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I passed my motorcylce test and I got me an BMW R1200GS Adventure !!!!
That is all. ;o)
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swear filter avoidance means it probably will be 😉
😀 go steady regard all other road users as homicidal maniacs and enjoy the GS
Photos or your just fibbing.
Putting aside the lack of time, money or space to keep a bike, I would very much love to sit my bike test and get the same bike (or similar, seems to be a great deal of choice).
All the years of riding push bikes has taught me to ride like everyone is out to kill me! ;o)
That's a pretty heavy bike for a first bike, take care at traffic lights and what have you until you get used to it!
Check out [url= http://www.c90adventures.co.uk ]C90 Adventures[/url] for inspiration 😉
mogrim - MemberThat's a pretty heavy bike for a first bike, take care at traffic lights and what have you until you get used to it!
+1 take it easy
Just to make it clear, I'm referring to stopping and putting your foot down on gravel, wet leaves, white lines, manholes... Apart for the obvious "take it easy" when opening the throttle 🙂
Gotta agree with the comments above about a heavy bike for your first. With the luggage and a full tank it can be quite a handful at low speeds. Be careful of coming to halt making sure you're not going to place your foot in a dip in the road so the bike is at more of an angle than it would normally be. Take your time practicing all the low speed skills some where quite to build your confidence. If you plan on taking it off-road then do skills course on a rented bike first as you will drop it and the bill to fix it will make you cry more than being pinned underneath with a rock stuck in your back.
Gotta agree with the comments above about a heavy bike for your first. With the luggage and a full tank it can be quite a handful at low speeds.
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...And remember not to park nose into the kerb on heavily cambered roads 😉
Enjoy!
On the plus side, it does have those big sticky out stabilisers so it can't fall too far.
Make sure your breakdown cover is up to date and includes recovery. 🙂
BMW R1200GS Adventure
Take it easy, that would make a big hole in a hedge 🙂
Ooo- that is what I plan to do - one day..
I've got my CBT tomorrow (again), and my bikes clutch lunched itself on tuesday, so I've got the joy of doing it on one of their bikes!
Read up on push/counter steering. Can't really remember being taught this when learning which lead to some interesting(read as dangerous) moments corning.
Became a Supermoto god after getting the hang of it!
Well done you. Now enjoy whilst the sun shines. Do lots of slow riding practice like uturns etc. Really builds your confidence. I had a Adventure model. I found it helpful to lay it on its side and practice picking it up! Book yourself on a bikesafe course to. Best thing I've ever done to improve my riding. My current ride
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On the plus side, it does have those big sticky out stabilisers so it can't fall too far.
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Aye,gan canny wi that big lump 🙂
if they'd sorted their lawn out properly that damage could have been avoided.
The Adventure doesn't fall that far, all part of being an Adventure, I think you can get Inspector Gadget like self lifting arms from Touratech
Still enjoying my F800GSA. Dropped it off-road once - my god it's heavy!! Lol
Rachel
Jealous. It was the other way round for me I'm afraid - b*ll*cks to motorbikes - hello pushbikes. When my daughter was born 4 years ago I figured I'd run the gauntlet long enough on supersport bikes and decided that I wanted to be around to see her grow up. Son came along 18 months ago. Motorbiking is something that I will return to when they're older and it'll be on a Harley or similar.
Have fun, I sorely miss the thrill of opening the throttle on a motorbike 😀
That's why I won't do my full test, I'm not convinced I could trust myself not to fire myself at the sun on a big bike!
Cant get anymore grief than I've had on the road bike. Not ridden in 6 months + due to 3 twts in cars in the space of 10 miles. Just thought 'Bugger this'. At least I can get out of cars way
Did a direct access and test in October last year and been loving clocking up the miles on my Triumph Street Triple. So much so that Ive hardly turned a pedal recently, been riding push bikes for 25 years now so nice to have a change for a bit but wish there was enough spare time to do both!
Congrats on the new bike, I have had a few BMW's in the past, as others have said , careful with the low speed balance etc.
I have quite a large touring bike, always aware of the weight parking it, or getting it out of the garage etc. Yamaha FJR1300.
Regards
Denis
Congratulations mate
If you're not tall enough to get a foot down comfortably then you can get a lower seat for those
Weather is perfect for motorbiking at the moment, warm and sunny but not too hot
Will be commuting home from work on my Fireblade very shortly, can't wait!
Bike bike to start on. Hope your tall!!
Fancy any of these?
www.visordown.com/motorcycle-top-10s/top...r-auction/26516.html
grunty - Member
I passed my motorcylce test and I got me an BMW R1200GS Adventure !!!!That is all. ;o)
When your fuel injection packs in, you'll have a really heavy push bike. 🙂
Congratulations on passing you test, you're going to have such a great time going out on the bike 8)
Passing my bike test was definitely the best thing I ever did, it opened up a whole new world of friends and experiences.
Great choice of bike as well, I'm on my 2nd GSA and they’re amazing bikes. They are a lot more agile and quicker than they look. Although the Adventure has got the 30 litre tank, I only really put £20 in for general running around. I only fill the tank if I’m going away on it as they can get very top heavy.
I’m just under 5ft 8 and manage fine on the standard seat. It’s surprising how soon you get used to riding a big bike. I was given a Kawasaki Versys 650 as a loan bike the other day whilst my GSA was in for its annual service and it felt like riding a BMX.
If you do need to move it backwards, I find it easier to get off and push rather than try and paddle it with my feet. They're also a doddle to get on the centre stand.
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Yeah - having the petrol tank under the seat, like I have on my F800GSA, makes a full tank much less scary...
Can't believe this thread, only this week I've read Mike Carter's book, uneasy rider!
He has one of those BMW R1200GS bikes!
Now then a possibly silly question, are they safer than the sports bikes what with all the extra metal and panniers etc, if you get hit by a ****less driver I mean?
When i was a kid more than i want a Jensen Interceptor, a Mongoose BMX or possibly even a nude picture of Farrah Fawcett I wanted a BMW motor bike with the sticky out cylinders.
Not sure now, I would only want one if I had the time and money to ride it around the world.
Can't go wrong with a BMW boxer.
I bought one on my last visit to Oz and did 10k on it in 6 months. But I don't understand why folk need those adventure models and never go off road. Even the standard BMWs handle dirt roads ok. (I was riding the Cruiser version)
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Same reason folk fit frame bags and water bottles on every conceivable bare bit of their bicycle frame or fork to ride their local beach at an average of 5mph for an hour and a half. surely you of all people must 'get' that by now?
Ps. have you ever seen the average GS owner attempt to ride off road?
Strangely enough ive gone the other way after a long break from push bikes ive a new one on the way and the motorbike is gone. Enjoy
I don't understand why folk need those adventure models and never go off road
I've never owned one but did have a supermoto for a bit and the high setting position is really nice for seeing over traffic and even hedges when on country lanes.
The seating position on the GSA is great and the extra height does give a much better view. It's a bit like sitting on the top deck on the bus.
I did an 8hr stint on my GSA earlier this week without a single ache or pain, which is a lot better than my previous bikes. They're so comfy.
The other great thing about the GSA is that everyone moves out of you way. They've got amazing presence on the road.
My initial draw to the GSA was the looks though. It's like a big Tonka toy 😀
Why the gsa over the gs? Not having a go its a genuine question. I would love a gs but the gsa seems a bit big and unwieldy. My f650 left this morning. Sad.....
anagallis_arvensis - Member
Why the gsa over the gs? Not having a go its a genuine question. I would love a gs but the gsa seems a bit big and unwieldy. My f650 left this morning. Sad.....
I did test ride a standard GS first, but GSA won me over. I did originally shy away from the GSA as I assumed it would be too big for me. Turned out that it was spot on and I fell head over heels.
I prefer the higher seating position and the weather / wind protection of the GSA with the larger fuel tank and bigger screen with the winglets. The fuel tank is so big that it’s nearly like having a fairing.
I also prefer the handling of the GSA, even though the standard GS is no doubt the lighter and sportier bike. I found the GSA to be much more stable in the corners and also easier to ride at slow speed. For me, the GSA feels the smoother and more balanced between the two. Once moving, the GSA just shrinks away and you soon forget how big it is.
The 2015 standard GS comes with the heavier flywheel from the Adventure now, so a standard GS might be just as smooth.
The GSA also came with the spoked wheels, crash protection and aluminium pannier mounts as standard.
I’d recommend anyone to test ride either 1200GS and get a good few miles in, as they really are an eye opening bike. They handle so well, ride far lighter than they look and are a really confidence inspiring bike. It's just overcoming that initial fear of them looking so big.
wilburt - MemberWhen i was a kid more than i want a Jensen Interceptor, a Mongoose BMX or possibly even a nude picture of Farrah Fawcett I wanted a BMW motor bike with the sticky out cylinders.
Not sure now, I would only want one if I had the time and money to ride it around the world.
Go the otherway and get a boxercup replika? The motorbike equivalent of a BTCC volvo estate race car.
So, 3 months and 6K miles (how did that happen) later, it has been a blast. Been off roading in the chilterns (legal routes only I'll have you know) and only dropped it once.
I say dropped, I actually mean lowered it to the ground - with a full 33L tank after trying to hitch up my troos whilst getting on it and losing balance. I thought i'd never get it off the ground, but to my surprise it was incredibly easy.
Riding it is so simple, very light to chuck into corners compared sports tourers bikes that i've tested (my new saturday past time - ride a new bike for free for an hour) now passed my IAM advanced rider course and this thing can mix it with Ninjas and GSX-Rs all day long and still get 50mpg and no cramp for me.
Two up is a doddle, have to keep checking the wife is still on the back. She must find it comfy as she had fallen asleep on the M'way at 90+ mph, I only knew she was alseep when some asshat decided to pull from the middle into the fast lane and i had to tap the brakes and she slammed into me.
Still not ridden a push bike since, need to soon otherwise I'll be needing to buy a bigger pair of troos, but it is so much fun!
Nice report grunty, I too passed my bike test recently.
I have yet to test ride the big GS but plan to take one out in the next few weeks.
I took a Triumph Street triple R out last week followed by a Tiger 800xc, the Street was brill to ride with lots of power for a small engine.
However the Tiger just felt right, not as much grunt of the street but still quick and really comfortable.
Did you take any other bikes out or were you set on the BMW?
Like the look of the new Tracer too.
I really wanted the triumph explorer as that has the sweet triple triple engine but the insurance was nearly 3 times the price of the Beemer.
I also road the yammy tenere but it felt really basic. I also road the Mt09 but it was just a little too small for two riding (I'm a well built 6ft 17st chap) but that engine was nice.
I've ridden the ktm 1190 but that was too bonkers, brilliant but bonkers.
The new bmw s1000xr is amazing, so quick with fantastic suspension, on the se anyway, and almost the same ride position. If I wanted to lose my licence that would be the bike to get!
I really fancy that s1000xr...
Rachel
I would love one but , it just keeps screaming 'give me more b*tch, I can take it!' I tore up an M3 and a 911 with 15mins of starting the test ride!
+1 firestarter- I haven't ridden my motorbike for nearly a year now, having got back into MTBing after a few years off. I do have a hankering for a 250 2t supermoto though...
Just downsized. Sold the Transalp and bought one of these (Yamaha TTR250 Raid):
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Great on the back lanes. Small is beautiful.
Did a days green laning with [url= http://www.trailrides-wales.com/ ]Trail-Rides Wales[/url]
An excellent day out on their CRF250L.
Rich.
Ooh... TTR250 😀 Could be the perfect everyday frugal potterer/weekend hooning tool with 17" wheels fitted and still not be [i]that[/i] far from the letter of the law 😈
[url= http://c90adventures.co.uk ]This bloke seems to be having more fum than all those serious looking guys on their mega dollar "adventure" bikes.[/url] 🙂
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Speaking of cheap, dirty fun, I had one of these a few years ago-
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They are awesome on a stick.
Love that TW. Bit of a soft spot for the Van Van myself.