BMW GSM 1200 Adventure.

As BBadger says above, about 34litres to the tankful, make sure you're hiding in the ladies loo when it comes to paying.


www.horizonsunlimited.com for when you do the RTW.

Originally Posted by Small Clanger

As BBadger says above, about 34litres to the tankful, make sure you're hiding in the ladies loo when it comes to paying.


www.horizonsunlimited.com for when you do the RTW.

LOL don't worry i will be hiding! Especially because i begged him to buy it!

[DJ123]

If you want to get some good off road accessories, check out Touratech. Pricey on parts, but well worth it for the quality of the product

Originally Posted by daddyjob

If you want to get some good off road accessories, check out Touratech. Pricey on parts, but well worth it for the quality of the product

Thank you DADDY, ill check it out

[rictus01]

See I don't get these type of bikes, I've tried several, as well as the GS1200, the previous 1150, the KTM Adventurer, Triumph Tiger (all three, T3, T5 and 1050) , Morini Granpasso and Aprilia Caponord (and earlier Aprilia Elefant), they all are far to large and heavy for anything more than the odd bit of rough riding; certainly not anything serious, then they get half the tourtech catalog thrown at them adding more weight, I know almost all spent their life "on road", so why the compromised tyres then ? ( yes Triumph have ditched any "off road" asperations with the 1050 and fitted road wheels and tyres) , just don't see the point, I understand touring and comfort and there are bikes designed for just that thing which are better suited, if it's just a style thing fair enough, but what exactly is adventure touring anyway ?

Cheers Mark.

If people think adventure bikes are pointless and don't hardly go off road, take a look on adventure bike rider forum or in the magazine.

Tons of riders take them off road on some very challenging green lanes.

It's also the upright riding position that make them popular, the dual purpose tyres they use are also more than capable on the road.

It's the fastest selling genre of bike so there must be something in it.

Its the riding position and sheer size and space IMO. The GS, Tiger 1200, Super Tenere, etc are all massive bikes, which are hugely accomodating for a pillion, and all the luggage some pillions (mainly female variety) want to carry. The attraction is being able to climb on one and go forever, from a comfortable perch with a great view.

All the benefits of a Pan European / K1600 / FJR1300 etc for weekends away and holidays, but if you just want a Saturday blast around your local B roads, strip off the panniers and it becomes a nimble handling point and squirt for the B roads. I cant see myself ever wanting to buy a Pan Euro, they are just a plastic barge IMO and you might as well buy an MX5 instead.

When my son is old enough to stay at home and trash the house, while my wife and I go on holiday, I'll be buying an adventure bike.

Off road tyres, etc - you don't have to have TKC80 knobblies, most manufacturer do two models, ie: the GS and the GS Adventure.

Use off road - no personally not for me. I'm amazed at some of the places they get taken to on ABR forum rideouts, but I suspect many of the members on there went through - Buy a GSA ('cos Charley had one) - join ABR forum - see people taking them off road - decide they've got an off road vehicle therefore lets give it a go. I doubt many GSA's are bought with the intention of off roading them, unless they are going to be taken on 'an adventure'. Why didn't they buy a normal GS? The same reason people buy a Land Rover Defender to run the kids to school - they like the image and the potential.

What is adventure biking? IMO is what I did in Portugal last year on my XT600, or what The Lone Wolf has done in Morroco on his KTM 950. Either of us could have done those trips on a GSA. Though you could argue setting off round Scotland on your SV, without having a route plan or any accomodation booked, is an adventure too.

On the fastest selling genre of bikes, about 5 years ago, I had as my signature

"Britain rides the wrong bikes, but we are learning"

Somebody started a thread asking what it mean, so I explained that our obsession with super sports bikes was totally contrary to the roads we ride on in Britain, and what we use our bikes for, and that the bias was slowly changing. Most people said I was talking bollox. Now look at the sales of adventure bikes and nakeds.

[Mark_h]

Was following a mate of mine round France on one a while back. He had pegs down two up in the wet!! They are a very well planted bike but damn expensive if anything decides to go pop outside of warranty.

Sound good with a loud can too.

Suzy is no longer tonight Big birtha will take over!