I give in - pics of the new bike

[Devil]

Here's my new toy. '06 BMW R1200GS Adventure. Only 14,000km on it when I picked it up.

Nice and comfy, ABS, onboard computer, 33 Litre gas tank. Caribou cases on the way from the states.

Scuse the mobile phone pics.

Have to get around to selling the KTM!

[EJK]

Very very nice. 33 litres? Gosh it's as big as my mother's Nissan March's!

[Big Dave]

I've had cruisers and haven't been anywhere worth shootin' it.

[Mikkel]

Gee, that looks... really really heavy. :rofl:

You'll be doing a lot of fast comfy miles on that thing - seal or no seal. Good buy!

[Bend-it]

Very very nice. 33 litres? Gosh it's as big as my mother's Nissan March's!

Congrats! Same engine capacity as well? or Larger possibly??

[kiwifruit]

Cool! See you at the track soon :D

[Shaun S]

Nice bike - a friend of mine owns one and he has never had a bad thing to say about them.

[Devil]

Gee, that looks... really really heavy. :rofl:


Funnily enough, it weighs similar to a busa, blackbird, gsx1400, cb1300...

Just when the tank is full it's fairly high up heh.

Surprisingly nimble too.
Been commuting on it. Lanesplitting is like the parting of the seas when they see you coming hehe.
Pity the pics dont really give you an impression of the size of the thing.

[BarBender]

Nice! See you at the Grand Challenge....:yes:

[YellowDog]

I must say that this was one of the strong contenders last year when I was looking at what to buy.

Great bike, well done.

[Squiggles]

And here i was thinking you'd bought a KTM...

[junkmanjoe]

thats a real nice bike.

you better join in on some of our rides.

theres one end of this month,be great starter for you.
nice and easy, look up the MMMMM ride, over on adventure rides.

as for fuel up high.
my bike can carry 31L of fuel, and buy the time i pack all my bags on and me on, its a fairly heavy ship..
but i just love the gravel, and freedom..

[Devil]

And here i was thinking you'd bought a KTM...

But I already have a KTM hehe, supermoto that is...

[Finn]

Here's my new toy. '06 BMW R1200GS Adventure. Only 14,000km on it when I picked it up.

Well done. I've always thought about getting one of those and really exploring the South Island.

[Devil]

Well done. I've always thought about getting one of those and really exploring the South Island.

Thats the plan come January! As much as two weeks will allow anyway!

[fergie]

Nice! welcome to beemer ownership:woohoo:

[EJK]

Congrats! Same engine capacity as well? or Larger possibly??

Ha it's also a same 1.2 litre. I bet the BMW's got more (better) options tho.

I still wonder how people can ride that heavy bike off-roads...

[nallac]

Cool, you can have alot of fun on one of them....

[BMWST?]

gosh i am sure i have seen a bike like that somewhere before....even i though it was high...i can flat foot my r 100 gs

[Laxi]

Funnily enough, it weighs similar to a busa, blackbird, gsx1400, cb1300...



I still wonder how people can ride that heavy bike off-roads...

yeah havn't seen a lot of busas doing river crossings:crazy:

[Ocean1]

....even i though it was high...

Hehe, the brother's got one, (an R1200GS), he scored a factory low seat for it a couple of weeks ago for not very much.


yeah havn't seen a lot of busas doing river crossings:crazy:

The weight's definitely an issue for us mortals, but there's a couple of guys I know can make a GS look like a bloody trials bike.



*Arseholes*

[Big Dave]

The weight's definitely an issue for us mortals, but there's a couple of guys I know can make a GS look like a bloody trials bike.
*Arseholes*

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[Indiana_Jones]

Here's my new toy. '06 BMW R1200GS Adventure.

Devil, that's not a Triumph like we discussed!

Nice ride anyways :)

I'll have to take a look in person sometime :scooter:

-Indy

[oldrider]

I have always admired those tanks! :niceone:

Shame, you just missed Ruralman, he recently bought a KTM! :blip:

[Ocean1]

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Oh, weight's an issue for you too dude?

[Big Dave]

Oh, weight's an issue for you too dude?


Nah - nice little bikes.