by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 11/09/2017 at 19:45
by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 11/09/2017 at 19:45
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after my bicycle failed, a very nice family member lent me their BMW, if you want to know anything about it post it on the comment section.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
11/09/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 1
I have the R. And rode the gs off road with tkc80s
The gearing is so stupid
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
11/09/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 1
Lent you a motorcycle when your bicycle failed? Damn you have very nice family.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/09/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 0
Oh, it sucks off road, its too large/tall to even consider taking off road! the gearing is SOOOOO long that you basically need to clutch your way into almost 20km/h! too quick for many off road situations.
I think that it could be a good easy-trail bike, specially if you only have one bike, the ground clearance is not bad and neither is suspension travel
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/09/2017 at 21:01, STARS: 0
yup, got lucky
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
11/10/2017 at 11:22, STARS: 0
Oh! Just seeing this! That looks like a sweet ride. I have the baby brother version of it which desperately needs some better (read: 60/40 or 50/50) tires.
How is it for commuting? Enjoying it? I’d kill to take one of those on a trail here sometime.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/10/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 0
Its actually not a good trail bike, but here in Mexico with such bad roads and many speed humps its a blessing. It has suffices power and it fits me (1.88m tall) like a glove, its not a good sounding bike tho. Its not very wide but its noticeably wider than the italikas here, so lane splitting is much harder.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
11/10/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 0
I rode with a few other GS owners once, though we did primarily gravel roads and not exactly beaten goat trails. I think a heavy GS’s place is really something more like this- no traffic, not exactly hardcore offroad, just long distances on less than paved roads.
Having ridden it, would you ever want to own one?
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/10/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 0
Although the tall suspension is good for these (awful) roads I think that it’s too heavy, not very controllable, and too wide; its kinda slugish. I see the appeal of the GS, specially if you live somewhere less urban, but here in Mexico City (or as hip people call it “CDMX” ) I don’t know, I think i’d rather have something slightly more civilian, say an f 800 gt or f 800 r .
I don’t know, really, I wouldn’t go full on sport bike, but definitely something lower than the GS. I think I’d definitely take the f 800 GT, or a used ST. I also like the Husqvarna Nuda, but its also sort of an ADV.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/10/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 0
Hmm, all those bikes have Bombardier Rotax engines; maybe I should just buy crate and make my own frame(but only when I finally change my handle to “TheEngineer”)