lkyphl
Registered user
I believe the K1200RS's were produced with offset wheels ....... not that they ever handled like a GS 
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Phil
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I’ve gone and Supermotarded my 1200GS
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And....unless my memory has faded in the past 30 years....lkyphl said:I believe the K1200RS's were produced with offset wheels ....... not that they ever handled like a GS
Bevel-head Ducatis of the mid 70's, ie 900SS, Darmah, etc were also produced with offset wheels and they were held up as paragons of motorcycling handling at the time.
Schtum said:And....unless my memory has faded in the past 30 years....
well said that man..
Here Schtum I'm riding up to Fort William on the weekend after next with a few mates(1200GS
, KTM950SM 
, 2xGixxer1000's 
, R1 
) Can you recommend any decent bike friendly B&B's/hotels up there. 
Just another 35 miles will get you here.....Yonkyo said:Here Schtum I'm riding up to Fort William on the weekend after next with a few mates(1200GS
http://www.glenuig.co.uk/
Yes....quite possibly more than you can imagine at the moment.Yonkyo said:Thanks Schtum
Excellent, that’s exactly what I’m looking for
Tell Peter, the landlord, that I'll have my commission the next time I bring a group up. The accommodation is either excellent or very, very basic, depending upon your budget. The food is pretty good and the craic in the bar can be splendid. The service sometimes suffers from just a wee touch of the West Highland mañana.....
Here's the village....
http://www.glenuig.org.uk/
Schtum said:Yes....quite possibly more than you can imagine at the moment.
Tell Peter, the landlord, that I'll have my commission the next time I bring a group up. The accommodation is either excellent or very, very basic, depending upon your budget. The food is pretty good and the craic in the bar can be splendid. The service sometimes suffers from just a wee touch of the West Highland mañana.....
Here's the village....
http://www.glenuig.org.uk/
Looks beautiful there
.This will be my first visit to the Highlands, I’ve only ever been as far as Edinburgh (I worked near Dunbar for a year in 1981)
Commission eh! Nice one
I should be so bloody lucky.....Yonkyo said:Commission eh! Nice one
The GS looks ok apart from all the scaffolding hanging off the back.
Isn't the OE rack detachable ?
Isn't the OE rack detachable ?
plasmatron
Guest
what about getting an RT rear wheel, putting a 180 tyre on it, but leaving GS's 19" front unchanged?... the half-moto... I'm not certain the wider rear will offer much advantage grip/handling wise, but if you put Bridgestone 020's on front and rear the profiles would be the same, there'd just be the nagging rear offset issue... hmmm... sublime handling uprade or pissing money down the drain?... any thoughts...
WindyChuffer
Registered user
Yonkyo said:Thanks for your views..
The R1200GS is an excellent all-round do-it-all motorcycle. However, if the vast majority of your riding is on tarmac, and you like to make serious progress through the twisties, then I believe this conversion makes perfect sense.
Benefits:
Smaller diameter front wheel = less gyroscopic effect = quicker steering
Wider tyres = More rubber on the road = safer cornering
Vast selection of tyres and manufactures to choose from = not limited to a handful of skinny trailie tyres.
And loads more benefits that I cant think of right now……
The slight offset is not noticeable when riding
Oh and I ride a minimum of 640 miles per week every week does that make me a professional rider.
And finally. To my knowledge Pidcock BMW do this conversion or can supply these wheels as an option: http://www.pidcock.com/BMW/ look under “news”
I dont need to buy a sports bike, i already have a ZX-10R
Well as you already have a sports bike, it kind of reinforces my view - a totally pointless exerise...and at £800 too !
Riding 640 miles a week + is a lot, granted; but in no way does this make you a professional rider. By professional rider I meant a professional racer - i.e. someone like Rossi.
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
Yonkyo said:Heres the Pidcock special....it has £2000 worth of carbon stuff fitted
Looks OK for a tarts handbag
, what hugger is that?Shep
Yonkyo said:Heres the Pidcock special....it has £2000 worth of carbon stuff fitted
As far away from the GS concept as you can get
sandbar
Registered user
Shep said:
It is one of our huggers for the K1200 S/R bikes turned around
Fits perfectly and covers a 180 or 190 tyre!!
Probably redundant now because our hugger for the R1200S is only days away. That is made for the job.
sandbar
www.sandbarcomposites.co.uk
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Patventure
Registered user
take a pill...
Personalising your motorbike is NEVER a pointless exercise! This bike looks cool and the thrust of the mod has been to negate the off-road ability of the bike, whioch most people never use. And you wonder what Rossi would think of it.... what's he got to do with anything?!?!
Patrick.
WindyChuffer said:
Personalising your motorbike is NEVER a pointless exercise! This bike looks cool and the thrust of the mod has been to negate the off-road ability of the bike, whioch most people never use. And you wonder what Rossi would think of it.... what's he got to do with anything?!?!
Patrick.
Shep
Shep of the Dessert
sandbar said:It is one of our huggers for the K1200 S/R bikes turned around
Fits perfectly and covers a 180 or 190 tyre!!
Probably redundant now because our hugger for the R1200S is only days away. That is made for the job.
sandbar
www.sandbarcomposites.co.uk
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That explains it, i thought I hadn't seen it before
Thanks
MATKAT
Registered user
Very pretty
BUT...............................................................
You may as well just have a road bike. IMO the whole reason for riding a GS is that its a jack of all trades, which is why I sold my other bikes once I bought a 1200. Ok so i have an extra set of wheels, one with Anakees and one with Heidenaus...................but even the Anakees are fine on fire roads. Love the color scheme, its nearly as nice as mine
BUT...............................................................
You may as well just have a road bike. IMO the whole reason for riding a GS is that its a jack of all trades, which is why I sold my other bikes once I bought a 1200. Ok so i have an extra set of wheels, one with Anakees and one with Heidenaus...................but even the Anakees are fine on fire roads. Love the color scheme, its nearly as nice as mine
Dellis
Registered user
Yonkyo said:I have to do something to try and stay with my mates on there KTM 950SM’s
but...... ... smaller wheels = less ground clearance and as they already deck out with standard wheels and dual purpose tyres you'll be further behind than you were previously
Looks nice though 
Dave
