Thinking of buying G/S X

I test rode one for 4 hours (Urban X ) on a mixture of roads and I am 6'2

I found it pretty comfy and Bar risers would have made it fab
 
I'm 5'11" and around 15 stone and have never had an issue with comfort on the Urban. I fitted a set of bar risers, adjusted the bars back slightly and it's good to go. My previous 9T (classic) was uncomfortable bu that's cause i fecked it up with clip on bars etc. Looked cool though..

I test rode one for 4 hours (Urban X ) on a mixture of roads and I am 6'2

I found it pretty comfy and Bar risers would have made it fab

Good to know, thanks.:thumb
 
Only thing to add is that i've just ordered a height adjustable rear shock (Wilbers) for mine, not due to comfort but ride height as i'd prefer the bike to be a little taller in stature.
 
Turns out that N Oxford never called my mate back with apart ex price on his Hyperstrada so he hasn’t bothered to contact them either.

So there should still be two for sale there.
 
Wait for the M-G V85....good looking bike but 70 lbs heavier than a R 9T and only 80hp...:(
B.t.w. I'm 6"3 and find the regular R9T even with higher rearsets from Gilles Tooling 600 miles a day comfortable.It took me 1000 miles to get used to it and it all depends how fit you are but after a testride I thought very fun to ride but not very comfortable and now after 9000 miles this season it feels as comfortable as my LC-GS :thumby: Very fun to ride...but the GS is more practical with centerstand,better weather protection and practical top loading aluminum boxes.They complement each other perfectly as also the S1000RR for the tack.The GS-ADV might get replaced though by a 1250 or an s1000XR...the R Nine T is a keeper.Especially since mine is a 2016 with a little friskier handling due to 6 mm less trail and EU-3 mapping !
But the 2017 on feel a little more stable at speeds above 100mph where mine can get a little lively at speeds around 130-143 GPS indicated top speed...
So it is all good and a matter of taste no matter what year you buy !
But as I mentioned before replacing the heavy tubed spoke wheels with cast aluminum,forged or CF wheels works wonders in the quick steering department...:thumb2
 
To revive an older thread...Triumph or is that Thaiumph revealed just their version of the 1200 Scrambler...Despite being watercooled it is still 20hp down comopared to the air-cooled TC boxer...:confused: But it looks some versions come with Ohlins stereo shocks...:thumb2
 
To revive an older thread...Triumph or is that Thaiumph revealed just their version of the 1200 Scrambler...Despite being watercooled it is still 20hp down comopared to the air-cooled TC boxer...:confused: But it looks some versions come with Ohlins stereo shocks...:thumb2

New Triumph 1200 looks nice too
 
Very cool bike.

Beemer just clinches it the looks department .
Makes a great sunny weekend bike.DFBB92CB-EC8C-411C-B8A7-E59EEBAC6D78.jpg44EC79DC-7302-45C1-BED8-43D27346AC05.jpg
Mind you I would say that it’s my bike.
We all have different tastes , good thing I think😎
 
I'm sooooo tempted by an Urban - but it'll be an only bike, not an as well as. Wonder if I'll miss the GSA (which has gone anyway to a good home)
 
Budget for a rear shock immediately.....
 
rear spring too soft

Yes, heard that mentioned by...everyone who owns one :D

I'm fat so may overcome the rigid resistance

I found that the standard rear shock on my 2018 urban had way too soft a spring which was causing the harsh bouncy rear ride. It was a 12kg/mm spring as standard which doesn't match with the 0.88kg/mm front fork springs.
Im heavyish at 105kg and fitted a 16kg/mm rear spring and that improved the rear significantly. I also installed racetech type gold emulator valves in the front forks with 50cc less oil. Not perfect suspension but a vast improvement for little money. I can now hit speed bumps as fast as I like for instance.

Ill still replace the rear shock with a Nitron R1 when my warranty runs out and I can better justify the cost.
 
I found that the standard rear shock on my 2018 urban had way too soft a spring which was causing the harsh bouncy rear ride. It was a 12kg/mm spring as standard which doesn't match with the 0.88kg/mm front fork springs.
Im heavyish at 105kg and fitted a 16kg/mm rear spring and that improved the rear significantly. I also installed racetech type gold emulator valves in the front forks with 50cc less oil. Not perfect suspension but a vast improvement for little money. I can now hit speed bumps as fast as I like for instance.

Ill still replace the rear shock with a Nitron R1 when my warranty runs out and I can better justify the cost.

Link or more info on the emulator valves if available please...
 
http://www.racetech.com/page/title/Emulators-How They Work

lots of info on the racetech site if you search around it, you need the 36mm version
part no FEGV s4301 for the scrambler or UGS.
Shocktech, brook suspension and other UK suspension specialists sell them for about £170.
You can alternatively install the much cheaper YSS copies available from wemoto website (£67),
https://www.wemoto.com/components/forkparts/yssforkvalves
pick the 36mm version. There is little setup technical info from YSS but I would use 140mm oil air gap and 2 turns on emulator preload spring with 10w oil.
Racetech recommend 15w oil so might be worth trying that if your a heavier rider. I would also try a little more main fork spring preload as I left as standard sag setting on the spacer length, but I think it needs a little more preload after the oil qty reduction change, say 5mm more. You have to cut a little off the spacer for the emulator to fit, so your cutting a bit less off
The only tricky bit with fitting is you need to drill a couple more holes in the damper rod, which I was nervous doing but turned out fine in the end. These would be easy enough to weld up if I want to revert back to standard.
I can now at least adjust the forks for compression and rebound and has made the front suspension acceptable.
Im sure the ohlins/andreani cartridge adjustable inserts are better still but at £500 or much more.
 
http://www.racetech.com/page/title/Emulators-How They Work

lots of info on the racetech site if you search around it, you need the 36mm version
part no FEGV s4301 for the scrambler or UGS.
Shocktech, brook suspension and other UK suspension specialists sell them for about £170.
You can alternatively install the much cheaper YSS copies available from wemoto website (£67),
https://www.wemoto.com/components/forkparts/yssforkvalves
pick the 36mm version. There is little setup technical info from YSS but I would use 140mm oil air gap and 2 turns on emulator preload spring with 10w oil.
Racetech recommend 15w oil so might be worth trying that if your a heavier rider. I would also try a little more main fork spring preload as I left as standard sag setting on the spacer length, but I think it needs a little more preload after the oil qty reduction change, say 5mm more. You have to cut a little off the spacer for the emulator to fit, so your cutting a bit less off
The only tricky bit with fitting is you need to drill a couple more holes in the damper rod, which I was nervous doing but turned out fine in the end. These would be easy enough to weld up if I want to revert back to standard.
I can now at least adjust the forks for compression and rebound and has made the front suspension acceptable.
Im sure the ohlins/andreani cartridge adjustable inserts are better still but at £500 or much more.

Thanks for info, I’ll give that a try when weather gets warmer, I’m after a slightly more ‘acceptable’ front end, I can live with it (in fact like the bare bones ride) but a cheap easy fix is worth a try.
 
You should really change the spring on the rear shock as its not matched to the damping or the stiffer front end.
I bought a 900lb/in, 8in long 2.25in dia faulkners race spring from demon tweeks for £38 in black. I put 7mm preload on the spring when fitting.

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/faulkners-race-springs-2-25-internal-diameter-2002515/

This improved the back suspension for me. The stock rear spring is woefully too light and you just cant sort the damping and preload out without a stronger spring.
With the YSS cartridge emulators in the forks (with less oil) and the stronger rear spring the ride/handling is a big improvement over stock and only cost £100.
 
Well I bought one - it's really rather nice :thumb2

See what you mean about the suspension though. At the bottom of my lane there's a little corrugation on the tarmac, never felt it on the GSA - rode over it on the Urban and it felt like I was riding a pneumatic drill. Just weighing up the options between the 'M' shock (£342) and the basic Wilbers (€399)
 


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