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Old 12-Jul-2006, 23:43
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Those nice folk at Vines in Guildford lent me a brand new GS for the day today so I went over and had lunch with CK and AK - congrats burd - and after a bit of aclimatisation it turned out to be a hoot! Scottch bought one and he told me that he's done more miles on the GS in a few months than he did in two years of Ducati ownership - I now know what he means, plenty of torque, loads of comfort and you're sitting at 4X4 level - really cool after just getting off a 996

Could well be convinced to add one to the stable ...
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 00:16
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May well be the tonic for that bad back.............
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 08:24
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pity I aint taller...altho they do lowering kits and its probably same kind of size as a numpty
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 08:29
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so you did get 'into' it in the end?

Certainly looked quite comfy when you were going up the road
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 09:53
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Took your advice Charlotte and spent a bit of time adjusting a few things, did a lot of miles and it started to make sense.
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 10:20
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Yep, considering a GS or a KTM Adventurer too. There's a reason there so damm popular. My 1100S has all the engine/shaft/luggage/touring attributes but the comfort should be better on the more upright trailies.

go on, you know it makes sense...
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 22:53
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Took your advice Charlotte and spent a bit of time adjusting a few things, did a lot of miles and it started to make sense.

you took her advice?

advice and sense from my wife in the same sentance?

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Old 13-Jul-2006, 13:58
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I tried the Boxer Cup bike last year and loved it , but they were asking £9000 for a 2nd hand one also i'm not short but i struggled moving it around in tight areas.Just reading write up on R1200s thinking of taking one out as like the look.............but not sure..............
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 14:02
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And the BMW because they were so damn heavy!
The new GS is the same weight as my 996 ... BMW have lopped 30kgs off the old one.
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Old 13-Jul-2006, 17:18
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It looks like an explosion in a pipe factory !
What are you doing, pull yourself together man.
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