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[big mike]

new to this guys..ive ordered an new gs but doesnt arrive till march.. as it stands ive ordered the basic bike withh heated grips but no abs

jut wondered if there were any bits you added you wished you hadnt or bits you didnt but wished you had

cheers in advance..mike

 

[Deleted account W]

March??

Are they pushing it from Munich?

 

[Pukmeister]

March ?????

Have you tried contacting other UK dealers to see if they can better that delivery time? Some will deliver anywhere in the UK and may well beat the price or throw in some extras if they can make a sale, you never know? They may even have some stock they need to sell to make way for the 2006 models arriving soon. And don't be afraid of ABS despite all the tales of woe on the forum, personally I wouldn't be without it on a bike of this size and weight, especially when loaded up for touring. Mine has no heated grips (easy to fix that one later) but I'd rather have cold hands than a lowside spill in the wet.

Either way, you can make the supplying dealer work for their sales commission fee if you tell them you have had a better offer elsewhere. Never accept the first offer mate.

 

[Wizard]

^^^ Wot he said.

I got the local dealer to bully another dealer into parting with the only available UK bike with spoked rims, had the exact spec. I wanted within the week. Delivery time from the factory was about 10 - 12 weeks in July, can't see it having gone up by 12 - 16 weeks. Unless you're getting an '06 bike?

 

[nadeem]

I feckin' wish I'd never heard of Nippy Norman and his bag of goodies...always somthin' there to tempt me...

 

[Fanum]

What they said as well...I'd still get ABS even after a problem..on balance, I still believe it's better to have them than not for that 'OH SHIT!!!' moment.....and do get heated grips....if you're going to ride year round anyway (and you will on a GS )

March??

MARCH????

grollux to that!!!

PS welcome aboard

 

[skybluebird]

Is it one of the 1200 Adventure's? Only way to explain March delivery?

For bits to add, have a look at Touratech, Nippy Norman, Wunderlich, Hepko & Bakker, I could go on (some say I do ).

Oh, and Hi, welcome!

 

[big mike]

dont ride all year round.. i could have had it for october but felt it would sit around till march anyway so thought id get more use of warranty etc starting in march
ive bought a winter hack which will satisfy the itch if it arrises..

still very unsure of the abs.. i felt front brakes especially were very graby

p.s. its yellow,black,black.. £350 off price & 1200 more for my trade in..

 

[ovenpaa]

p.s. its yellow,black,black.. £350 off price & 1200 more for my trade in..

The proper colour then, top man! dunno why people buy the unfinished version.

 

[Mel]

I hope you ordered spokes - then if you dont like 'em I'll swap my alloys with you.

ABS - bloody life-saver when that arse shoots thru the red as you take off on green. See today's 'End of the expedition' thread and then order ABS.