Whats the main differences??

[wobblybox]

Aaaah thats a wobblybox?? I honestly don't know where my variation came from (other than TLplanet) but as previoulsy mentioned it makes me and others laugh. I guess it covers a broad spectrum of humour senses!!

On a more serious note I am now condsidering buying a brand spanking new GS1200 adventurer, ranh BMW dealers in Belfast to enquire if they could bring a UK used bike over and do a trade-in on the Mille. When I told the guy the bike I was looking at was 07 with 14k miles (panniers etc etc) and advertised at £9000 he laughed telling me a new bike with panniers is £10100!! Why oh why would you buy a used bike????

 

[elevensies]

but then again it is a 1200


if you have the money, and the bike you want is a keeper, new, mmm brand new

 

[elefantmanshawn]

but then again it is a 1200


if you have the money, and the bike you want is a keeper, new, mmm brand new

Nothing in this world beats the ''new bike feeling'' even if it is short lived!

 

[Bryn]

Got our local dealer to attempt to persuade me to buy a brand new 1200GS a few weeks back...

spec I fancied was ABS/Heated grips/Computer/full vario luggage

Came to around £11900 or £11200 with no part ex. if I hacked in my 1150 GSA (03) they wanted £7300 plus the bike ....

Ended up with a mint 54 plate 1200 private sale... and the whole deal cost me around £300 to change by the time I'd sold the bike and all the goodies

Despite the reliability issues I'm still excited about the 1200

Just get what you want and enjoy

 

[Thunder]

On a more serious note I am now condsidering buying a brand spanking new GS1200 adventurer, ranh BMW dealers in Belfast to enquire if they could bring a UK used bike over and do a trade-in on the Mille. When I told the guy the bike I was looking at was 07 with 14k miles (panniers etc etc) and advertised at £9000 he laughed telling me a new bike with panniers is £10100!! Why oh why would you buy a used bike????

Welcome to the collective and the confusion of BMW pricing.

With the current recession BMW are offering panniers on all new bikes as an incentive for buyers, first time they've ever done such a thing as far as I'm aware and an indication that its a buyers market out there.

That price you've been quoted is for a base spec bike with none of the option packs, and chances are you'll have to have it ordered to be built which could take a month or two.

Have a look at the bike configurator over on BMW Mottorad and you'll see what I mean.

Good luck