Sore Arsey on a GSA-Do Leopards Change Their Spots ? 🤔

[Arsey]

Got a few days in Cape Town. Be rude not to rent a nice bike .
Unfortunately I couldn’t find one so settled on an obscure model called a 1250 GSA Tripple Blick. Should blend in with the locals at least .
Even fitted with the amazing Gear Shift Assist Prod !
Picked the bike up from Don at Adventure Bike Rentals



He provided me with a great route via Dolphin Bay to Bainskloof Pass then Du Toitskloof Pass.

About 200 mile round trip



First stop Dolphin Bay with Table Mountain in background.





Up into the hills and coffee stop at lookout cafe Eight Feet





Up and over Bainskloof Pass which is this one . Great road

Didn’t see any to see it they’d changed their spots





Time for lunch




Then over Du Toitskloof Pass



Then down to Fisk Hoek



Then back to Cape Town.

The GSA ?

First impressions-comfy seat , nice engine .

After 100 miles -seat fucking dreadful. Too squidgy making my arse very sore. Had to keep standing up to relive pain.
Suspension too firm in Dynamic Pro. Not much better in Road.
GSAP pretty crap compared to virtually every other bike I’ve ridden with a quick shifter.
Handled lovely though as all GS/GSAs do.

Would need a seat change and suspension sorting to do big miles on .

Great day out but would rather been on a better bike. Bit surprised ….

New Shark OXO was fabulous.

Think my unworn Neotec 3 might be surplus to requirements .

 

[SteveT]

You do make the best use of your "down time", don't you

Me, jealous! Never

Ace pictures. Thanks for sharing.

SteveT

 

[Engineer]

Everyone's arse is different, never had a problem on any of my 6 GS's from my 2005 1200GS to my latest 1250GS.

 

[Arsey]

You do make the best use of your "down time", don't you

Me, jealous! Never

Ace pictures. Thanks for sharing.

SteveT

Nice to add Africa, having ridden in North America, South America, Asia and Australia and obviously Europe

 

[EVskiy]

Lunch looked very good, so is the scenery. Shame about the choice of bike though.

 

[Arsey]

Lunch looked very good, so is the scenery. Shame about the choice of bike though.

If you like chicken , bacon and avocado

 

[EVskiy]

If you like chicken , bacon and avocado

If it looks nice, I’ll says so, I don’t have to eat it, especially from 6000 miles away

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Sargent seat sorts all that . nice photos thanks

 

[TIJ650]

Got a few days in Cape Town. Be rude not to rent a nice bike .
Unfortunately I couldn’t find one so settled on an obscure model called a 1250 GSA Tripple Blick. Should blend in with the locals at least .
Even fitted with the amazing Gear Shift Assist Prod !
Picked the bike up from Don at Adventure Bike Rentals

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He provided me with a great route via Dolphin Bay to Bainskloof Pass then Du Toitskloof Pass.

About 200 mile round trip



First stop Dolphin Bay with Table Mountain in background.

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Up into the hills and coffee stop at lookout cafe Eight Feet

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Up and over Bainskloof Pass which is this one . Great road

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Didn’t see any to see it they’d changed their spots


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Time for lunch

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Then over Du Toitskloof Pass

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Then down to Fisk Hoek

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Then back to Cape Town.

The GSA ?

First impressions-comfy seat , nice engine .

After 100 miles -seat fucking dreadful. Too squidgy making my arse very sore. Had to keep standing up to relive pain.
Suspension too firm in Dynamic Pro. Not much better in Road.
GSAP pretty crap compared to virtually every other bike I’ve ridden with a quick shifter.
Handled lovely though as all GS/GSAs do.

Would need a seat change and suspension sorting to do big miles on .

Great day out but would rather been on a better bike. Bit surprised ….

New Shark OXO was fabulous.

Think my unworn Neotec 3 might be surplus to requirements .

I used to live in Stellenbosch. The road through the mountains outside Franschhoek is amazing………and looks like you went that way. The Garden Route is still one of my favourite roads worldwide.
The GSA standard seat is comical and you can set your watch to the pain in the ass after 100 miles. Pain disappears soon as you get off………..and returns immediately upon your return. Sargent completely fixes
I personally think a Harley would’ve been a better rental choice though! Lol
GSA would’ve been my 2nd choice.

 

[TIJ650]

Got a few days in Cape Town. Be rude not to rent a nice bike .
Unfortunately I couldn’t find one so settled on an obscure model called a 1250 GSA Tripple Blick. Should blend in with the locals at least .
Even fitted with the amazing Gear Shift Assist Prod !
Picked the bike up from Don at Adventure Bike Rentals

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He provided me with a great route via Dolphin Bay to Bainskloof Pass then Du Toitskloof Pass.

About 200 mile round trip



First stop Dolphin Bay with Table Mountain in background.

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Up into the hills and coffee stop at lookout cafe Eight Feet

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Up and over Bainskloof Pass which is this one . Great road

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Didn’t see any to see it they’d changed their spots


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Think a tribe of baboons are equally dangerous and surprised you didn’t see any.

Especially the ones from the townships with 9mm Glocks!! lol

 

[Tinytim]

Fabulous photos Arsey. Big skies, big country. That cafe looks fabulous. What a view. . Disappointed though, that there's no bile, political aggression and name calling and shouting.....just a lovely motorcycling thread. Gerra grip.

 

[Pukmeister]

First thing I changed on my Hexhead and 1250 GSA’s was a seat swap to Sargent.

Why can’t BMW seem to get the seat right on anything they make?

 

[Engineer]

First thing I changed on my Hexhead and 1250 GSA’s was a seat swap to Sargent.

Why can’t BMW seem to get the seat right on anything they make?

They did on my bikes - but it's impossible to make a seat that everyone is happy with because we all have slightly different anatomys.

 

[Arsey]

That Monday morning feeling

 

[grantmac]

that Tuesday afternoon feeling......

 

[EVskiy]

that Tuesday afternoon feeling......

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You’ve jumped 24h forward

 

[Barnoe]

Agree with the seat comment.
When i first got my 1200 GS i found the seat horrid, always had a sore arse.
riding alone wasnt too bad as i could stand on slow roads while some blood flowed again.

On a 7 days trip around Scotland with a pillion i wasnt able to stand up so when it got unbearable i had to stop, by the last day i had piles!
not funny... unless its someone else.

Since then i seems to have got used to it more and my arse lasts longer before aching.

Great photos enjoyed those

 

[The Other PaulG]

That Lookout Cafe is a direct hit for me, fabulous I love places like that.

Have you yet thought that the sea looks nice, so why not jump in for a quick dip?

 

[snelly]

Got a few days in Cape Town. Be rude not to rent a nice bike .
Unfortunately I couldn’t find one so settled on an obscure model called a 1250 GSA Tripple Blick. Should blend in with the locals at least .
Even fitted with the amazing Gear Shift Assist Prod !
Picked the bike up from Don at Adventure Bike Rentals

View attachment 376878

He provided me with a great route via Dolphin Bay to Bainskloof Pass then Du Toitskloof Pass.

About 200 mile round trip



First stop Dolphin Bay with Table Mountain in background.

View attachment 376886

View attachment 376889

Up into the hills and coffee stop at lookout cafe Eight Feet

View attachment 376954View attachment 376964

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Up and over Bainskloof Pass which is this one . Great road

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Didn’t see any to see it they’d changed their spots


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Time for lunch

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Then over Du Toitskloof Pass

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Then down to Fisk Hoek

View attachment 376977

Then back to Cape Town.

The GSA ?

First impressions-comfy seat , nice engine .

After 100 miles -seat fucking dreadful. Too squidgy making my arse very sore. Had to keep standing up to relive pain.
Suspension too firm in Dynamic Pro. Not much better in Road.
GSAP pretty crap compared to virtually every other bike I’ve ridden with a quick shifter.
Handled lovely though as all GS/GSAs do.

Would need a seat change and suspension sorting to do big miles on .

Great day out but would rather been on a better bike. Bit surprised ….

New Shark OXO was fabulous.

Think my unworn Neotec 3 might be surplus to requirements .

Great pictures Arsey;; what's under all that fuckin squeezey cheese ;

 

[Arsey]

Great pictures Arsey;; what's under all that fuckin squeezey cheese ;

That squeezey cheese was sriracha sauce on top of bacon , chicken and avocado