You should have kept that one
Lighter than a 1200 GS Adv WC too
All you have gained with the 1250 is more weight and complexity and a bigger amount of loot to BMW - plus the potential of a rattling engine
Rattling engine and seizing exhaust flap.
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You should have kept that one
Lighter than a 1200 GS Adv WC too
All you have gained with the 1250 is more weight and complexity and a bigger amount of loot to BMW - plus the potential of a rattling engine
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Probably, but i've had a couple more bikes in between this and that one. Oh well just have to carry on and see what happens.
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JB - what izzit you do, do you buy bikes then? I was at Squires recently and apparently there was a ride out to see ‘Johnny Boxer’ - was that you then??? Sorry, off topic.
Back on topic - I think it’s good advice to buy the outgoing model
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Yep but for some the outgoing 1250 might be to late, plenty of coffin dodgers here.
Thats what I did, although it hasn't quite worked out that well for me!
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Yup, if I could but just turn the clock back.......
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Yep but for some the outgoing 1250 might be to late, plenty of coffin dodgers here.
Myself included, thats why i had to buy plus the fact that the GSXS 1000 just cramped up my knees and hips far too much to be comfy
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C'mon guys its only metal and plastic with a good warranty. Ride it and enjoy if it goes tits up then mr BMW will sort it out for ya.
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Talking of seized exhaust flaps I’ve seen that some people think (possibly rightly) that all the exhaust flap does is reduce noise. IMHO I also think it provides back pressure to improve engine performance and torque. Indeed, my gSA is decatted and refuelled and it does see to perform much better than standard. A pal of mine removed his exhaust flap (shocker - kept on seizing up) and all he noticed was that the bike tended to want to stall when pulling away - which he compensated for by increasing the revs.
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So my point is that the flap does affect performance unless you do something radical like Decatting and tuning
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The new AKRA headers for the 1250 have the flappy valve box now, and well tuning a 1250,
https://www.motoracingshop.com/en/a...t-legal-for-bmw-r-1250-gs-adventure-2019.html
And it’s eating you up inside!
I would be gutted too
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The new AKRA headers for the 1250 have the flappy valve box now, and well tuning a 1250,
https://www.motoracingshop.com/en/a...t-legal-for-bmw-r-1250-gs-adventure-2019.html
Ah, that’s interesting! And yeah the EuroShite has made sure that tuning is properly banned now
But to be fair the 1250 engine is pretty good as standard (when it’s not eating itself)
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A very good point, unless you’re on holiday in the middle of nowhere, on limited time.
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And it’s eating you up inside!
Ah, TFT envy........
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