weight problems?

[steve1]

I keep looking at these massive panniers and top boxes and can´t help wondering how much can a GS actually carry? I mean with a pillion as well. Do you need to change/ adjust suspension. Keep it simple im new!

 

[ovenpaa]

I ride an 1150 so slightly different, but principle is wind the preload up to the max and then off half a turn, pump the tyres up to 36F/42R and go for it! That would let me carry 250 kgs of pilot/passenger/gear

Just watch out for the dreaded turning right from stationary move

 

[Loiq]

it's a couple of 100 kg's I think, however would not recommend trying it, the frame will probably snap... Your motto should be travel light, make do with less and leave very few tracks on the earth.

 

[Dave Cr]

Yes, the BMW luggage is heavy to start with, but I go for a two week tour in Europe each year with my wife as pillion and the panniers and top box as full as they can be. With fully inflated tyres and the top and bottom suspension adjustments both set towards hard, the bike, at speed, handles almost as well as it does with just me on board. This is what makes the bike so versatile and popular with 'tourers'. The luggage system is really convenient too as loading and unloading only takes seconds. I recommend it.

 

[ROLLINSDAN]

I keep looking at these massive panniers and top boxes and can´t help wondering how much can a GS actually carry? I mean with a pillion as well. Do you need to change/ adjust suspension. Keep it simple im new!

I live not too far away......

How about you come over and have a mooch at mine with all of the cases on

 

[steve1]

I don´t actually own a GS yet but i´m workin on it. Me and the Mrs quite fancy doing the euroupe thing like Dave Cr and i was wondering wether the bike was up to it. Im not exactly, how do you say, of athletic build and with full luggage and the Mrs too i was a bit concerned for the well being of the bike.

 

[Dave Cr]

One of my mates is about 6ft. 3" and weighs over 16 stone. His wife is half those measurements.(Maybe not 3ft. 1.5" though) His bike is a 1200 GS and it's their main form of transport. He used to have an 1150 GS before this and says they are the best bikes he's ever owned. Take one out on a test run and you will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[WIDELOAD]

People are right to be concerned...I had the rear wheel spokes on a Honda break-up years ago...we were returning home from a weeks camping trip in Scotland...excess weight was deemed to be the cause

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Yes, the BMW luggage is heavy to start with, but I go for a two week tour in Europe each year with my wife as pillion and the panniers and top box as full as they can be. With fully inflated tyres and the top and bottom suspension adjustments both set towards hard, the bike, at speed, handles almost as well as it does with just me on board. This is what makes the bike so versatile and popular with 'tourers'. The luggage system is really convenient too as loading and unloading only takes seconds. I recommend it.

Couldn't have put it better myself

Do fit crash bars though as there WILL come a time when fully loaded you loose your footing and the bike topples over (or like me, you put it into neutral rather than first, go to turn the bars, pull away and...................... )

Andres