Its sad, but I've given up caring!

Same is true for me Wreford.

I used my GSA as a daily and my R1 for weekends which meant I slowly lost the love for the GSA.
After getting nicked on the R1 for speeding, I traded it against my T-max 500cc maxi scooter and haven't looked back.

Unlike the R1, I can max out the scoot, its a laugh to ride and a brilliant commuter too. No wonder they are so popular on the continent where maxi scooters are seen as cool and fun.

My GSA is now my weekend bike and I've rekindled the love for it on a recent foreign tour.
 
Pukmeister said:
Same is true for me Wreford.

I used my GSA as a daily and my R1 for weekends which meant I slowly lost the love for the GSA.
After getting nicked on the R1 for speeding, I traded it against my T-max 500cc maxi scooter and haven't looked back.

Unlike the R1, I can max out the scoot, its a laugh to ride and a brilliant commuter too. No wonder they are so popular on the continent where maxi scooters are seen as cool and fun.

My GSA is now my weekend bike and I've rekindled the love for it on a recent foreign tour.
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Great share, Adam. I've just done a trip of the Somme in France on my GS and I was quite in envy of a co-rider on a GSA who needed petrol stations a lot less frequently than I did. A GSA is a brilliant tool for touring places and doing the longer-legged journeys.
 
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When you have a 600+ mile ride ahead, the GSA shows its worth over the GS.
 
Three examples from personal experience:

1) When riding in a group of about 8 riders, the extra fuel stops needed and general associated fuckery adds about 30 minutes of delays every 200 miles or less (say every 120 miles with a sports bike). That’s searching for a fuel stop every two hours or less. Over a long distance this can make the difference between an early shower, hot meal and beer versus arriving at your hotel in the dark.

2) When a rider is too stupid or lazy to fuel his thirsty litre bike before boarding the ferry, the GSA in the group have enough to let him syphon a couple of litres from each so he can reach the next service station.

3) When you absolutely have to return to work on Monday after a run down to Lake Garda during an unannounced French petrol strike/shortage, the confidence that the GSA can make it is reassuring.

There are probably others, but it’s all about fuel, time and distance advantage.

EDIT: Another tip relative to my first point. Try to find a filling station close to your hotel each day and refuel before hotel arrival. That way, any delays with breakfast and check-out next day aren’t compounded by lost time searching for a morning refuel.


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Pukmeister said:
Three examples from personal experience:

1) When riding in a group of about 8 riders, the extra fuel stops needed and general associated fuckery adds about 30 minutes of delays every 200 miles or less (say every 120 miles with a sports bike). That’s searching for a fuel stop every two hours or less. Over a long distance this can make the difference between an early shower, hot meal and beer versus arriving at your hotel in the dark.

2) When a rider is too stupid or lazy to fuel his thirsty litre bike before boarding the ferry, the GSA in the group have enough to let him syphon a couple of litres from each so he can reach the next service station.

3) When you absolutely have to return to work on Monday after a run down to Lake Garda during an unannounced French petrol strike/shortage, the confidence that the GSA can make it is reassuring.

There are probably others, but it’s all about fuel, time and distance advantage.

EDIT: Another tip relative to my first point. Try to find a filling station close to your hotel each day and refuel before hotel arrival. That way, any delays with breakfast and check-out next day aren’t compounded by lost time searching for a morning refuel.


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So 90% of the time, you are carrying extra fuel for what? Unless you are travelling where there are very few petrol stations, can't see any advantage. If your that worried, you can always carry an emergency can. Even doing long trips on my RT, I need a comfort stop way before I have maxed the tank range.
 
I have carried extra cans in the past, even riding an adventure, after our socialist friends started running short at filling stations through industrial action. Not nice to find the filling station on your route closed upon arrival.

Even though you are never that far from a fuel station, folks still sometimes run out of fuel regardless of what they are riding. Less likely on a GSA though, which is comforting.

Not having a GSA fuel range wouldn’t stop me touring, but it takes the worry out of it.

I don’t remember saying I could ride 600 miles without stopping??


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I have never had any issues on my Multi, or GS when touring abroad, (and that is a lot) and that is also with petrol issues in France. TBH it is only if all riders were Riding GSA's or you really are using the GSA as it was designed for, riding across a dessert, in the Real World a GS is more than sufficient.
 
MaDPRoFF said:
I have never had any issues on my Multi, or GS when touring abroad, (and that is a lot) and that is also with petrol issues in France. TBH it is only if all riders were Riding GSA's or you really are using the GSA as it was designed for, riding across a dessert, in the Real World a GS is more than sufficient.
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Of course it is, with any tour you are at the mercy of the guy with the smallest tank/ thirstiest bike/shortest range.


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Another (hopefully unlikely) scenario where the GSA helps:

You are on a GS and cutting it fine for catching the return ferry/train back to Blighty, you are also running low on fuel with 100 miles to go. If you speed up to make up time you run the risk of running dry. You need to factor in one more fuel stop on the last dash back to Calais thus losing even more time, whereas the GSA rider still has another 13 litres of fuel onboard and will cover the distance in time to make the ferry/train.

(When I had my 2004 R1200GS I ran out of fuel twice. In the following ten years of owning a GSA I haven't ).
 
I like the GSA for convenience of not having to go straight to the Petrol Station to fill up every time I go riding with my mates.

Just jump on and go. Lasts all day usually, with only one fillup, if that !!
 
It's not really a problem on my other bikes except it can get very uncomfortable if your out 'exploring' and forget about fuel stops. Getting caught out in middle of nowhere is no fun, even in this country, as it just puts unnecessary stress on the group.

So GSA for the Win
 
Extra fuel aside the GSA is more comfortable on longer journeys. I found the suspension better, and the seats better. Mine used to float over bumps and imperfections in the road, and the difference in size/ weight was barely noticeable when riding.
 
Warlord said:
It's not really a problem on my other bikes except it can get very uncomfortable if your out 'exploring' and forget about fuel stops. Getting caught out in middle of nowhere is no fun, even in this country, as it just puts unnecessary stress on the group.

So GSA for the Win
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I thought you leave your GSA in the garage though and use the Bandit for travel due to fear of theft.
 
Warlord said:
I like the GSA for convenience of not having to go straight to the Petrol Station to fill up every time I go riding with my mates.

Just jump on and go. Lasts all day usually, with only one fillup, if that !!
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Have you got a GSA and Mates? life is good for you, i do not have either
 
Warlord said:
I like the GSA for convenience of not having to go straight to the Petrol Station to fill up every time I go riding with my mates.

Just jump on and go. Lasts all day usually, with only one fillup, if that !!
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Last year I filled up the GSA south of Arras, and got to Leicester on the same tank full...and has as been said, the road prescience is much grater on the GSA compared to the Gs
 
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