The 1300GSA - Looks That Only A Mother Could Love…

[richh]

Put any generation GS against a Ducati 996 and they'll win no beauty contest. That's not their point.

Not liking how it rides is the serious point. I had a 1250GS for nearly 40,000 miles. With lower crash bars and luggage /top box racks, that must have been knocking on 260Kg fuelled up. My 1300GSA seems to ride the same as that GS, pretty much. I had a 1250RT in between. Never settled into that bike and immediately felt at home when I tested the GSA. I expect the GSA's road handling to be identical to my old GS after I change the original tyres to Road 6s.

I haven't ridden a 1300GS, but am told it's stiffer and sportier than the old GS. I think BMW have set the GS up to try to compete with the sportier Ducati and KTM bikes, with the GSA as the tourer. Suits me.

And, even though this might come across as defensive, I got used to the 1250GS 's looks and it didn't stop me loving the bike. The same is true for me with the 1300GSA. Both are ugly luggaged up anway, which is probably 75% of my mileage. There is one thing I miss, the 1250GS 's little farty burble when you slow down to a junction in 2nd gear. That used to make me smile. Don't miss the gearbox though. Nothing's perfect.

Both myself and Lee my mate (on his 2014 GS) remarked on the exhaust. We didn’t like the stubby nature and noticed it was very quiet in comparison to his 1200 and my 1250.

Later regs no doubt.


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[grantmac]

We’ve already lost 1-3 to West Brom in a friendly! Pedersen out!

Chill man…. Could be worse…. You could support West Ham like me….. and now the tax man has to pay because they went down….and the owner was another Lineaker…couldn’t keep his hands to himself…. What do you expect from a man who made his millions from porn…..