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[Geordie Guy]

Just thought I would reserect this thread as I missed it the first time.

And its such a good topic .

Way to go DKM Autos

OHHH ..... how the truth hurts.

Cheers, Ivan

[sidestand]

I find my old R80 GS a joy to ride ........
Shall be picking it up from Steve Scriminger tomorrow after a complete carb overhaul & engine set up ......he reckons it's like riding a different bike


Must admit, I had lotsa fun riding the Mk2 in the foothills of the Pyrenees last week as well ..........that was a joy to ride too !

In fact any bike is fun

[Spongey]

Just thought I would reserect this thread as I missed it the first time.

And its such a good topic .

Way to go DKM Autos

OHHH ..... how the truth hurts.

Cheers, Ivan

You have not been paying attention! He has had TWO 1200s since all this!

[Matlock]

You have not been paying attention! He has had TWO 1200s since all this!

He has indeed, he must like them. I almost dare not ask this ; but have you ever ridden a GS Ivan? I bet your mate Chris let you have a go on his. I bet you loved it but daren't tell us!

[Geordie Guy]

Yep, Chris, been on two.

Once for 20mins on the new 1200GS at the Birmingham Motorbike show And then on Chris's for a spell in scotland last year.

I found them both "tinny", like a two stroke lawn mower !

The vibe and the sound was industrial utilitarian and disappointingly thin.


Spongey, nearly spat me dinner out when I read that.

DKM .... shame on you !

Let that be a warning to us all. The body snatchers are on the move,

We will all be wearing leather pants, eating apple struddle and talking in funny accents !

A bit like I do now, OHH Sh!t, they have got to me already.

"I just love GS's, that feeling you could just keep riding........ right around the world,

THE LONG WAY FOOKIN ROUND."

Quick save yourselves, women , children and Yamaha riders first , run !!!!

Edited by Geordie Guy, 26 February 2010 - 01:34 pm.

[MCBodge]

I quite like the 800....





It could be very good with a bit of bodywork removal and suspension fettling.

Like this...

Edited by MCBodge, 26 February 2010 - 01:48 pm.

[divvxj]

just because dkmautos bought a bmw does not make him a bad person , there is enough biker snobbery on other sites without it being on here

[mad dog]

Get a life mate!

If you saw 113 different bikers in 7 days I can only say that this is fantastic for the biking community, it dose not matter if they are BMW’s, Yamaha’s, or Honda’s.

You don’t like the GS then don’t buy on that’s your choice but don’t slag off other bikers just because of the bike they ride, we all get enough bad press as it is don’t add to it!

Enjoy what you ride and get home safe that’s the important thing!

MD

[Geordie Guy]

You don’t like the GS then don’t buy on that’s your choice but don’t slag off other bikers just because of the bike they ride, we all get enough bad press as it is don’t add to it!

Enjoy what you ride and get home safe that’s the important thing!

MD

BAD PRESS !!!!!!! you cant open a bike magazine, without a bloody GS worshiper pushing how good it is.

Wake up and smell the corporate spin !

The TDM gets the bad press, at the expense of corporate blanket advertisement by them fookers.

If the GS is that good why dont we all just go and buy one ..................... Carpe-GS1200

Get a life !

Get a independant mind !!!!

[big dave]

BAD PRESS !!!!!!! you cant open a bike magazine, without a bloody GS worshiper pushing how good it is.

Wake up and smell the corporate spin !

The TDM gets the bad press, at the expense of corporate blanket advertisement by them fookers.

If the GS is that good why dont we all just go and buy one ..................... Carpe-GS1200

Get a life !

Get a independant mind !!!!

you'll be getting blood pressure Ivan





CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN

[stubottle]

I've got two twin cylinder bikes that are shaft-driven, and they're not BMWs
They're Moto Guzzis

[Snigdog]

I love these threads where everyone gets self righteous and starts going off !
Wasnt long ago people were getting upset about what some magazine had said about our beloved
Sd

[paulb]

I run a gs 1150
Ive had maybe 50 bikes over the years, including 1100, 1150, 1200 gs, TDM 850, 900 , Benelli Trek, vstros, sports bikes whatever.
Does that mean each time i change a bike I become a different person?

Come to the Dales and see how well you keep up with this particular GS, then gob-ff at your will.

And here was me thinking bikers were open minded folk

[muddy]

you'll be getting blood pressure Ivan

Maybe, but he's got a point. The BMW brand is the media's darling at the expense of way, way better brands, Yamaha for one.

I'll still nod at a BMW rider, because he's on a bike after all, and if he choses to be a snob and not nod back that's his problem. Snobbery exists, biking world or not.

[Geordie Guy]

I run a gs 1150
Come to the Dales and see how well you keep up with this particular GS, then gob-ff at your will.

Paul, you could ride a Motobility buggy and I still could not keep up with you.

You see thats my point, its the rider that make the bike.

Not the bike makes the rider.

All the hype that, BM fookin W, put out, is that its the bike allows you to be free, king of the road, able to go anywhere.

Bollox, the rider uses the bike to do those things. You don't need a GS to go around the world, there are other bikes that have done it. You don't need a branded aluminum box to put your skiddy's in, a bin bag and a bungee will do.

Its all image, hype, marketing and profiteering.

Every rider will make the same bike perform different.

There's more than one way, that's all.

But, for some sensitive folk, you cant say that. Its hard for then to admit that they have been sold a dream.

I know thats what everyone sells, " The Dream", that perfect holiday, that ride of a life time, buy a ASTRA and get a perfect empty road to dive on.

But For F... Sake , wake up.

Its just a fookin bike.

[wicklamulla]

FFS Ivan every now and again ya love to bring this ole chesnut up again as yer attention seeking due to winter boredom or whatever, i don't know. PaulB comes across to me anyway as a chap with a varied taste in bikes along with what appears to be plenty of miles under his belt on a steed of his choice so you can waffle on all ya want about BMW's, but if The Yamaha PR machine was as well funded or as capable as BMW's then you'd be riding an underrated GS and slating the world class Yamaha TDM

[bondy]

There appears to be a bit of dirty water floating about chaps, go get a good SHAG/W*nk

[Geordie Guy]

Wicky / Bondy

you've hit the nail on the head,

I' m bored and I need a sh@g !

Time for bed.

[Moose]

Just to add my two penneth

I understand both sides of the argument, but SOME GS riders do have a chip on their shoulder.

I attend a bike meet every Tuesday in the season and there is a vast array of machines that turn up and park up in the 1st available spot then have a stroll round looking at the different bikes and generally mingle with anyone.

The GS crew on the other hand park in their own little spot and god forbid anyone non-GS should park there and keep themselves to them selves. They turn up in full touring mode with the full BMW bikewear on and i know for a fact that 3 of them travel 3 miles to get there.

Now i know not all GS riders are the same but there is an argument to suggest they some think their shit dont stink and proving that sometimes the bike does indeed make the rider

That said if i could afford one i'd probably have one

Moose


Oh and i had a sh@g this morning

Edited by Moose, 27 February 2010 - 08:32 am.