Over 30,000 1200 GS BMW sold in Britain

[Lonewolf]

It never did the Romans any harm building roads in straight lines, perhaps the M6 is down to them.

[Rusty]

Crikey Geoff .. deep breaths .... whooooo ... deep breaths 
Mr Wolf .. just delete those pictures of me and the rest of The Met on the Bm's at NEC will you ??.... don't want them upsetting anyone. 

[100milesaway]

It never did the Romans any harm building roads in straight lines, perhaps the M6 is down to them.

Yes yes yes Steve, but they didn't have motorbikes back then did they? sporty chaps in those days had a different kind of vehicle. Watch a few old films with a roman theme and you will notice that those chariots dont seem to handle to good in the corners, hence all those boring as  straight roads that were constructed.   most of todays sporty young blades such as myself prefer a few bends thrown into the mix

[mecki]

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  

You won't find them there either because they are probably all off crossing the Sahara desert. 

[mecki]

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.

Well, the difference is that were we both going on a 2 week holiday in the Alps, you would spend a week getting there and a week going back on boring A roads while I would spend 10 days riding mountain passes. 
Guess who would get more enjoyment out of that trip.
I didn't buy an expensive tourer to go on short Sunday rides - I bought a GTR to be able to travel long distances in comfort and once I get where I want to go enjoy something different than the same old roads in the North of England. Riding the same old roads over and over again gets very boring after a while, you know. 

[Lonewolf]

 

[100milesaway]

Well, the difference is that were we both going on a 2 week holiday in the Alps, you would spend a week getting there and a week going back on boring A roads while I would spend 10 days riding mountain passes. 
Guess who would get more enjoyment out of that trip.
I didn't buy an expensive tourer to go on short Sunday rides - I bought a GTR to be able to travel long distances in comfort and once I get where I want to go enjoy something different than the same old roads in the North of England. Riding the same old roads over and over again gets very boring after a while, you know. 

Yes Gerd, but I would spend a week getting there, a week getting back AND a fortnight doing the twisties, plus I never get bored of the roads that I use in the good old North of England , the finest ribbons of tarmac on the planet in my opinion. And nothing could possibly be more boring, than riding a bike on a motorway.

[Ros]

Well I saw a GS with a brit plate on it zapping past me today in Agrate Brianza?!

There's nothing remotely interesting there... Apart from lots of traffic jams to filter through!

[100milesaway]

Well I saw a GS with a brit plate on it zapping past me today in Agrate Brianza?!

There's nothing remotely interesting there... Apart from lots of traffic jams to filter through!

Thanks for that Ros.      So this chap was rushing to get to a  "Not remotely interesting place" eh?                   I rest my case your honour. 

[Rusty]

Can you "rush" anywhere on a GS ? 

[tommytool]

Not in my opinion - I regularly whizzed past em on the a303 to and from work on me Tigger!.

And they never return my nods on the opposite carriageway !    ' s

Maybe I'm bitter because I took out 4 total in the hope I'd like one . An older GS1150 adventure, GS1200, GS1200RSAdventure, and one of the then new 4 valve head adventures with all the electronics you could mention for £16k !!!! 

Guess what - I didn't like em!

Sorry BMW but I tried reeeaaallly hard and you FAILED !!

[Winston Smith]

Rusty I would suggest you can.

They are fantastic but I couldn't get on with it.

Fast, handle well, infact brilliant, comfy, good position - great for long distances ( ) but not for me...

...couldn't be doing with the twat suit and the ribbing from 100milesaway 

[Bryn]

I found that the  upright seating position,  ala the GS, or Tiger Explorer seemed to be giving me pain in the Coccyx area,  othewise  I loved the GS's I had... didn't love the amount I must have spent fine tuning them, to never get them as good as I reckon the GTR is now   

You are able to get  a shift on with them.... managed 100 miles in exactly an hour two up east of Vienna a couple of years back... an empty motorway did help a bit   

[Winston Smith]

Bryn, I found the position gave me a muscular pain between the shoulder blades.

Took a couple of months riding a normal bike to recover!

[Bryn]

Bryn, I found the position gave me a muscular pain between the shoulder blades.

Took a couple of months riding a normal bike to recover!

It's took me about 3 years to work it out!