Remap my F800GSA or buy a GSX1250F?

[anonymous-user]

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[Brewsters]

How do you manage to tie up your shoelaces?

[Super Sonic]

I wear dealer boots.

[airsafari87]

Brewsters said:

How do you manage to tie up your shoelaces?

[ChocolateFrog]

Tuning an NA engine is going to make naff all difference.

[anonymous-user]

So you hated an 800 because it was gutless but you bought another even more boring 800?

[Gas1883]

I brought a z650 Kawasaki maybe 40 yrs ago thinking it would be plenty fast enough then got blitzed by I believe a Nissan 240z ( something like that ) , it was gone by the w/end , got a gs1000s

[black-k1]

There is nothing you can do to an F800 that will fundementaly change its performance.

[SteveKTMer]

Everybody needs a KTM 1290 in their life at some point. Sounds like you’re about there now

[Biker9090]

Can't you look at a bigger adv style bike? I'm 33 and my Sports Tourer absolutely did my back in when I went to Europe.

[NorthernSky]

Get a VFR800, the 107hp will give you some more options when on faster roads.

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

ChocolateFrog said:

Tuning an NA engine is going to make naff all difference.

Take it to TTS and get it turboed.

[black-k1]

The F800GSA has off-road capability. Is that important?

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

anonymous said:

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It's also bloody heavy and all the power's up the top because it's a four. Why don't you just rent something?

[hiccy18]

Sub-7k sports tourer is R1200RS, Sprint GT and VFR1200F territory, all of which are pokey enough solo with luggage. Tiger Sport 1050 is easily within budget for a more upright stance too.

Either that or NOS

[GSA_fattie]

you must have a very poor insurance record for the cost of cover on a vstrom to be prohibitive

[airsafari87]

anonymous said:

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But you’ve only been riding a bike for a little over a year right?

[Biker9090]

I've had my licence since 19 (2008). V Strom 1050XT was on average £800 fully comp. Unfortunately no garage and we've had bikes lifted down the road a few times. In comparison my VFR1200F (all mods listed) was about £550 but the bike is worth a good 3 or 4k less.

[KTMsm]

Pointless tuning the 800 IMO

Get a quote on a Tiger 1050 - upright position with no off road pretention, 17" front wheel

I prefer my KTMs but 1050 Tigers are a great budget buy and I suspect sensible insurance

Fantastic engine, they seem a bit dull at first but if you start throwing it around, it responds surprisingly well

[iidentifyaswoke]

black-k1 said:

There is nothing you can do to an F800 that will fundementaly change its performance.

You could turbo charge it

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OP, I doubt when you say you are missing extra power that you are revving it to max power as it is. What you are likely missing is more torque. For torque there is no replacement for displacement.