BMW GS's

[Mr2Mike]

Silver993tt said:

I've had 'sports' bikes such as the original 1998 R1.Nice bike for a day bike in good weather on open roads with no traffic. For touring these bikes really are non-starters no matter how much people say they are fine. Sure they get you there and back but you will miss out on a whole lot of fun if you use them for this purpose - which has been my point.

Quite the opposite. When I find some of the incredible roads on the continent that are just begging for a sports bike, I'd be well pissed off to be lumbered with a two wheeled HGV. And sports bike riders don't all wear one/two piece leathers, plenty use waterproof textiles just like the greybeards on GS's.

J B L said:

I really fail to understand what a GS does better than a sportsbike?

It's better at:

Weighing more
Being slower
Not handling as well
Attracting strange bearded men

Edited by Mr2Mike on Monday 3rd August 22:50

[Mad Jock]

So after any number of comments over the years having a go at the GS and GS owners, the sports bike fan boys are getting their knickers in a twist because the GS owners have answered back.

The biters bit?

[J B L]

spareparts said:

J B L said:

I really fail to understand what a GS does better than a sportsbike?

Lots!

You seem tired. I give you £500 for your Ducati. Breaks my heart too.

[LeadFarmer]

At 6' 3" tall and 22 stone, my GSA looks pretty small.

[Silver993tt]

Mr2Mike said:

It's better at:

Weighing more
Being slower
Not handling as well
Attracting strange bearded men

How's the hump on the back of your 'racing' leathers? Do they match your white 'racing' boots? What about your 'racing' knee sliders? I'm sure they're all very good for the road

[J B L]

Now you're just fishing.

Could it all simply be a case of different people liking different things at different points in their lives, I wonder?

[Fleegle]

Silver993tt said:

How's the hump on the back of your 'racing' leathers? Do they match your white 'racing' boots? What about your 'racing' knee sliders? I'm sure they're all very good for the road

Salt and vinegar with that chip?

[moto_traxport]

Silver993tt said:

How's the hump on the back of your 'racing' leathers? Do they match your white 'racing' boots? What about your 'racing' knee sliders? I'm sure they're all very good for the road

Bitter and twisted ex-pat, Sir? Suits you!

[Ceeejay]

Silver993tt said:

There are tools designed to do a job, a shame that there are those who refuse to use them just to make a 'rebelious' point when in fact all they are doing is limiting the potential of their experience. They really do look very stupid

A comment that could be squarely aimed at the majority of GS riders...

If they wanted the correct tool they should have got one of these.



But the social stigma of riding such a bike limits the potential of their experience

[Mr2Mike]

Silver993tt said:

How's the hump on the back of your 'racing' leathers? Do they match your white 'racing' boots? What about your 'racing' knee sliders? I'm sure they're all very good for the road

I don't wear racing leathers with a hump. I have two part leathers I sometimes wear (no sliders), but more often just a leather jacket and kevlar jeans or textiles if the weather looks dodgy.

[Alex@POD]

This has turned into a contest of who's the most stubborn! How about getting the bike you like riding and not giving a st what anyone else rides?

Anyway, the thread is now about what bike is good for getting to the south of France and enjoying the roads once you get there. There's only one answer to that of course, the Honda Blackbird.

[spareparts]

Ceeejay said:

A comment that could be squarely aimed at the majority of GS riders...

If they wanted the correct tool they should have got one of these.



But the social stigma of riding such a bike limits the potential of their experience

The new RT is a terrific bike for touring. But it does not strike the right balance imho between touring vs urban use vs fast solo rides. Especially for urban and fast solo rides, it is too big and not enough fun (combination of ergos/geo and engine tune).

Alex@POD said:

Anyway, the thread is now about what bike is good for getting to the south of France and enjoying the roads once you get there. There's only one answer to that of course, the Honda Blackbird.

I love BB for how it brings some normality into my life

[terry tibbs]

JacquesMesrine said:

Silver993tt said:

I'm fit, running regular 10km runs and training 35km per week, weighing 72Kg, so don't fit into your perceived stereo-typing.

That's annoying. You sound from your posts that you should look like the actor Gert Fröbe.

fking hell brilliant



and another

[winbar]

I would rather ride a proper GS

[Fleegle]

winbar said:

I would rather ride a proper GS

My thoughts too

[fergus]

Talking of routes to the South of France. Does anyone have any recommendations for a 2 day ride from Calais, probably stopping around Dijon for a night?

.... and also for the return leg.

Destination Bol.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Fleegle said:

winbar said:

I would rather ride a proper GS

My thoughts too

Yep, a proper GS 1000s the ice cream version

[winbar]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Yep, a proper GS 1000s the ice cream version

I wanted an S but could only afford an E back in the 80`s. I`m resisting the urge to buy another and keeping my rose tinted glasses on.

[Killboy]

Why do you need to "get" a bike. Why do you feel you need to justify someone else's purchase decision?

[scunnylad]

Fleegle said:

winbar said:

I would rather ride a proper GS

My thoughts too