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Actually, perusing the story more closely turns out it was a mammoth which brings me neatly to my point.

Why would you spend more pennies for more weight, wire wheels and a medium sized municipal reservoir sized tank?

As a Busa owner I'm plainly immune to styling that enhances Cojones size from raisin to full Victoria plum in a wheel barrow status;) so what drives you GSA owners?

My initial impressions are that your are getting a worse bike for more money but, plainly it's not that simple. Is it?
 
Well your bike is good at doing only one thing - going very very fast in good weather on good tarmac.

A GSA will do everything your Busa can't and more importantly it'll do it well - which is why people love 'em so.
 
I read the question (Trolling?) to be "Why the Adventure and not the 'vanilla' version".

:nenau
 
snoopy said:
A GSA will do everything your Busa can't and more importantly it'll do it well - which is why people love 'em so.
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I wish my GSA could do 190mph or whatever it is. :(

But I'm glad my GSA doesn't shred tires every 2000miles...
 
Maybe*

because the make attracts "braces and a belt" type paranoid personas anyway and the GS in particular.

i.e;
"with THAT much fuel capacity i'll never have to worry about filling up on a Sunday in France when the only stations open will only take French credit cards"

oops.
i mean
"while traversing the Serengeti en route to the Amazon i can make it through the parched no-mans land of _________ without having to stop for bandits."
insert Hot Spot country of choice above.

*Maybe;
has a variable value ranging from zero to eleven -
dependent on which Tosser you ask.

;)

personally a reserve fuel capacity to me, means turning the other tap on.

:D

~~
R10 Og s
 
My bad.:)

I should have said that after 8 very good years the Busa and I are about to part :tears

In a protracted decision making process only bettered by the Middle East peace talks I've decided to purchase a GS12 with a view to getting my biking kicks in different flavour.

It just seemed to me that to buy the GSA would mean I was submitting to the same base desires as I did when getting the Busa only wearing a different comedy outfit.

It's no biggie if you buy a bike for it's style and never use a fraction of its potential and, as I sit here in my Gucci slippers clutching my Mars Bar mug, I have to admit to being a marketeers dream.

It's just that this time I'm gonna resist and buy the better bike (GS) rather than the marketeers hype (GSA):)
 
I've limited experience of both but I think the GS feels light and wieldy and feels to me like a designer put as much thought into achieving the design brief as the the average Jap sports bike designer does with his brief (IMO a lot). It's the first BM I've felt like that about for .....well ever really. At no point did I feel like I was riding a throwback.

Now take a standard GS, throw a huge tank on it with bodywork to match and while you're at it another few stone of adventure bling and, the new bike, although more capable than the supertanker size would suggest, is too narrow in its appeal for me.

I don't need the range. I certainly don't want the added weight, especially high up and I don't need knobblies and wire wheels.

It's a no brainer for me but I can well understand why fashion afficiandos the world over go for the GSA.
 
Edvard Munch said:
I don't need the range. I certainly don't want the added weight, especially high up and I don't need knobblies and wire wheels.

It's a no brainer for me but I can well understand why fashion afficiandos the world over go for the GSA.
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I use the range. I certainly don't mind the added weight in the form of big wardrobes for my stuff, especially high up and I use knobblies and wire wheels where I ride sometimes.

It's a no brainer for me but I can well understand why fashion afficiandos the world over go for the GS.

;)
 
Edvard Munch said:
Actually, perusing the story more closely turns out it was a mammoth which brings me neatly to my point.

Why would you spend more pennies for more weight, wire wheels and a medium sized municipal reservoir sized tank?

As a Busa owner I'm plainly immune to styling that enhances Cojones size from raisin to full Victoria plum in a wheel barrow status;) so what drives you GSA owners?

My initial impressions are that your are getting a worse bike for more money but, plainly it's not that simple. Is it?
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Simply they may not do everything well but they do do everything :beer:
 
I think I went for a 12GSA over standard because....

I like the fact I can ride to work all week and only bother about filling up once a week, it becomes like a car in that respect (a good thing!?!). I am a mixture of style monkey with lots of functionality thrown in. The bike won't be off the road getting bits fixed when the inevitable happens because the protection has saved the bike from serious damage and has saved it once already. I can strap what I like to the bike in various configurations and not worry about it's carrying capability. I have a desire to own a 'top of the range' anything with all the gadgets as long as my perception is that I'm getting value for money (quality ?) assuming I have the money in the first place.

And I like my 'toys' to look unusual, and seek some attention, which the GSA certainly does.

After 2 months of ownership and 2000 miles I'm not sure that I could now tell the difference between the standard and Adventure, I would have to ride a standard again to find out. I manage to flick mine around with ease and seem to pass most other bikers except the dedicated sports riders (those on a mission) and I'm still getting used to it (I don't have knobblies fitted....yet).

The comfort aspect also adds to the Adventure's appeal, a supporting seat and bigger screen being the main ones.

Then there's the chunky style...........
 
I've had a couple of budget 1200's before my GSA

I prefer the GSA and would buy another If a good deal came along

Reasons?

I only have to fill up once a week rather than twice.

Suspension is better for me on the GSA, the Budget GS's I owned nearly always had the rear suspention wound up hard to ensure there was enough ground clearance (cornering) this gave the bike a harsh feel. On the GSA i can use softer settings and just up the damping a little now and then, have a smooth ride and still have good ground clearance. Fit the low GS seat and the GSA seat height is similar to the GS, peg to seat is a little closer but as i'm a little stumpy in the leg it matters little to me.

Bigger alternator (at the time 06)

I also prefer the style of the ADV

Shep
 
I prefer the GSA coz i am used to something much bigger between my legs. :nenau
 
Why the GSA over the lightweight GS?

When I got mine I would add on cylinder protectors, extra lights, engine bars once I'd got the bike. Plus I like the look of the spoked wheels. Bigger bike makes me look relatively smaller :)

Once you add those onto the lightweight bike the price difference isn't so great. The convenience of the bigger tank is usefull on Sundays in the Scottish highlands.

So the spoked wheels plus other bits plus "free" bigger tank and IMO the GSA "looks" like a GS should, the lightweight one doesn't have that "look". YMMV.
 
The normal GS1200 does feel lighter and slightly quicker on acceleration I thought when I rode one. I went for the GSA coz I hate filling up with petrol so I have to do it less, on 300 mile trips that involve motorways you dont have to stop at services, wasing time you could be moving and get ripped off. I preferred the colour schemes and as somebody else mentioned you can use just about any loading configuration with all the rails, bars etc.

Mainly I got it to slow me down as I ride four cylinders faster than is really sensible.

Alas that didnt work as the big GSA doesnt handle to badly and on the road to Braemar last weekend I was the first where we were going, not racing or owt but the bike just felt solid and planted while cornering encouraging you to "go" a bit.
 
Edvard Munch said:
It just seemed to me that to buy the GSA would mean I was submitting to the same base desires as I did when getting the Busa only wearing a different comedy outfit.

...

It's just that this time I'm gonna resist and buy the better bike (GS) rather than the marketeers hype (GSA):)
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Go submit! :D I test rode the R1150GS, R1200GS and the R1200GS Adv ... the latter is the better bike IMHO ... way more planted than the GS (you'll probably apperciate that). I'm an average rider but I feel I get plenty out of the Adv ... and it's capable of way more than I'm ever likely to ask of it.

In my view the weight is a positive rather than a negative (stability in windy conditions in particular) and really isn't that noticeable. The tank range is very useful for reasons noted elsewhere on this thread ... and for sheer road presence the bike is hard to eclipse - and you'll probably appreciate that too :D

Test ride the GS and then the Adv ... back-to-back if you can ... and make your decision on that basis. I really thought I would buy the GS with wire wheels, until I test rode the Adv ...

Everyone here will have a different pov - so ignore us :D ... if you're really on the cusp of spending 12k+ (for a fully equipped Adv) you need to know your own mind ...

Paul
 
I don't doubt they can get a move on in the right hands but I had a CX500 once and was rarely overtaken. OK this was mainly due to taking up most of my side of the road as it weaved and wobbled but you get the picture.

As to the weight being 'barely noticeable' that's a bit like saying John Merrick had a slight facial blemish:D

I am going to buy a GS that's the best part of 11 big ones with all the goodies and I am completely unswayed by your pitiful attempts to simultaneously appeal to my sense of utility and my obscurely felt desire to have a huge knob.;)

It won't work I tell ee.:mad:

I'm stronger than that.:rolleyes:

Mind you if I did get one I'd never stop in a service station to avoid getting ripped of (again ) either:jibber
 
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