UKBasque
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I generally found the dealer here in Bayonne, SW France to be good. I had a quick moan about the toolkit and the second key (see I have been paying attention!) - we'll see what comes of it.
I've obviously been out for a bit of spin up into the mountains in these parts - perhaps it might have been better to start somewhere else - read on! I went up a very windy single lane road that links Itxassou to the Pas de Roland. Unfortunately on one hair pin going up, I got in the wrong gear, stalled and very nearly put the bike on it's side. Good job I'm fairly large, 'cos it took all 6'7" and half a lifetime of playing second row, to catch it and pick it up! A couple of walkers going passed were very bemused! Result was a small rub on the black plastic cylinder protector - but nothing noticeable! Just a big dent in the pride! Anyway, round the next bend some lunatic comes shooting round, locks up all 4 wheels and nearly hits me - I took evasive action off the side - didn't even have time to kick the car! The various ponies, donkies and ramblers I found further on all paled into insignificance after that lot.
Anyway, did 140km in beautiful sunshine and found some superb roads. Shame I have to keep below 4,000revs but it was brilliant fun anyway.
I generally found the dealer here in Bayonne, SW France to be good. I had a quick moan about the toolkit and the second key (see I have been paying attention!) - we'll see what comes of it.
I've obviously been out for a bit of spin up into the mountains in these parts - perhaps it might have been better to start somewhere else - read on! I went up a very windy single lane road that links Itxassou to the Pas de Roland. Unfortunately on one hair pin going up, I got in the wrong gear, stalled and very nearly put the bike on it's side. Good job I'm fairly large, 'cos it took all 6'7" and half a lifetime of playing second row, to catch it and pick it up! A couple of walkers going passed were very bemused! Result was a small rub on the black plastic cylinder protector - but nothing noticeable! Just a big dent in the pride! Anyway, round the next bend some lunatic comes shooting round, locks up all 4 wheels and nearly hits me - I took evasive action off the side - didn't even have time to kick the car! The various ponies, donkies and ramblers I found further on all paled into insignificance after that lot.
Anyway, did 140km in beautiful sunshine and found some superb roads. Shame I have to keep below 4,000revs but it was brilliant fun anyway.
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monochrome_boy
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Congrats! Lucky indeed to have it, and lucky BMW made it a lot lighter than a 1150GS or that could have been a very sad hairpin! I can identify with your excitement as I am waiting on mine next week or the week after! New bike and a wonderful place to ride! Enjoy! 
UKBasque
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Something like this you think? http://www.mo-tech.de/produkt/?produkt_id=16&marken_id=7
Or is worth paying more for the Touratech ones?
Wizard said:
Something like this you think? http://www.mo-tech.de/produkt/?produkt_id=16&marken_id=7
Or is worth paying more for the Touratech ones?
I've got the SW-Motech ones which have taken a hammering (feckin big dent where the bike came off the stand.... very glad I had them!), so I'm happy I didn't go out and spend £200. OK, so I'll probably get nice stainless bars next year when I'm used to the bike and (hopefully) not dropping it as much, but I really can't fault mine for half the cost.
Yellow Peril
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Got to agree with Wizard mine have taken a bit of a hammering and still fine best bit is when i want to tidy them up just take them off and hammerite them good as new. I will be buying another pair for next bike. IMHO the shiny look of stainless just goes off the boil plus something else to clean 
fatone
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UKBasque said:
V nice, v shiny. If you want do some miles before the weather gets English, I'd be happy to ride point. Send me a private message, if you like, I can't seem to make it work on this site. Perhaps it's because I don't have a GS.
Your new pride and joy
I agree with the advice already given - fit some crash bars now. I have the standard S/S BMW ones as I had on my prevous 1150 and they always looked as good as new - and the 1150 did seem to fall over too often whereas the 1200 has not, after a year, yet tested the bars.
( I don't think that some of our friends in the UK will really ever believe that we do not get much typical English weather here ! ) Enjoy the rest of the summer and then carry on ! Brian
I agree with the advice already given - fit some crash bars now. I have the standard S/S BMW ones as I had on my prevous 1150 and they always looked as good as new - and the 1150 did seem to fall over too often whereas the 1200 has not, after a year, yet tested the bars.
( I don't think that some of our friends in the UK will really ever believe that we do not get much typical English weather here ! ) Enjoy the rest of the summer and then carry on ! Brian
Dahoum
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Sweet sweet bike UKB.
You'll be so glad you chose the sexiest, fastest, most beautiful colour too.
btw - the TEL quote is great too.
You'll be so glad you chose the sexiest, fastest, most beautiful colour too.
btw - the TEL quote is great too.
UKBasque
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Dahoum said:
Thanks - it looks so much nicer now it's arrived - I particularly like the black panels!
The TEL quote is one of my favourites - though I am very fond of quotations - I have The Times "Book of Quotations" at the side of my desk at all times.
To quote Churchill " It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."
Enjoy 
Hey, nice bike Basque, get her run-in then go play with the revs, you will feel the power above 5500 rpm when she gets her second wind as she nears the redline. 
Glad you got the GS in the end over a Pan/VFR etc. once you get some serious miles under your belt on her it will all make sense. A real 'swiss-army knife' motorcycle.
I have Hepco-Becker bars on my faster Red GS12 and these are painted silver which chips off easily. My mates slower Blue GS12 has the BWM stainless bars which have a much nicer finish. Whatever you buy, get some bars asap as those plastic head covers ain't up to much in comparison.
Glad you got the GS in the end over a Pan/VFR etc. once you get some serious miles under your belt on her it will all make sense. A real 'swiss-army knife' motorcycle.
I have Hepco-Becker bars on my faster Red GS12 and these are painted silver which chips off easily. My mates slower Blue GS12 has the BWM stainless bars which have a much nicer finish. Whatever you buy, get some bars asap as those plastic head covers ain't up to much in comparison.
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