patch308
Well-known member
OM,
I freakin' LOVE my beemer...it's an '07 1200 GS Adventure. I perform all of the maintenance on it myself and that with the tools that I cary on the bike (with the exception of a torque wrench and the little dohicky for adjusting the throtle bodies). I happen to have a buddy who knows most of it so that helps but it's an EASY bike to work on.
IMHO, if you're going to get a GS, hold out for the '07/newer bikes. They made some major changes to how things are put together and from everything I've gathered the final drive failures are no longer an issue (you can now service them...I just did mine and everything looked brand new).
THIS IS NOT A DIRT BIKE!!!
It is a long distance dual sport. I put 460 miles on it the other day with a couple of FJR's (Mr Bill and S76 from the other forum) and I'm sure they'd tell you that it performed just fine on the asphalt.
I also had a couple of HARD dumps in mud and on a dirt road recently which required re-adjusting a couple things (mirror, hand guard, pannier) but I roder her home flying through the twisties, hosed her off, and took her out again Saturday. It's a heavy bike that is VERY comfortable and extremely capable on fire roads, jeep trails, etc., which is what I generally ride. For single track close to home look for something MUCH smaller (400 or so).
Just to give you an idea of one of my last routes: Red River, NM, to Questa, NM. NM522 north to Colorado to a little dirt road that took me straight across to Antonito, CO. From there I hit CO 17 to a mountain road that took me through Platoro, CO (45 or 50 miles of dirt) and came out just south of South Fork, CO. South Fork to Lake City, CO...ate, drank, slept and did Mary...er...was merry. South Fork OVER Cinnamon Pass and down into Silverton, CO. Silverton through Durango to Pagosa Springs; Chama, NM; Tres Piedras, NM; then home.
Dirt roads, Jeep trails, a quick little dirt nap near the top of Cinnamon Pass, NO DAMAGE TO ANY PLASTIC, and I may have hiccupped to a bit over 100...or 115...on the way home. This was a 2 day trip and was perfect for the big GSA.
Oh, and if you're patient and look around you can find an '07 or '08 for $1300 or better. The one you're looking at is NOT the same bike and IMHO is too much. If you'd bring your Old arse out to the SW-FOG I'd let you give mine a spin.
I freakin' LOVE my beemer...it's an '07 1200 GS Adventure. I perform all of the maintenance on it myself and that with the tools that I cary on the bike (with the exception of a torque wrench and the little dohicky for adjusting the throtle bodies). I happen to have a buddy who knows most of it so that helps but it's an EASY bike to work on.
IMHO, if you're going to get a GS, hold out for the '07/newer bikes. They made some major changes to how things are put together and from everything I've gathered the final drive failures are no longer an issue (you can now service them...I just did mine and everything looked brand new).
THIS IS NOT A DIRT BIKE!!!
It is a long distance dual sport. I put 460 miles on it the other day with a couple of FJR's (Mr Bill and S76 from the other forum) and I'm sure they'd tell you that it performed just fine on the asphalt.
I also had a couple of HARD dumps in mud and on a dirt road recently which required re-adjusting a couple things (mirror, hand guard, pannier) but I roder her home flying through the twisties, hosed her off, and took her out again Saturday. It's a heavy bike that is VERY comfortable and extremely capable on fire roads, jeep trails, etc., which is what I generally ride. For single track close to home look for something MUCH smaller (400 or so).
Just to give you an idea of one of my last routes: Red River, NM, to Questa, NM. NM522 north to Colorado to a little dirt road that took me straight across to Antonito, CO. From there I hit CO 17 to a mountain road that took me through Platoro, CO (45 or 50 miles of dirt) and came out just south of South Fork, CO. South Fork to Lake City, CO...ate, drank, slept and did Mary...er...was merry. South Fork OVER Cinnamon Pass and down into Silverton, CO. Silverton through Durango to Pagosa Springs; Chama, NM; Tres Piedras, NM; then home.
Dirt roads, Jeep trails, a quick little dirt nap near the top of Cinnamon Pass, NO DAMAGE TO ANY PLASTIC, and I may have hiccupped to a bit over 100...or 115...on the way home. This was a 2 day trip and was perfect for the big GSA.
Oh, and if you're patient and look around you can find an '07 or '08 for $1300 or better. The one you're looking at is NOT the same bike and IMHO is too much. If you'd bring your Old arse out to the SW-FOG I'd let you give mine a spin.
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