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| easydeluxe Member Since: 18 Nov 2013 Location: antwerp Posts: 55   
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post 2006 models without servo brakes are the best bang for your buck. (2007 are the most sought after and easy to maintain yourself)
Go for a regular GS and not the GSA unless you need the 30 liter tank AND are really really tall. Those boxer engines are bomb proof, so don't be afraid of some milage. Watch out for play on the rear wheel axle. And the GS needs a good strong battery to work. After a lot of bikes I love my GS. G |
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9th Mar 2014 7:27pm |
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| Cakey Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 468  
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I had the enduro version for a while . Only thing I hated was the speedo .
For back road riding it was as good as my explorer , traction control is mint . Just gives you a few scares when u let it do its stuff . my sunday haunt is at the cafe at lady bower lay by on the snake . |
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9th Mar 2014 7:30pm |
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| Dave78 Member Since: 24 Feb 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 25
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I've got a 2007 GSA. It is easy to work on and service yourself. I agree on avoiding the servo brakes. Standard brakes are more than good enough.
I'm not really really tall (only 5ft7) but with a low seat the GSA is manageable, with an airhawk on for padding. If you are in Sheffield pop over the M1 to Rotherham and go to Rainbow. There've always been very helpful when I've popped in. Might also be worth saying hello on ukgser.com as someone is bound to have one close to you so you can have a natter. I'm prob up your way in a few weeks, if I didn't need the space of 4 wheels I'd come up on the bike and you could have asked away. |
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9th Mar 2014 7:44pm |
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| Buzz Member Since: 11 Oct 2011 Location: Inverness Posts: 235 
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2010 GS here. I use it for work travelling all over the UK surveying. Has proved very comfortable, reliable, and actually bloody good fun on twisty A and B roads.
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9th Mar 2014 8:01pm |
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| jumbo Member Since: 21 Jan 2014 Location: Dublin Posts: 29  
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I have 2007 GSA, fantastic bike, mile muncher, comfortable to ride all day even with pillion. They are a big heavy bike, so take in to account your height and fitness, those boxers take a lot of abuse, I have off-roaded a 1200 GS and it was as capable as many of the smaller 650's although it's a tough ask to pick them up when dropped.
The only prob I had to date was replacing the fuel tank gauge. I can stay with all my pals on so called faster sports bikes and great fun on track days. |
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9th Mar 2014 8:50pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748  
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Thanks, didn't realise so many of you had this bike.
Im 6' 3" and 22 stone, so I'm kind of a big bloke!  , I'm assuming this is a bike I could ride without looking like Alexei Sayle on his moped!! 
How does the GS differ from the GSA? I did go over to Rainbow BMW in Rotherham last Sunday, but they were closed! But looking on their website they have a few used models, this one takes my eye.. http://www.rainbow.co.uk/approved-used-bik...028ZU12153 |
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9th Mar 2014 9:19pm |
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| Dave78 Member Since: 24 Feb 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 25
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GSA v GS
GSA is higher than a GS - in seat height GSA has a large fuel tank GSA has a large screen and winglets GSA has crash bars and spoked wheels as standard GSA normally has the ali panniers, and the GS the plastic ones. although I believe you can fit the ali to the GS as well. All this based on the upto 2012 versions. I went for a GSA cause I wanted the larger screen and crash bars, and well I just like the look of it more. If we bought bikes and defenders with our heads I doubt we'd have them. |
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9th Mar 2014 9:47pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748
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Thanks Dave, so I assume GSA stands for GS Adventure?
Maybe a daft question, but how are they for 'year round' use, such as both riding and left parked in the rain? |
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9th Mar 2014 9:48pm |
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| Dave78 Member Since: 24 Feb 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 25
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Yep, GSA = GS Adventure
Many over on the UKGSER forum use theirs all year round, cover it in ACF-50 before winter and wash it all off after. Mine is more a toy that gets used for weekends away and days out (got a little 125 to commute on). |
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9th Mar 2014 9:55pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748
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Brill, thanks
Last question for tonight (probably). Ive been reading about triple black models, what are they please? |
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9th Mar 2014 10:02pm |
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| Dave78 Member Since: 24 Feb 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 25
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Triple black have lots of bits painted black, such as engine, shaft drive cover etc.
Some view them as the bees knees of the GS/GSA, others as just another special edition. |
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9th Mar 2014 10:05pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3708 
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The triple black is a black bike that has 3 shades of black..
I have a 13MY GS TE that's just about to be replaced with a new Olive GSA  Click image to enlarge |
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9th Mar 2014 10:10pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748
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Now THATS a nice looking bike Andrew, and a cracking photo
Is the Triumph Tiger Explorer an equivalent bike to the GS? |
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9th Mar 2014 10:17pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3708
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Well there is a question, I looked at the Triumph before I got my GS as seen here
Click image to enlarge Having closely looked at both bikes I thought to myself, If I rode them around a motox track which one would survive when I dropped it? I got the GS |
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9th Mar 2014 10:29pm |
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