Hill starting issues

[Flipfly]

When starting to pull away on a hill, my bike seems to pull away smoothly and doesn't hop around like a kangaroo on speed, is there something wrong with my traction control?
I have heard that some GS owners are struggling to engage kangaroo pull away mode due to failing electronics.
What am I missing by not having kangaroo mode? Do bm sell it as an optional extra for the 1150?

 

[Uncle-Fester]

I think the fix for this is called an 1100 ??

 

[Wreford Miles]

There's a steep road that runs down into a valley and up out the othersude near me, at the last count there were 7 WC's at the bottom

 

[Flipfly]

There's a steep road that runs down into a valley and up out the othersude near me, at the last count there were 7 WC's at the bottom

 

[Fanum]

It's easy.

1) get a job that means you can piss away more money than your bike is worth if it LOOKS shiny and farkly enough.....and is probably a bit of a later model than your neighbour's
2) forget that you know how to ride a motorcycle and imagine you're back on a 16 inch wheel BMX with stabilisers, with your dad's hands on your shoulders making sure you're ok all the way
3) get your arse sensor, eyes, sense of balance and the muscle control for your right hand disconnected by a decent surgeon
4) get so pissed up that you forget all common sense and lose all of your (admittedly limited) intelligence, secure in the knowledge that Dr Van Helmut Cheese will probably let you get away with being a fucktard
5) then ride like you're on a 1200 toilet

Alternatively, just carry on the way you are and enjoy the best ever variation of the breed, free of "Help me, I don't know how to control my right hand" mode disease, "fucking hell I'm not grown up enough to deal with this!" traction controlitus and of course the dreaded "I'm such a fucking backwards numpty I can't tell if I've got a flat tyre" syndrome.

 

[Schtum]

So much envy and such failed attempts to disguise it as derision......

 

[Fanum]

So much truth and such failed attempts to disguise it as satire......

Fixed

 

[Schtum]

Fixed

What have you done with William and why have your replaced him with this disingenuous, intellectual pygmy.....?

 

[Fanum]

What have you done with William and why have your replaced him with this disingenuous, intellectual pygmy.....?

Why have your replaced?


Dear oh dear

 

[Schtum]

Why have your replaced?


Dear oh dear

Isn't that how it would sound in Estuary Engrish....?

 

[Fanum]

Isn't that how it would sound in Estuary Engrish....?

Does sir mean "EstuarINE" ?

And no, ye gowk

 

[Schtum]

Does sir mean "EstuarINE" ?

I don't know....they all sound the same to me.

 

[g.s.john]

A combination of clutch,throttle,front brake, and a judicious application of manual dexterity works fine for me.
All them big words in one sentence i'll have to go for a lay down now

 

[Flipfly]

Does sir mean "EstuarINE" ?

And no, ye gowk

Another win for old tech

 

[Nutty]

Another win for old tech

 

[Baggers1]

When starting to pull away on a hill, my bike seems to pull away smoothly and doesn't hop around like a kangaroo on speed, is there something wrong with my traction control?
I have heard that some GS owners are struggling to engage kangaroo pull away mode due to failing electronics.
What am I missing by not having kangaroo mode? Do bm sell it as an optional extra for the 1150?

I suspect you cheat by making use of the neutral light in combination with the super hi tech, expensive RID option on your 1150 and therefore know what gear the bike is in. .

 

[Flipfly]

You can get out of here!

If we can't play in the crèche then you better have your name on the list to come in here

 

[Nutty]

You can get out of here!

If we can't play in the crèche then you better have your name on the list to come in here

You can, of course, play in the creche, but you keep knocking everyones toys over!

 

[Flipfly]

You can, of course, play in the creche, but you keep knocking everyones toys over!

Not true! They fall over by themselves, it just happens that I'm always stood next to them

 

[Steptoe]

I find always parking facing downhill cures most hill starting issues.