S1000XR

[boatman]

I think these largish capacity upright touring bikes with great road manners will slowly but surely replace the current trend for Adventure bikes. Sadly it seems that all the manufacturers have adopted a 'bigger is better' attitude towards the design of said 'Adventure bikes' and have seemingly turned them into a caricature of a concept lost long ago.

Having said all that which I kinda agree with, my GSA1200 is a really useful thing for 2 up long haul over poor road surface
It carries us and all the bits n bobs ( been oop north in alaska n parts round there and would not have wished for any other bike to do it on). Now I know that I have been in the fortunate position to do this that is not available to all but
I hope that at least one bike maker keeps a thing like this in the line up
If I only went 1 up I sure would not bother with t gsa as summat much lighter would manage equally as well
Went to the nordkapp on a 650 honda Transalp n it did the job just fine

 

[Wapping]

Not yet. I'm playing the long game this time.

Your two dealer relationship managers told you not to bother.

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Having said all that which I kinda agree with, my GSA1200 is a really useful thing for 2 up long haul over poor road surface
It carries us and all the bits n bobs ( been oop north in alaska n parts round there and would not have wished for any other bike to do it on). Now I know that I have been in the fortunate position to do this that is not available to all but
I hope that at least one bike maker keeps a thing like this in the line up
If I only went 1 up I sure would not bother with t gsa as summat much lighter would manage equally as well
Went to the nordkapp on a 650 honda Transalp n it did the job just fine

Oh I make you right, I wouldn't buy one for 2 up long haul over poor road surface and I certainly wouldn't buy one to ride up north into Alaska or any other 'adventurous' type situation.

However I would wager that 75% of the GS's sold in the last 5 years have been bought by sports bike converts, live in cosseted garages and blinged up to the eyeballs and get ridden on sunny days. I'd wager that a further 10% are just commuter tools. Very few are actually bought to cross continents.

I feel that the S1000XR (and similar) will be the next evolution of the trend that took the above riders away from sportsbikes.

 

[Wapping]

However I would wager that 95% of the GS's sold ever have never been taken much beyond the Alps

Fixed..... At a modest guess....

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

Your two dealer relationship managers told you not to bother.

Nothing to do with them having sold their allocation for the next few months! Not not at all

 

[Nutty]

Glad to see you've learnt, at last, not to be a WBM Beta tester

It's nice to have a sorted GSA, with none of the issues reported on the earlier bikes.

Your two dealer relationship managers told you not to bother.

They wouldn't swap a GSA for one. Now the R on the other hand.......

 

[DING-DONG]

Nothing to do with them having sold their allocation for the next few months! Not not at all

They have only produced 740 worldwide on this build date.

 

[Bendy toy]

My GSA never gets to cross the Alps or the Yukon. But I'd not swap it for a naked sports bike on stilts.

 

[The Other PaulG]

There will always be debate about what's the best bike or the right bike, and of course it will always come down to the specifics of what you want to do with yours.

I just think that it looks absolutely brilliant.

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

Test ride booked for two weeks time. , plus one on the new multistrada on saturday. Decisions decisions kind of hoping i prefer the XR, its cheaper and ive been very happy with the bmw dealer compared to prev ducati experiences.

 

[Steve B]

Saw one at the Weston Bike Night tonight (demo bike from Dick Lovett in Bristol) and was rather underwhelmed. It was in white which I didn't realise they did, as all the promo pictures were of the red one.

It just looked like a fatter Multistrada. All the reviews have raved about its road prowess (rather than off road abilities) so maybe this is what will sell it.

 

[Blackal]

Did you actually think - it's designed or marketed for offroad??

 

[Orinoco]

Here you go, a poor shot of the one at Bike Night, I liked it, almost as much as the R80 special...

sorry, no idea how to make this a smaller image

 

[MickTheSaw]

Rode it on wednesday fom Jefferies, really wanted to think this is the bike for me.....buzzy I can live with but the moment we was on back roads that any adv bike likes, it nearly had me off twice.
It wasn't composed on any back B roads or non classified, put it on a smooth A road then fine.I was soo looking foreword to ordering this bike and now not for me,
Mts
Everyones different

 

[Nutty]

It wasn't composed on any back B roads or non classified, put it on a smooth A road then fine.

That's interesting to know. I was hoping it would feel a bit more composed than the R on the small nadgery roads. I'll have a go one one soon, and see how it compares on all the roads I ride on regularly. Once the fuss dies down, I'll be able to have one for a few hours, so we'll see.

 

[MickTheSaw]

It aint no GS with a sports bike engine thats what I was hoping for.If you like getting off the beaten track then forget it
gimme a gs or my gsa

 

[telbenj]

I bet it will be a great bike, but those massive exposed radiators bother me to the point of it only being any good for the occasional Summer Sunday ride out rather than an everyday machine like the GS.

It's the same set up on the RR and the R so why would it be a problem on the XR?
Also the same set up on pretty much every bike out there apart from a few. I'm sure a rad / oil cooler guard will be available.
And I would assume the materials used are robust enough, any way

Terry

 

[mrtee43]

It's the same set up on the RR and the R so why would it be a problem on the XR?
Also the same set up on pretty much every bike out there apart from a few. I'm sure a rad / oil cooler guard will be available.
And I would assume the materials used are robust enough, any way

Terry

Saw an XR demonstrator at the dealers on Saturday and the fins on the oil cooler were already bent and out of shape. With a "mudguard" that is just cosmetic and not practical, I would wager that it wont take much to damage it especially this time of the year when roads get the tar and chippings treatment.

 

[johnfoxllb]

Saw an XR demonstrator at the dealers on Saturday and the fins on the oil cooler were already bent and out of shape. With a "mudguard" that is just cosmetic and not practical, I would wager that it wont take much to damage it especially this time of the year when roads get the tar and chippings treatment.

I agree

The radiators need some protection early on to avoid looking very tatty

 

[Nutty]

I've got Evotech guards on my R, and they do a good job of protecting, and also look great. They already have stock for the XR.

http://www.evotech-performance.com/...015-onwards-radiator-and-oil-cooler-guard-set