New bike day

[andy tims]

Picked up my new bike today from Bahnstormer.

Didn't have time for much of a ride today, but it felt really nice & I have almost the whole day tomorrow.

 

[leadfarmer]

Happy new bike day

Enjoy it

 

[EPG_19]

U-Boat grey? Nice colour

 

[leadfarmer]

U-Boat grey? Nice colour

The clue’s in the name

 

[Baked Bean]

Great looking bike , you will love it. First TB i've seen with the enduro pack on

 

[Troppo]

Very nice, enjoy.

 

[steve hughes]

Brilliant week to run it in Andy.

 

[Baked Bean]

Well , how did today go?

 

[andy tims]

Well , how did today go?

Very well thanks. Side stand modification done by mid morning then 222 miles today taking it to 266. Apart from some pretty strong wind gusts, the weather was perfect.

Bonding nicely with the bike. The engine is still tight of course, but the handling is good - nicely planted on the road but flickable at the same time. I did try the adaptive cruise control - didn’t much like it, so I’ll look to adjust the settings to make it non-adaptive if that’s possible. I think it should be.

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

Very well thanks. Side stand modification done by mid morning then 222 miles today taking it to 266. Apart from some pretty strong wind gusts, the weather was perfect.

Bonding nicely with the bike. The engine is still tight of course, but the handling is good - nicely planted on the road but flickable at the same time. I did try the adaptive cruise control - didn’t much like it, so I’ll look to adjust the settings to make it non-adaptive if that’s possible. I think it should be.

you can adjust the distance on the cruise to the car infront. Thats yer lot as far as Im aware. Why would you not want it to adjust the speed to the car infront, give it time.

 

[andy tims]

Why would you not want it to adjust the speed to the car infront

Because on a motorway or dual carriageway where all lanes are busy, if I'm gaining on the vehicles in front I'll usually filter between them if there is room, rather than slow down.

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

Because on a motorway or dual carriageway where all lanes are busy, if I'm gaining on the vehicles in front I'll usually filter between them if there is room, rather than slow down.

doesn't sound like the best idea for cruise control I would be on the throttle hovering over the brake, but each to their own.

 

[The Stimulator]

Very well thanks. Side stand modification done by mid morning then 222 miles today taking it to 266. Apart from some pretty strong wind gusts, the weather was perfect.

Bonding nicely with the bike. The engine is still tight of course, but the handling is good - nicely planted on the road but flickable at the same time. I did try the adaptive cruise control - didn’t much like it, so I’ll look to adjust the settings to make it non-adaptive if that’s possible. I think it should be.

Glad you got a good day.

I don’t like ACC and used to have it turned off (giving you a normal cruise control) which you can do via the Settings menu; unfortunately BMW in their wisdom introduced a software ‘feature’ via an update which means every time you switch off the ignition when you switch it back on the ACC is re-enabled.

 

[andy tims]

doesn't sound like the best idea for cruise control I would be on the throttle hovering over the brake, but each to their own.

Regular cruise control is fine in that situation - Rider chooses whether to brake or not.

 

[leadfarmer]

I’m the same, a few of wifey’s company cars have had adaptive cruise and I hate it 95% of the time

Didn’t spec it on my GS or on my car

 

[Troppo]

I’m the same, a few of wifey’s company cars have had adaptive cruise and I hate it 95% of the time

Didn’t spec it on my GS or on my car

I have it on my car and GS. Use it on every trip.

(mind you, we have a lot less traffic here... )

 

[leadfarmer]

I have it on my car and GS. Use it on every trip.

(mind you, we have a lot less traffic here... )

On the M25 an automatic transmission and adaptive cruise control is perfection

On French motorways and dual carriage ways adaptive cruise is a pain in the arse, excluding Paris of course, but if you go there you deserve to be miserable

 

[pbbanks]

Regular cruise control is fine in that situation - Rider chooses whether to brake or not.

Don't quite get why you would prefer regular cruise control but it's your choice.
Touching the brake like you say will turn it off anyway. Filtering in and out of traffic I wouldn't want cruise control on at all, sounds a bit dangerous.

 

[Big-G]

Glad you got a good day.

I don’t like ACC and used to have it turned off (giving you a normal cruise control) which you can do via the Settings menu; unfortunately BMW in their wisdom introduced a software ‘feature’ via an update which means every time you switch off the ignition when you switch it back on the ACC is re-enabled.

I’m in agreement. I prefer normal cruise on long journeys with the option to stay in cruise and being able to change lane at a set speed as to slow / fast in one lane or switching on and off.

 

[pbbanks]

I’m in agreement. I prefer normal cruise on long journeys with the option to stay in cruise and being able to change lane at a set speed as to slow / fast in one lane or switching on and off.

But you can do all that with adaptive cruise??.open the throttle it will accelerate above set cruise speed, release throttle it goes back to set cruise speed. Put indicator on to overtake and it will accelerate to set cruise limit to overtake etc.