Test ride on the BMW GSA 2016 TE model

[nice1myson]

This is today's test ride i had courtesy of Tom at pidcocks in Nottingham excellent service thankyou


https://youtu.be/Rhr536R3ZU4

 

[nice1myson]

Part 2 after downloading it to youtube how long does that take

https://youtu.be/qI1VSQY-MqA

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

 

[nice1myson]

How did you do that mate i can only put the link up .........

 

[Shinyface408]

Thanks for that , looks like you had a nice ride in the cold....great bike though I've just ordered an identical one with the toys , I`ve got a quick shifter on my RT but the GSA one seemed to be more precise, perhaps it needs hookin up to the computer again.
Did you ride your own bike back home or the car ? just as a comparison to to the GSA.

Shinyface

This is today's test ride i had courtesy of Tom at pidcocks in Nottingham excellent service thankyou


https://youtu.be/Rhr536R3ZU4

 

[nice1myson]

I drove home as i didn't fancy taking the gixxer out in the icy conditions , but 2 completely different bikes , every time i came up behind other traffic i felt no need to get past it at 100mph like you do on a sportsbike , but i shall be keeping the gixxer for adrenaline reasons . The BMW was excellent and i loved it , the sales guy said that the quickshifter didn't work between 1st and 2nd gear up or down , but i'm sure somebody on here could tell me if that's true.

 

[Mawnanian]

I quickly found it didn't work very well between first and second so I use the clutch. Whether or not it's supposed to (not) work that way I haven't heard until now.

 

[team duvet]

1st gear?

How was the "clonk" into 1st gear on the 2016 model.

 

[nice1myson]

To be blunt fuck me it was a crunch but its the same on the gixxer 1000 but I've never had a bike that didn't make a noise going into 1st

 

[fredaroony]

How was the "clonk" into 1st gear on the 2016 model.

I have a 2016 and it has a big clunk into 1st gear

 

[Nutty]

I have a 2016 and it has a big clunk into 1st gear

So just like most bikes on the market then.

 

[boatman]

My 2013 tc does not clunk, unless it's forced way too fast

 

[team duvet]

My 2013 tc does not clunk, unless it's forced way too fast

Ditto with my 90th Anni TC....just does not sound right on the watercooled, then again just might be me ��Lol

 

[fredaroony]

So just like most bikes on the market then.

Yeah and I have never thought anything of it.

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

The older bikes don't go into first with such a bang but the transmission is pretty sloppy in them to be fair (just my opinion). The bang on the WC is like most other bikes I've had. No cause for panic.

 

[Nutty]

My 2013 tc does not clunk, unless it's forced way too fast

I had 3 twin cams, and they all clunked into first.

 

[GrinningGSer]

the sales guy said that the quickshifter didn't work between 1st and 2nd gear up or down , but i'm sure somebody on here could tell me if that's true.

Quick shifter does indeed work, not only between 1st and 2nd but all the way down to 1st. Not slick though cos it's a big ask.

 

[ChazzyB]

Quick shifter does indeed work, not only between 1st and 2nd but all the way down to 1st. Not slick though cos it's a big ask.

Same here, it works on my 2015 bike.

 

[newboy]

My 2005 R1150 GSA snicks in lovely But I don't suppose you are bothered....