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You guys looked at Destination Highways touring book for northern Calif? Any good? Thanks

dcarver, interesting question you ask; how do guys carry xtra fuel,fishing tackle ,etc on dualsports? I wear a backpack with 4 piece rod(Cabela's), food for the day, a 4lb inflatable raft( a wonderful thing),4 piece,lite takedown kayak paddle(I fish mtn lakes) and some spare Underarmour stuff...

Maybe I'm a ******, but I gotta ask, what's "motard"? Besides the BMW 1200GS on-off roader I gotta Suzuki DR400z that i geared down to lowest possible & put real knobbies on for trail riding here in Idaho. It's all beat to heck.It also works great for backroad mixed with trail riding.But for...

Well'p, I just gotta new BMW(Big Mistake on Wheels,I always thought) 1200GS dually. Got 4000 miles on it, about half Idaho dirt. 5+gal tank, 45-50 mpg. The Adventure model has darn near a NINE gallon tank on it. This thing's no trail bike but for forest roads (NASTY ones) and 2 up the thing's a...

surdr(you a hobbit?), I've ownwd a ST1300. I had a 06' FJR. If your lookin for a great sport-tourer, get the FJR. For the money and minimal maintenence hassle, it can't be beat. Even runs on 87 octane gas.You'll love it. But learn it's power carefully.

Your dealer may have bought it back but Yamaha failed to uphold it's warranty causing you a hassle.Instead of warranty execution,Yamaha gave you intentional bullsh*t.I'd be pissed too. I just sold my 06' to get a different,non-yammy bike. Your experience will make me think long and hard about...

If you don't want a garage full of bikes,the beemer 1200 GS shaft drive makes some sense. Only reason I sold the FJR to get the GS was I couldn't see any reason to take the FJR out when the GS goes 2 up really well & corners so darn well & doesn't limit me to paved & really good dirt roads like...

Panthercity, thanks again. You mite just have something there. I'll look into that fed law. So far tho(3000 mi) this bmw GS is a hellofva bike. I didn't know it had been "Bike of the Year" in some publications when I bought it. But I'm beginning to see why. Still wish it was a Yammy tho.

I had a ST1300.Hated it. HOT! And seemed big.Sold it & went back to my beloved ST1100. I talked to a Honda rep about when Honda would fix it.He said they'd make'm 'as is' thru 06'. Wouldn't surprise me if the 07' is a 1900 cc or something equally wacko. We need a Kaw 1400 like we need a hole in...

My 1st service(600 miles) on my beemer GS was $229. The 6000 mi service will be about $150. Then a 12000 mi service & every 12000 after that. I have more problem with the frequency of service than it's cost. They tell me doing my own service will void the three year warranty .My experience with...

Jestal,nice picts.Hyder's off the Cassier Highway,isn't it? I was up in there on my 82' suzuki 1100E. Hadda blast. Looks like you did too. What oil were you usin? :D

yeah nidan, i agree. BMW service suks. My pal with a new GS Adventure tried to get a 600 mi service.THREE weeks he has to wait.The Boise BMW dealer does service on Boise police BMW's too. just one dealer.SUKS. BUT, I've done a few hundrad miles of dirt on my new GS on-off roader.A couple 1000...

charisma ol'boy. you may be right. Suzuki makes the V-STROM tho. In my neck of the woods (northwest),BMW sells a LOT of GS's(big on-off roaders). A fertile market for jap bike makers if they wanna dip their toes in it.Hope they do.

panthercity ! THANKS! I'm headin for a John Deere store tomorrow. The only beemer I had until this one was a new 96'1100RT. It shifted like a John Deere. No kidding. How much do I trust my new BMW dealer? Not at ALL.NEVER TRUST A BIG MISTAKE ON WHEELS DEALER! I tried FOUR dealers with my 1st...

Had my new 1200GS in for 1st service.$220. BUT, they gave me the wrong owner's manual & wrong saddlebags when I bought it. Screws fell outta the muffler clamp, letting the clamp rub hell outta the muffler. They are gonna replace the muffler.To charge the battery there's a BMW connector that ONLY...

I had a 82' & 83' Suzuki 1100E. Had better mid-range power than the Yammy.GAWD those were great bikes in those days.

I just sold my 06'FJR and bought a beemer 1200GS on-off roader. Where I live there is one paved highway. The thrill is gone soon enough riding it. There are lots & lots of mountain dirt roads(some are nasty),hence few to no people on them.I like that. These roads can extend to 4 other states...

smc,checkout the Beartooth Pass on the Wyo-Mont border just south of Red Lodge ,Mont. Then the little road to Cody,Wyo just south of Beartooth.Great rides. Have fun.

yeah evil, heat is NO problem on the GS. Headin out tomorrow to ride highways to Oregon's Steen Mountains,then dirt.Still can't believe I gotta beemer. Might put "Suzuki" decals on the tank. I'd feel better.

Thanks splatterdaddy. I know what you mean. If this GS was on it's side ,it'd take some oooomph to lift it up as it's a tall bike. Think I can doer tho. I showed an ex-girl friend how to lift her Gold Wing. She could do it(it helped her being a 250lb ex-Siberian dairy farmer---ugly as sin too)...