First post from an 1100 Gs owner

[botus]

two of the 5 I have are mentioned in that post

a 10k mile mint R1200GSA (including 10 dealer stamps for servicing by 9k miles - that had the valves all wrong - so I reset all to perfect midway clearances and set throttle body balance ) it includes the horrible TC engine and all its coughs and splutters worse than the old one, its nasty later gearbox, the nasty much stiffer throttle body's, the impossible to use ignition and levers that look identical but are a much less comfortable shape and nasty to use

a Jun 2007 R1200GS with 46k miles - light years better than ANY later one including the new 1200 GSA LC I owned, 1250 LC's I've ridden and the R1300GS

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

two of the 5 I have are mentioned in that post

a 10k mile mint R1200GSA (including 10 dealer stamps for servicing by 9k miles - that had the valves all wrong - so I reset all to perfect midway clearances and set throttle body balance ) it includes the horrible TC engine and all its coughs and splutters worse than the old one, its nasty later gearbox, the nasty much stiffer throttle body's, the impossible to use ignition and levers that look identical but are a much less comfortable shape and nasty to use

a Jun 2007 R1200GS with 46k miles - light years better than ANY later one including the new 1200 GSA LC I owned, 1250 LC's I've ridden and the R1300GS

Well it does beg the question: If it is such an awful bike, why do you still have it? Did you really get it serviced ten times in 9000 miles? Why? Nearly everything you post is either pure fantasy or at best very odd to say the least.

So you have a 2007 and 2008 gs? Or are you 'exagerating' again and getting confused? Have you had 5 gs' or do you have 5 gs'. Devil is in the detail

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

I have both on the road - the older 2008 my GS is a much nicer bike to ride.. bit gruff but suits the bike, power where you want it, light throttle action - the TC is a horror show - stiff throttle, no grunt down the bottom, exchanged for a bit more the other side of 8k and it gives white finger vibrations through the bars, plus can't even get the key in the ignition as easily like the better older one - plus the brake and clutch levers went on the journey from best in the world to negative change just for the sake of it- hate the later gearbox too

plus you don't get the noisy wake the neighbourhood unreliable flap valve in the exhaust that plays up

dude all 2008 gs' are twin cam. you are just a bare faced liar?!!

 

[Magwych]

dude all 2008 gs' are twin cam. you are just a bare faced liar?!!

Well, sort of, but no they were not. "Twin cam" refers to how many camshafts there are in the cylinder head. The other term used more commonly is double overhead camshafts ( DOHC ).

Until 2010 there was just one camshaft in each cylinder head. Although there are 2 camshafts, one per side, it is a single cam engine. A new cylinder head was used from 2010 onwards that had 2 cams in each heads, that is what "twin cam" refers to. So, in 2008 all GS were still single cam.

Whilst botus can be difficult to deal with, that does not make him wrong always.

 

[gspod]

I had an 1100 for 180K miles and now have a Twin Cam with 120K miles.
Both bikes are big and heavy to manoeuvre around.
My wife has a 2014 LC with, 52K miles, which has been lowered - it is so easy to manoeuvre around. She is thinking about getting a smaller bike over the next few years but, honestly, even a NX500 is harder to wheel around.
Obviously all the bikes are great to ride.
The big difference is the engine of the LC - it feels like a higher reving engine and much quicker. My wife came from parallel twins and much prefers the characteristics of the engine compared to the TC.
My advice would be to try a TC and LC then if you struggle to manoeuvre it around have it lowered.
Good luck

 

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

I've had a TC 1200 from new (2012 model). One of the things I like most about it is the low down grunt of the engine which has helped me out on many an occasion so I'm surprised to read how poor it is in that respect.

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

Well, sort of, but no they were not. "Twin cam" refers to how many camshafts there are in the cylinder head. The other term used more commonly is double overhead camshafts ( DOHC ).

Until 2010 there was just one camshaft in each cylinder head. Although there are 2 camshafts, one per side, it is a single cam engine. A new cylinder head was used from 2010 onwards that had 2 cams in each heads, that is what "twin cam" refers to. So, in 2008 all GS were still single cam.

Whilst botus can be difficult to deal with, that does not make him wrong always.

Fair enough. I’m in the wrong here.