re-liability

[oly]

I Think the short beak is a touratech part. Not my cup of tea ..
I think the gs is so ugly its good looking...if that makes sense!

 

[Timolgra]

I had a Transalp , went to France on it - I nearly fell apart - bag of sh**e vibrated and buzzed so much - it was the most painful bike I have ever ridden .
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A couple of transalps were on tour with me in Morocco. Bikes were heavy, not taken offroad, and dog slow (although this may have had a lot to do with two riders) but you did get the feeling they were underpowered compared to the GS, etc. There may be a good bike hidden in the Transalp but as a package it does nothing for me and would not be in my dream garage e.g it is neither a particaulrly good road bike, and is too heavy / underdamped to be genuinely offroad capable.

Not always the case, just back from 2 weeks of tough offroading, Waynes bike cost him £900, he fitted an AT rear shock and it was faultless.
Dream bikes are very different in the real world, a KTM 950 developed several faults including both forks seals blown and a dented wheel rim, the 1200ADV was dropped countless times due mainly to it's bulk.

 

[DavidHale]

Not always the case, just back from 2 weeks of tough offroading, Waynes bike cost him £900, he fitted an AT rear shock and it was faultless.

Which proves once again that the main limiting factor in the ability of a particular bike is the rider.

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

I like the light weight of the R1200GS. It is 'o4 and I am tempted to buy an R1200GSA in New Year, but asking myself do I need the extra weight ?

Up to around 115mph, on twist roads, the 12GS is a cracker. Light, quick, superb brakes, no flexy frights = cracker.

 

[Zundapp]

I Think the short beak is a touratech part. Not my cup of tea ..
I think the gs is so ugly its good looking...if that makes sense!

Makes perfect sense to me - I drive an old shape Multipla for that very reason!

But I still don't understand the beak...

 

[cherokee]

choices

I love my 1150gsa wouldnt swap it for any other bike,toured France a few years back on a Africa Twin and loved it,I think all Adventure bikes are cool and they are taking over the world,we are like small kids with our toys we bolt shit onto them and they still perform,stuff comes loose we tighten it up,and we spend hours on here talking bollox about them,but we want to ride mean looking beemers so thats what we do,if Honda floats yer boat get one..

 

[oly]

well said