[irsh]

I had an '07 GSA a decade ago and while I apreciated the giant fuel tank, on-road comfort, and it looked like the terminator of motorcycles, it was a pig everywhere but the open road (just don't get a cross-wind). I pulled the drive shaft the first year and realized it had never been lubed from the factory. The rear seal began to seep within a couple thousand miles but I was a month out of warranty so my dealer wasn't interested unless I brought my check-book. The gas guage never did work even after replacement. I moved on to a KTM 1290 SD-R and Husky 650 from there but got the itch for a gravel-capable tourer again and decided Honda reliability (and no beak) would get the nod this go-around.

The most fun with BMW ownership was acting the part while looking down my nose at riding buddies then sneering contemptuously at their mode of transport.

 

[terry.boyle]

In "Long Way Round", Ewan MacGregor stated that he wanted to use big KTMs, but they couldn't get sponsorship. Wonder how that would have gone.

I loved the book, watched the series too. Seriously, the guy is not hurting, he could have pulled out his wallet and bought whatever he wanted.

 

[ssokolich]

Enjoy

Too funny. And yet so true in many cases.

 

[StijnATAS]

Too funny. And yet so true in many cases.

 

[Smitf]

Please don’t hit me I bought a 2018 GS LC this week as second bike but I will not buy Beemer underware.
My plan was to trade my old XRV 750 for a second hand CRF 1100 ATAS but the dealers here asking a lot of money for a second hand with a lot of miles and the money I got back for XRV was also low. So I found this GS with 12600 km full options for a good price and got 1000 euro more for the XRV. So now I can swap between the ATAS and GS. I will put TKC70 tires on the GS and will see how it will preform. I was also surprised that this one has not the typical boxer shaking like the air cooled version.

 

[Lupolee]

Please don’t hit me I bought a 2018 GS LC this week as second bike but I will not buy Beemer underware.
My plan was to trade my old XRV 750 for a second hand CRF 1100 ATAS but the dealers here asking a lot of money for a second hand with a lot of miles and the money I got back for XRV was also low. So I found this GS with 12600 km full options for a good price and got 1000 euro more for the XRV. So now I can swap between the ATAS and GS. I will put TKC70 tires on the GS and will see how it will preform. I was also surprised that this one has not the typical boxer shaking like the air cooled version.

N+1

 

[ommoran]

N+1

The single most important mathematical formula in motorcycling: the number of motorcycles a motorcyclist requires, where "N" is the current number of motorcycles owned.

Although he violated the rule by trading in the XRV...

 

[Lupolee]

The single most important mathematical formula in motorcycling: the number of motorcycles a motorcyclist requires, where "N" is the current number of motorcycles owned.

Although he violated the rule by trading in the XRV...

100%

 

[Smitf]

Sorry that I traded the XRV but I still own a XL600R which I still need to assemble.

 

[Tuono07]

BMW The HD of the Adventure world!

 

[BumpyRider]

Big Rock Moto has a very recent direct and decently detailed comparison.