Test riding an 800 GS tomorrow

[Jeremy]

My 1200 GSA is in for its 20k service tomorrow and Vines are lending me a 800 GS for the day.

What should I expect? Will I come away surprised? Will I be converted?

 

[ILMV]

Smoother, I was loaned an R1200 thingy, when I reved the bike it leaned over a bit, nothing like that with the 800 twin, probably need a few more revs to shift it though.

You shouldnt have a problem with weight coming from the 1200, but remember if your trigger happy on a loose surface, it doesn't have traction control.

You'll want to buy one after you have ridden it, tell us how you get on

 

[Chris G]

My 1200 GSA is in for its 20k service tomorrow and Vines are lending me a 800 GS for the day.

What should I expect? Will I come away surprised? Will I be converted?

havent you got a sauce?

if so I would expect you to find it a bit top heavy off road- they seem to handle better on the dirt with a full fuel tank, you may like the fuel consumption tho, 17litres= aprrox 230-250miles, around 65mpg banging around, low 50's on offroad days


if you havent/hadn't had a sauce, dunno, but the front 21" may make it feel a little odd on the road.

BTW - MAG GREY ARE THE VASTLY FASTER BIKE......

 

[ILMV]

What is this sauce you speak of?

 

[Deleted Member I]

It's too tall for you and you won't be able to ride it away

 

[Decster]

What is this sauce you speak of?

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189459

 

[Jeremy]

havent you got a sauce?

Sold my HP Sauce to AndyT a few years back and think he's enjoying it in the wilds of Scotland opposed to my wilds of Richmond Park.

 

[pinkytiff]

I took their demo out a few weeks back too. Much smoother, less weather protection & sounds brilliant with the stock can! But I was glad to get back on the GS at the end of the ride;-)