Lord Vader
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Judging by my first GSA,not such a big leap is itPhil said:Class thread diversion or what, from 16k gsa's to knackered Ford Escorts
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Kjell Lindberg
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Starting price here in Sweden is approx. 16K up to 19.8K for a speciment with most of the bling in the spec sheet.
Please buy lots of them so that a poor sod like me can buy one second hand!
Please buy lots of them so that a poor sod like me can buy one second hand!
Lord Vader
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Ah i see i managed to pi-ss off the mods enough to have had a name changeSharribee said:OhJ said:Potty Mouth Pete ignore the peasants, I have a test ride booked next week, crapping my pants if I like it
Now thats just rude calling v.ader Potty Mouth Pete
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Not my fault if you missed some words for your swear filter
No one's changed your name Pete
Lord Vader
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Ok what about my Forum name?Ian Porter said:No one's changed your name Pete
Lord Vader said:Ok what about my Forum name?Ian Porter said:No one's changed your name Pete
Nope, still the same as before
Lord Vader
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Oh no dont do that.OhJ said:Lord Potty Mouth Pete said:Ah i see i managed to pi-ss off the mods enough to have had a name change
Not my fault if you missed some words for your swear filter
What about t wated, wan Ker, tosspot,
The Anti-bad word-Gestapo will find you and you will be abused in the same way i am.
They do get sopissedoff even about the smallest fuckingswear word
OhJ
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Well I had a test ride for an hour on Saturday, it was instantly a success only rode the GSA1200xe for half a mile and every thing just clicked, very responsive throttle on dynamic mode, good riding possition. It accelerated like a spirts bike none of that Boxer lumpyness. Played with the screen to get the best air flow past myself, you can also set the riding style from sharp dynamic to rain on the move to ajust the sharpness of the accelerator and make it smother in slippery conditions. You can also switch off traction control and ABS on the move, good for me I thought. In slow moving traffic the bike felt very light and noticed unlike the pre 2014 gsa's which lift themselves off the side stand to the right with a sharp twist if throttle this new toy dresses to the left and pushes to the left.
Went back BMW offered me 8500 for my 2010 with 19300 on the clock. I could have walked away with the XE but would have had to buy a thousand pounds worth of panniers and GPS as the GSA has the mount plate and toogle wheel wired to go and is linked into the bikes electronics. The TE version which has all the toys would cost me £247 a month for four years.
Nice bike but I can live with clunky gear box and a but ugly looking face fora long time yet.
Went back BMW offered me 8500 for my 2010 with 19300 on the clock. I could have walked away with the XE but would have had to buy a thousand pounds worth of panniers and GPS as the GSA has the mount plate and toogle wheel wired to go and is linked into the bikes electronics. The TE version which has all the toys would cost me £247 a month for four years.
Nice bike but I can live with clunky gear box and a but ugly looking face fora long time yet.
OhJ said:Nice bike but I can live with clunky gear box and a but ugly looking face fora long time yet.
Yes I'm dreading the test ride. I'd always planned to keep my 08 bike till 100K and then swap it for one of the very last (non watercooled) bikes but the new bike is so tempting.
Probably best if I just stay away from the dealer for a wee while