I'll be 74 by then, so maybe either dead or time to hang up my boots, that is unless Guzzi have come out with an auto V85 by then.
Well said that man.
the BM TFT screen is a disaster, the old GS analogue instruments were light years better, more info, easier to read, and easy to find what you wanted
only one bike now has a screen worth bothering with and unlike the vast majority of halfwit engineers they bolted round the right way
From fifth-gear power wheelies to offline maps, the 1390 Super Adventure R is anything but subtle.
KTM’s new 1390 Super Adventure R is here, and it is a serious piece of work. Rennie Scaysbrook takes the 173 hp, 1350 cc V-twin adventure flagship into the desert to see whether all that power, tech and long-travel chassis actually add up in the real world.
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Exactly that!!’ Well written post. Well said. Thank you.
Why oh why do smaller people insist on riding GS’s when they don’t have either skill or stature for such large bikes?
Can anyone confirm, please, if I've understood the manual correctly, or not?
I know a chap who’s collecting his new KTM 1390 Adv, todaythe BM TFT screen is a disaster, the old GS analogue instruments were light years better, more info, easier to read, and easy to find what you wanted
only one bike now has a screen worth bothering with and unlike the vast majority of halfwit engineers they bolted round the right way
From fifth-gear power wheelies to offline maps, the 1390 Super Adventure R is anything but subtle.
KTM’s new 1390 Super Adventure R is here, and it is a serious piece of work. Rennie Scaysbrook takes the 173 hp, 1350 cc V-twin adventure flagship into the desert to see whether all that power, tech and long-travel chassis actually add up in the real world.
I bet he’s smiling a lot, right now ….riding home through the Dales
Unfortunately you can not conveniently toggle the OEM auxiliary spots on and off. I suggest just leave them on
Thee was nothing wrong with a button on previous models. They didn't need to re-invent it.
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