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there's an old military saying that sums this rant up pretty well, 'Poor Preparation leads to PISS POOR performance'
No there isn't......
Ten reasons why the 2006 1200 GSA is a bag of shit
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No there isn't......
It wouldn't be an adventure if it didn't break down it would just be a long trip
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they must be that bad someone is posting about them too on ADVrider
Racey
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I take it you've moved out of the salubrious and comfortable Palace Hotel in UB into some grotty squalid bunkhouse where they won't do your laundry and that's what's changed your mood ??
Remember dear old Austin's mantra "the adventure starts when your bike won't !!"
There's a possible solution on it's way... Don't moan too much about German engineering... Your knight in shining armour might be a German !! and Mr Steppenfuchs might withdraw his assistance if you "diss" the Germans anymore !!
Remember dear old Austin's mantra "the adventure starts when your bike won't !!"
There's a possible solution on it's way... Don't moan too much about German engineering... Your knight in shining armour might be a German !!
and Mr Steppenfuchs might withdraw his assistance if you "diss" the Germans anymore !! 
tommygun
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Dude...I do sympathise. I broke down 3 times in one trip and was ready to push the thing off the Millau bridge (but then again it was an Aprilia).
If you're in Cali - go visit Motolombia (bikers stop/BnB). They will also be able to help with your woes.
One day you'll look back at your troubles and laugh....
If you're in Cali - go visit Motolombia (bikers stop/BnB). They will also be able to help with your woes.
One day you'll look back at your troubles and laugh....
Goose
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Most of your points are not only applicable to 2006 models....however, as much as it grieves me to say...deep breath...this 1200 on a 17k mile trip last year had no issues and can be seen here playing in Mongolia...perhaps it was lucky, perhaps not
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Please excuse the off-post query.... but was that perhaps an Aerotrim screen deflector on your screen...?
Seems only the mountings left...
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Racey
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Sadly our man's not getting much sympathy from the yanks !!
All those keyboard warriors that know oh so much !!
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=583633
All those keyboard warriors that know oh so much !!
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=583633
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an old military saying that sums this rant up pretty well, 'Poor Preparation leads to PISS POOR performance'
i'm sure all the boys and hairy girls in iraq/afghanistan agree with that, but he is talking about a motorbike that is advertised as a RTW machine and in their, BuMW, words 'unstoppable' so has every right to be slightly miffed, even if that makes him slightly naieve.....
we'll see what he changes it for when he gets back
Sadly our man's not getting much sympathy from the yanks !!
All those keyboard warriors that know oh so much !!
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=583633
If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it in the dictionary between shit & syphillis
Racey
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If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it in the dictionary between shit & syphillis
I'll let him know !!
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Please excuse the off-post query.... but was that perhaps an Aerotrim screen deflector on your screen...?
Seems only the mountings left...
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Not my bike mate, I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole
littleredrooster
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True - if I was going to Colombia/Ecuador, I'd have taken a spare.
Is this a common failure? Can't say I've come across it.
That's only because you don't understand what it is. Any light mineral oil/hydraulic oil would have sufficed in extremis. If I was going to Mongolia I would have looked into these things. As I'm an engineer, I suppose I already knew.
Yes - agree - not all of them were good....
In 60-odd thousand miles of 1200 GSing, I've never had to sink to the levels of the shite called WD40. A little light oil at service, perhaps......and I must be a leprechaun.
Yes - I've changed them often enough. But it would seem I'm not a gorilla.
RTFM. It tells you that the max load is 5A. Either get a compressor which draws less than this, or rewire the socket direct to the battery with a bigger fuse. Again, if I was going to Mongolia.......
Nuts? Bollocks more like. If you have half-a-clue what you're doing, adding accessories is easy-peasy. Mine has spots, horns, GPS, Autocom etc etc. But hey - don't let ignorance get in the way of a good rant! Cars have only had canbus for about fifteen years.........
Agreed - they could be better. I use it as a general guide only.
You've got me there - I haven't a clue what a 'dumb dumb' switch is.
If I was going to Mongolia, I'd take the correct tools.
Not sure what you mean. Running accessories without the engine running, perhaps? Common sense would dictate otherwise, of course.......
How do you get overvoltage when you connect one 12V system to another 12V system? Baffles me.......more bulllshit.
Yes - the 1150 ones almost caused me to crash spectacularly when they touched down mid-corner. Shite was the word which came to mind.
Yes, the A/F spanners no longer fit, do they?
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oh dear lrd....someone had a go a your pride and joy. go read Oisin's ride reports and then you might understand where he's coming from....a total meachanical novice (my opinon) that has fucked off around the world and is doing it..so he makes a few complaints...he aint crying like half the others on here....ranting yes but i believe he means it as usual with his excellent sense of humour...so chill or get back in the henhouse...
The amp limit on the accessory socket is due to the pathetically thin cabling used and not due to the CANBUS itself. The bus is just a data cable that the bikes electronic modules use to send and receive data.
The 5 amps at 12 volts is the trip threshold programmed into the system because the designers reckoned (wrongly IMHO) that 5 amps is sufficient for owners use.
I dare say they were smart-arsed car design engineers and not winter riders with heated clothing or tyre inflation compressors etc.
The 5 amps at 12 volts is the trip threshold programmed into the system because the designers reckoned (wrongly IMHO) that 5 amps is sufficient for owners use.
I dare say they were smart-arsed car design engineers and not winter riders with heated clothing or tyre inflation compressors etc.
Gabby
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Who said BMW' are bland......
At least it's a challenge
Also just remembered why I have not logged on for the last 9 months.....due to moaning fecks like this guy.
At least it's a challenge
Also just remembered why I have not logged on for the last 9 months.....due to moaning fecks like this guy.
Oisin,
If you are still looking for Aral Vitamol ZH-M hydraulic fluid, you could try a Meredes Benz dealership.
Hydraulic fluid 400ml: Mercedes part#A 000 989 91 03 10
If you are still looking for Aral Vitamol ZH-M hydraulic fluid, you could try a Meredes Benz dealership.
Hydraulic fluid 400ml: Mercedes part#A 000 989 91 03 10
The punishment your bike takes would probably highlight problems on any bike. I think the first year of any bike is always a risky buy as yours is but it could also have happened on a newer bike. Bottom line is shit happens, deal with it and continue your adventure
it's a shame you are having the problems you list perhaps the 1200 is too 'sophisticated' for what you are doing with it
maybe you should take a leaf out of austin vance's book and use a bike that is simple.
Me i am sticking with my 1100
maybe you should take a leaf out of austin vance's book and use a bike that is simple.Me i am sticking with my 1100
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