Over 30,000 1200 GS BMW sold in Britain

[100milesaway]

And yet on my 125 mile ride out around the dales, a visit to the biking mecca known as the Bridge at (Kirby Lonsdale) and then home again to Leyburn via Slaidburn (Lancashire), on a cold, but stunningly sunny and beautiful day, with well gritted roads, and zero traffic, on some of the best roads this country has to offer, with stunning scenery to match  I didn't see a bloody  O N E  of these round the world adventure, exell in any conditions, on any surface, built to circumnavigate the globe bikes. No not bloody O N E. Now I will concede that just maybe they were all thrashing through the Gobbi desert, or smashing their way through a jungle somewhere in Africa, But more than likely I think that they all stayed at home today because they may have got a splash of salt on there B M W branded kit, or had to organize a search party to find the location on the bars of the switch for the heated grips, or perhaps sat navs dont work too good when it's cold. Whatever the reason, it has just confirmed what I have always thought about 1200 GS riders, just like the bikes they ride they are a  over hyped load of .   

[sidders1400]

Hi 100milesaway.
I saw a few yesterday in Birmingham..but I must say they were on t he BMW stand at the Bike show.  :
mfr_lol:
Sidders

[100milesaway]

Yes Sidders, I bet there was a queue of nancy boys waiting to have their photo taked on one, with artificial snow in the background

[Teacher]

And yet on my 125 mile ride out around the dales, a visit to the biking mecca known as the Bridge at (Kirby Lonsdale) and then home again to Leyburn via Slaidburn (Lancashire), on a cold, but stunningly sunny and beautiful day, with well gritted roads, and zero traffic, on some of the best roads this country has to offer, with stunning scenery to match  I didn't see a bloody  O N E  of these round the world adventure, exell in any conditions, on any surface, built to circumnavigate the globe bikes. No not bloody O N E. Now I will concede that just maybe they were all thrashing through the Gobbi desert, or smashing their way through a jungle somewhere in Africa, But more than likely I think that they all stayed at home today because they may have got a splash of salt on there B M W branded kit, or had to organize a search party to find the location on the bars of the switch for the heated grips, or perhaps sat navs dont work too good when it's cold. Whatever the reason, it has just confirmed what I have always thought about 1200 GS riders, just like the bikes they ride they are a  over hyped load of .

I'm quite jealous that you ventured out yesterday !! I love the ride out from durham down towards Leyburn and Hawes for a cuppa at the pennygarth cafe. I, however, decided it was a tad on the cold side and was reluctant to get my bike salty ! Bit of a wimp i guess !
I was also a bit worried about icy patches.

[Lonewolf]

Geoff, calm down, calm down & count to ten.   

[100milesaway]

Calm down!!!!!!!! bloody GS1200 riders,    bloody nancy boys, w-----s      me, round the world!!!!, what a load of  most of em would struggle to go round the block, they make me  puke   Go anywhere bike ? in any conditions what a bunch of t-----S, and dont get me started on their matching riding kit ,  or their  bleedin spotlights, even though they never go out at night ,,rant,rant,rant     .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Phew, now that i've got that                                                                                                                             of my chest    

[Bryn]

Had a few GS's .. Admittedly only got as far as Slovakia and Poland 

[100milesaway]

Great, so thats one out of 30,000 that got ridden. 

[Bryn]

Great, so thats one out of 30,000 that got ridden. 

And i did have a Twat Suit     

[mecki]

Jeez - And all that ranting from someone who never manages to get further than 100 miles from home.   

[Kevin]

And yet...

Kevin

[Lonewolf]

Kevin

Kevin's been known to occosaionally ride his GS a little further than the local shops Geoff, does that count? 

[100milesaway]

Kevin's been known to occosaionally ride his GS a little further than the local shops Geoff, does that count? 

OK so thats 2 out of 30,000                   But as I stated before I find it extraordinary that out of all the bikes I spotted on my 125 mile ride on Sunday, in a motorcyclists playground area of this country, that I didn't see one GS1200.                                      PS I didn't see any GTR 1400s either .

[Lonewolf]

Geoff it could be suggested that the GTR is a serious mile muncher and will just eat those motorway miles up.......




I do know one person with a GTR who refuses to go on motorways, is that similar to the point you're trying to make? 

[100milesaway]

Steve, you can still eat those miles up without going on a boring as motorway, some motorcyclists like to enjoy the ups and downs, sweeping bends, the gear changing, accelaration and total involvment with their bike that riding in a  mind numbing straight line just will not give you.                             Anyhow I shall send my spotter out next Sunday to stand on a bridge over the M6, to see if there are legions of GS BMs with riders  fighting to stay awake,  getting their kicks from chuffing up and down in a straight line