How not to treat your gs

So if I stall it all I need to do is drop it on it's side, pick it up again, and it'll start? Good job he's got rocker cover guards, from one who knows.
 
Greenman14 said:
So if I stall it all I need to do is drop it on it's side, pick it up again, and it'll start? Good job he's got rocker cover guards, from one who knows.
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No , you need to drop it on both sides twice and drag it around the floor before it will restart.
 
The last deliberate letting down of the bike was to get petrol from one side of the tank to the other.
I've had to do it myself after dropping the bike when low on petrol. At least I think that why it was necessary. It was discussed on here previously.
The others, however??? Hmmm. :duno
 
Being honest, that's exactly how you should treat your GS!

My GSA is used as a pampered road bike and I bought into the LWR/LWD thing with dreams of far away bike adventures but so far after 5 years ownership I've never been near off road

I say respect to this guy for having a go!
 
Couldn't agree more, that's what these bikes are made for. May as well get a R1200R if you'r sticking to tar. I've done pretty much the same as the guy in the film on more than one occasion when you're knackered and out of water.
Can be tricky on your own though, this was my HPN 1040 (modified R80G/S) in the Namibe desert in South West Angola on my tod in 2007. It was a bugger of a climb, dropped it 7 times in 28kms!
The other pic was what the HPN looked like soon after it was built, a lot of people would just keep it in a heated garage. . . but it was made for Africa to be used and a little abused!
 

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HPNer said:
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The other pic was what the HPN looked like soon after it was built, a lot of people would just keep it in a heated garage. . . but it was made for Africa to be used and a little abused!
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Feck, that's gorgeous :clap

Like you say, bikes are built to be used - look after them yes, but, use the feckers for the what they were built for :)

Andres
 
I don't think anybody was disputing the bike going off road. Perhaps some of you need to look a little closer at the video and how things unfold...unnecessarily.
 
HPNer said:
Couldn't agree more, that's what these bikes are made for. May as well get a R1200R if you'r sticking to tar. I've done pretty much the same as the guy in the film on more than one occasion when you're knackered and out of water.
Can be tricky on your own though, this was my HPN 1040 (modified R80G/S) in the Namibe desert in South West Angola on my tod in 2007. It was a bugger of a climb, dropped it 7 times in 28kms!
The other pic was what the HPN looked like soon after it was built, a lot of people would just keep it in a heated garage. . . but it was made for Africa to be used and a little abused!
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This bike is niceeeeeeee:drool:drool:drool
 
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