GSA LC......33000 miles.....heres the good n bad....

[Camel Toe]

Right then......30k, one year, all weathers, hard riding, most of it on road......Morocco, Norway, Europe.....and Scotland.
Moans..... my right under thigh gets piss wet through when riding in the wet (never a problem on other gsa and various tyres)...solved with Klim Badlands trousers. The windscreen shakes like me after ten brandies.. not helped by the £100 touratech deflector fitted on top of the screen but its the best bit of kit i purchased as all the shite now goes over me.. Yeah i get a bit of corrosion but if i wanted a shiney bike i would get a Harley...get real..its an adventure bike......the indicator switch is a pain in the arse to reach unless ya thumb is as long as my dick..... and finally, when will BMW illuminate the switch gear for us who ride in the dark as the amount of switches is like concorde cockpit..

Good.... it puts a smile on my face after all the stresses of life.....it uses no oil.....it handles like a dream.... you can weave in and out of traffic as if you are on a skate board....it has a big fuck of out of my way presence on the road.....you can do silly miles on it in a day and you will tire before the bike does......it carries my missus wardrobe wherever we go (and trust me, thats some stuff..).... and it makes all the other wanabee gs copies look like mopeds..

Conclusion.....stop fekkin moaning on here and enjoy the beast..... you could be a lot worse off.....

 

[team duvet]

Top mileage in one year...great honest write up

 

[MondoRich]

Great review still laughing

 

[GS TRV]

Big miles indeed!

Although in that time you would think that you wouldn't need a light to show you which switch is which

 

[Camel Toe]

When ya get to my age ya lucky to remember where bike is........

Big miles indeed!

Although in that time you would think that you wouldn't need a light to show you which switch is which

 

[Micky]

When ya get to my age ya lucky to remember where bike is........

You're only a sprog yet lad ...

.... but good to know you're enjoying ya 'bike

 

[Ash]

Top mileage in one year...great honest write up

+1
Nice to hear it..

 

[Camel Toe]

yes Micky.. but you know who my master was..........

 

[rocky burns]

Nice to hear some posatives instead of all the negatives for a change.

 

[Camel Toe]

Nice to hear some posatives instead of all the negatives for a change.

 

[Tricky]

Right then......30k, one year, all weathers, hard riding, most of it on road......Morocco, Norway, Europe.....and Scotland.

Thought Norway and Scotland where already in Europe?

Nice write up with no buggering about and the best blue colour.

 

[oxforshirerider]

Nice one John, as a fellow high miler 24k but mostly commuting daily, rather than fun trips overseas boooooooo!

I have had similar 'issues' as you, I sorted my screen wobble with a set of braces from Cymarc - they appear nicely made and hold the screen a lot more solidly. Great to hear the wind deflector was a good purchase, its next on my list.

I too was getting fed up with wet trousers, swapped mine for some Rukka Cosmics' which keep me dry. I slapped a Mudsling on the back (which doesn't fit well with knoblies by the way) and fender extender on the front (which has since had to go as didn't fit with the Altrider Skid Plate I have just fitted). Rear mudsling seems to keep worst of it off through.

Love your point about stopping moaning, I must be one of the moaners though but North Oxford BMW have been amazing on the warranty with new engine and swing arm due to corrosion, new headers due to stuck exhaust flap, new quick shifter due to original unit failure, new left hand switch gear due to cruise control failure and new gear lever connector sue to excessive play in the movement........even with all those changes I still love the bike, North Oxford BMW are great and smile stays on my face whenever I ride it!

 

[Camel Toe]

jeez.....thats half a bike replaced on warranty...!!!
Thanks for tip on screen brace...ive had no trouble apart from a bad dose of the shakes so i will have a look at Cymarc...
The screen deflector works for me and allows me to ride with helmet open with no problem...it also stops the buffeting ya get if ya behind a truck......
Would still like to see BMW fit a rear fog light but now im being picky.....

Cheers ....

Nice one John, as a fellow high miler 24k but mostly commuting daily, rather than fun trips overseas boooooooo!

I have had similar 'issues' as you, I sorted my screen wobble with a set of braces from Cymarc - they appear nicely made and hold the screen a lot more solidly. Great to hear the wind deflector was a good purchase, its next on my list.

I too was getting fed up with wet trousers, swapped mine for some Rukka Cosmics' which keep me dry. I slapped a Mudsling on the back (which doesn't fit well with knoblies by the way) and fender extender on the front (which has since had to go as didn't fit with the Altrider Skid Plate I have just fitted). Rear mudsling seems to keep worst of it off through.

Love your point about stopping moaning, I must be one of the moaners though but North Oxford BMW have been amazing on the warranty with new engine and swing arm due to corrosion, new headers due to stuck exhaust flap, new quick shifter due to original unit failure, new left hand switch gear due to cruise control failure and new gear lever connector sue to excessive play in the movement........even with all those changes I still love the bike, North Oxford BMW are great and smile stays on my face whenever I ride it!

 

[ButtonMoon]

Nice one John. You're making me want another one.
You forgot to mention that some times if you've got 8 BMW's in a group they tend to go the wrong way, leaving the little KTM to go the right way


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[Camel Toe]

ha....yeah...bit like when ya go wrong way down motorway and all those other silly buggers are going wrong way heading towards ya.....

Come on Mark...get that wallet emptied....

Nice one John. You're making me want another one.
You forgot to mention that some times if you've got 8 BMW's in a group they tend to go the wrong way, leaving the little KTM to go the right way


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[ButtonMoon]

ha....yeah...bit like when ya go wrong way down motorway and all those other silly buggers are going wrong way heading towards ya.....

Come on Mark...get that wallet emptied....

You've done that too !!

I will. I will. Just I'm a bit tight. Keep waking up to see if i've lost any sleep.


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[rocky burns]

Nice one John. You're making me want another one.
You forgot to mention that some times if you've got 8 BMW's in a group they tend to go the wrong way, leaving the little KTM to go the right way


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What happened to your last one Mr Moon

 

[patzx12]

Good going, The LH switch is a hassle, (short thumb)

 

[ButtonMoon]

What happened to your last one Mr Moon

I broke it


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[Wrinkly]

Problem is if no one moaned nothing would ever change, and things needed changing on the early W/C bikes.

In relation to the muck getting chucked up onto your legs, there where some OEM infills that I think are about £12, work a treat.

Had a go on a 2016 gs before my latest purchase...still not impressed...great bike, just to many bits that are not acceptable.