R1250 GSA and modes

[BigTony]

Hello there, long time lurker not very often i post and i must admit i am unsure why i am posting this as i am sure i am going to be ridiculed but.......

I havent been able to ride the bike for a while due to the obvious Covid things and then just being very busy with life recently, but on Saturday i got a rare two hours or so to play out, was looking forward to it all Friday and Saturday morning, 3pm arrives and i got the GSA out and set off.

Thing was, for the first hour and a bit i was absolutely bored out of my head, i kept thinking is this it, have i fallen out of love with biking? is it the bike? is it me? i thought to myself that the bike does everything really really well and i cant criticise it, but i wasn't getting the smile from it that i recall from my days of riding a Triumph Tiger 1200, i carried on riding trying to fix what it was that had gone wrong.

And then it clicked, i looked at the handlebars and noticed the button that said Modes, so i pressed it, changed it from Road to Dynamic, and then it felt like all hell broke loose!!! i felt the bike tighten up and the throttle changed completely, and then the smile came back to my face, all was well and good with the world again! just cant believe how dumb i had been and not remembered the modes can be changed.

So if there is an award for biggest moron on this forum i would like to nominate myself as it appears i am a bit of an idiot to be honest!!

Cheers,

Tony

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

IDIOT no the modes do make a big difference . Plus you will be a bit rusty having not ridden for awhile . I keep mine in Dynamic . no need for the other modes . good you got your Mojo back . It happens to us all

 

[BigKev67]

Dynamic is indeed better than road for the engine. When you changed from Road to Dynamic a shout went out to also change the suspension from Road to Dynamic, hence you felt it tighten up.
If that suits you then happy days.
However if you find the suspension a bit harsh you can go back to Road using the left hand button and still stay in Dynamic mode for the engine.

 

[Winjar]

IDIOT no the modes do make a big difference . Plus you will be a bit rusty having not ridden for awhile . I keep mine in Dynamic . no need for the other modes . good you got your Mojo back . It happens to us all

Do you feel dynamic better than tuning.

 

[EPG_19]

You can get a dyno done chopped the throttle in road, then whack it in Dynamic. Do another run, it makes a huge difference, and should cost about 300 quid.