Hi, well newish... I have 2008 GS for a year, coming from VFR800. Needed something to soak up the bumps on the bog roads... specifically the road from Castlebar to Belmullet when visiting grandchildren convinced me I needed something with a bit more suspension travel. Not disappointed, superb machine for the job.
I had considered Varadero and Vstrom but then I thought if I don't get a GS I still won't know what "they" are on about! My only experience of BMW motorrad had been a short spin on a GS 1150 with a Remus exhaust and I was surprised at the vibrations coming through the seat, I think I was expecting BMW smoothness like from the cars.
So I dived in and got a really clean 2008 with 15K miles on from a guy who was upgrading to a Triple Black. He showed how to get on it
and where the serial number was, nice helpful chap. It was funny because SWMBO was having a Saturday night away visiting and by the time she came back I had new bike bought (it was Saturday evening, dark, viewed it in a garage under lights, no test drive but I had a good feeling so left a deposit)
Did the Elephant Rally with OH in January and that went fine, unbelievable 10 days no rain!! Worse bit was freezing fog in Holland off the ferry for a couple hours. Thinking about the Stella Alpina for 2018 but want to do some touring in Spain as well so what comes first remains to be seen.
I had considered Varadero and Vstrom but then I thought if I don't get a GS I still won't know what "they" are on about! My only experience of BMW motorrad had been a short spin on a GS 1150 with a Remus exhaust and I was surprised at the vibrations coming through the seat, I think I was expecting BMW smoothness like from the cars.
So I dived in and got a really clean 2008 with 15K miles on from a guy who was upgrading to a Triple Black. He showed how to get on it
and where the serial number was, nice helpful chap. It was funny because SWMBO was having a Saturday night away visiting and by the time she came back I had new bike bought (it was Saturday evening, dark, viewed it in a garage under lights, no test drive but I had a good feeling so left a deposit)Did the Elephant Rally with OH in January and that went fine, unbelievable 10 days no rain!! Worse bit was freezing fog in Holland off the ferry for a couple hours. Thinking about the Stella Alpina for 2018 but want to do some touring in Spain as well so what comes first remains to be seen.
