How do you ride yours.

[Pip_UK]

I don't think the GS would ever feel proper fast on the straight, whether you short-shift on the torque or hold each gear to the red.

However, on twisty roads, the engine is just peachy, IMO, and the GS feels faster that anything else I've ridden, or would want to.

My suggestion for if your GS isn't prodding the excitement buttons any more: keep adding corners, hills and mountain passes until the grin starts to ache.

 

[Yonkyo]

Thrashed its bollox off since new. 19k miles later and its a peach.
GS's just loves to be revved.

 

[Balders1450]

Did you ask how to drive your car? It's a machine, it's under warranty, just ride it!

 

[PaulW21781]

Not 'quite' as spirited as I rode my old Bandit 1200, but still don't fanny about with it.

Way I see it, if I'm too afraid of things breaking/the bike skidding out from under me, what's the point of even owning one?

Already dropped it once in the snowy ice, and all I did then was have a good laugh about it No point crying over spilt milk.

 

[Rasher]

I thought the FD would fall apart long before the engine

Odd question, what were you expecting?

I got off a ZZR1400, I found the GS considerably slower, seemed obvious before I even test rode the GS that it would be slower and regardless of revving the tits of it I was gonna lose some performance.

The GS has a OK bottom end decent midrange and is OK up top, but obviously not designed to be caned. I therefore use the mid range more than anything and the top end when I need to zap past several cars in one hit, if I found myself constantly at the redline I think I would buy another bike.

 

[MorayGSer]

How do I ride Mine.............................Like a Madman!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jonnywave]

Take it...

Take it For a proper ride, at least an over night. When I changed to a boxer it rely very weird. As some one told me "ride the torque dude".

 

[george]

get your ear plugs in otherwise it will sound like its going to put a leg oot the bed

 

[Nick Eyles]

Thrashing a 1200GS; WTF?

Really Tony C, all larfs aside, if you need to thrash your GS you've got the wrong bike or it's seriously f...... and I really doubt that. Where do you do your riding?

 

[Bounce]

I rode sports bikes fast for years....and enjoyed it.

Now I have my GS adv, I still ride it fast when I want too, and slower when I choose to....sat down, stood on the pegs, side saddle fi the mood takes me....

Simply put...ride it how you want to, when you want to......

Nuff said....

 

[Giles]

It's all relative to where you play. Of course it'll feel slow and ponderous on very fast open roads, but take it down some of the twistier b roads, and this bike is a delight!

Come on!!!! Get with the revolution ... B roads, gravel, gnarly and nadgery, shady copses and tight awkward corners. Get the Uber fast A roads out yer system and then go and learn how to give yer brain a proper work out!!

 

[sven]

It's all relative to where you play. Of course it'll feel slow and ponderous on very fast open roads, but take it down some of the twistier b roads, and this bike is a delight!

Come on!!!! Get with the revolution ... B roads, gravel, gnarly and nadgery, shady copses and tight awkward corners. Get the Uber fast A roads out yer system and then go and learn how to give yer brain a proper work out!!

This is exactly what we spent last summer doing - exploring the goat tracks of the Lakes, Dales and North Yorks Moors and finding nice little pubs for lunch The GS can still shift on the faster roads of course and it's this flexibility we enjoy and still being comfortable day after day on tour It's just overtaking which takes more planning after the K1200S and I've had to learn how to use the gearbox again

 

[snerkler]

Another advantage of the GS over performance bikes is it's easier to keep your licence clean

 

[forest biker]

Another advantage of the GS over performance bikes is it's easier to keep your licence clean

+ 1 with that one

 

[Nick Eyles]

It all depends on what you're used to I suppose. I had a rented K1200GT out of Vegas last year and did all the fast twisties up and down through Death Valley (Highway 190 west of Death Valley Junction has to be one of the best rides anywhere in the world; fast, open curves, new tarmac and great scenery) and frankly I thought my 1200 GS handled better especially the ability to use the engine as a brake which is virtually non-existent on the more powerful multi tourer. Nice looking bike admittedly but a tad lacking in character. A bit 'gray' like the color it was.
The 1200GS is multidimensional; it can handle the fast freeways no sweat but it can go anywhere off them. But thrash it not; it ain't that kind of machine. Would you thrash a friend?

 

[Giles]

I regularly thrash her indoors......

 

[North]

Just riding about town I shift between 3000 to 4000 rpm.

 

[snerkler]

The 1200GS is multidimensional; it can handle the fast freeways no sweat but it can go anywhere off them. But thrash it not; it ain't that kind of machine. Would you thrash a friend?

Do you never use the full rev range then? It's designed to be used