Is Stick pissed ... ???
Is Stick pissed ... ???
Off..................maybe
Jay what was you thinking, you should know that any evaluation of a machine will be biased, it is part of the Human psyche, whereupon any comparative trial will compete with the current bench mark of suitability, and the machine will need to sell itself to ones own personal expectations, and on this occasion it didn't, so be it, why don't some people get it. You will never be able to speak for others, I appreciated your observations, and if I was interested in one would book a test ride and make my own mind up.Funnily enough I thought the same when I read your original response.
Now then what's all this nonsense about waking a bike up? If you wanted a proper fast bike you are riding in totally the wrong category. Here....have a grenade!
I don't need comforting thanks - if I wanted the WC I'd buy one...wouldn't I?
You may well have larger hands than me, do you play piano by any chance? Seriously, there was no way I could reach the indicator switch without movement of the hand position as opposed to just the thumb.
The answer for me would be to go without the sat nav wheel , issue overcome.
Normal feet , I'm not a duck y'know!
Perhaps the side stand isn't an issue if a pair of Nike's finest are being worn but with a pair of W2's on , it made for a cumbersome ride. This bike is in the 'Adventure' sector and so my guess is that many owners will be wearing a heavier style of boot rather than a boot more suited to GSXR riders.
No problems with the W2 on an F800, no problem on a 1200GS, problem on the new bike, this suggests a design problem to me and one I have no doubt will be looked at by BMW in the future and redesigned.
I will be down Dorset and will meet you round the back of the bike sheds to teach you a bit of Black Country humour you carrot cruncher
Do I ?
Sell a 2011 twincam GS which is barely run in @ 6k
Cost to change was at least £3-4k to a WC GS
Ride it out of the showroom & instantly lose £2k+ in Vat
Keep taking it back for rear pads/clutch/clonking gearbox etc in the first 3 months of ownership
Is that progress ......just so you can impress everyone by having the latest bike on the block & swank & swoon at how lucky you are
Or keep your existing underused bike & spend the £3-4k on a couple of memorable trips on it
You do the Maths
If you think that's boring then you're more shallow