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    Will be selling my R1200GS soon with full Givi Luggage (all keyed alike). He has quite a few kms on him (180k), but am only after $6,000 all up. Full service history and always maintained at Experience in Kingsland. Pm if you want a look.

    BTW, BMW GS's are bloody fantastic!
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    I just got me a secondhand R1150GS - it's great. Like a tractor that goes fast. Not sure I would venture too far off the beaten track on it though - it is huge. If you wanna go off-road, the 650 would be 100 times better.
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    Further to my last post, It sold in Dec to a dude going for a ride around NZ. He did 10,000ks before onselling it in Feb. I now have a low km 2008 R1200GS for my new adventures
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    Keeping the Faith

    Quote Originally Posted by gunnyrob View Post
    Further to my last post, It sold in Dec to a dude going for a ride around NZ. He did 10,000ks before onselling it in Feb. I now have a low km 2008 R1200GS for my new adventures
    Nice Rob, I've joined the family myself with a 1200GSA they are something else these flat twins

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    I reckon most 1200GS models see very little off road stuff. Had an 1150 GS for a while, it's a mission on gravel.

    The Dakar was cool, now replaced by the Sertao. Way easier on gravel.

    I did so little off road I decided road bikes were me, so it's been 2 x F800ST, and now 2 x R1200RT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    I reckon most 1200GS models see very little off road stuff. Had an 1150 GS for a while, it's a mission on gravel.

    The Dakar was cool, now replaced by the Sertao. Way easier on gravel.

    I did so little off road I decided road bikes were me, so it's been 2 x F800ST, and now 2 x R1200RT.
    R1200gs is at its absolute best with a pillion & a weeks worth of equipment on board on any road that used to be sealed, with cow shit, pot holes & bits of loose gravel, going at a fair clip.
    Proper trail stuff, they are an complete whale.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    R1200gs is at its absolute best with a pillion & a weeks worth of equipment on board on any road that used to be sealed, with cow shit, pot holes & bits of loose gravel, going at a fair clip.
    Proper trail stuff, they are an complete whale.
    What he said!!!!!

    2 up with all the gear and limited skills in deep sand is especially attention getting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass View Post
    What he said!!!!!

    2 up with all the gear and limited skills in deep sand is especially attention getting.
    deep sand is challenging on any bike if your not used to it. done it on a 210kg 990, a DR, and a fully loaded 690.......enormous respect for anyone who can navigate it on a GSA
    ....wherezz that track go

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    Quote Originally Posted by Night Falcon View Post
    enormous respect for anyone who can navigate it on a GSA
    Me too!

    Thing is, to do it neatly requires a good helping of speed and more than a dash of courage. However, if (when) it goes wrong, it can go very badly wrong, especially 2 up. People die.
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    The 1200 GSA is a fantastic motorcycle if you ride it like it was designed. That means no hard off road adventures, unless you are Hercules or have a unlimited bank account
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    They are OK off road, but don't like water.


    The KTM loved ]this crossing:



    The 1200GS, not so much:



    I think it was more the freezing temp of the water that stalled the motor, and the water got in after that.
    We had two 1200's with us and they both stopped in that crossing.
    We were amazed to find that a brand new Beemer had no toolkit.
    Fortunately the KTM tools fitted...

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    My mate dropped his GS 1200 in a knee deep crossing. He stood it up immediately, waited for a few minutes, started it and rode it out, stopped it and did a big of a regroup and then when he restarted to continue, it went thud as it gulped water from the airbox and bent a conrod. his insurance company also replaced the entire swingarm/drive mechanism saying it was shot as well?
    Edit, I rode a hundred or so k's on it and it was very nice to ride...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Only the very wealthy or silly would take a $35k bike through such terrain.
    OMG, lookout guys, boor alert!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post

    We were amazed to find that a brand new Beemer had no toolkit.
    Fortunately the KTM tools fitted...
    But but... how come you didn't know that before you took said machine in there? It was one of the first things I discovered.... or was it one of those situations where only the owner knew and he hadn't taken precautions.
    Everything is Torx fastenings now too, so different set of tools.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Only the very wealthy or silly would take a $35k bike through such terrain.
    To be fair, id imagine you don't have to be very wealthy to put minimum deposit on a 35k bike, stupid possibly though.

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