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Staying in hotels isn't how to tour cheaply. |
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Hi, I have had many bikes. 27 or 28 in total over the last 40 years. I have just sold a VFR1200DCT which was a bloody good bike. I thought it was maybe a bit fast for me, and having a car as well could do without a bike. I lasted 1 week. I have now got a 15 plate GSX1250FA, 2 grand cheaper and a year younger than the VFR. Well, what a revelation, yes the brakes and power were better on the VFR, but this brilliant machine is twice the fun. I have put a Beuwolf end can on, new Pirrelli gt tyres on, some Barkbuster handguards and it is superb. You see the torque coming in at full wack at 3500rpm is the winner with the GSX. In real term riding it is faster than the bloody VFR, and I was going to be going slower. Bloody big GRIN every bloody ride. One thing now though that I need to address is the crappy seat. I had a GSX 650, which by the way I once covered 2200miles in one week up Scotland, was exactly the same. Now I have got a Airhawk for it, but haven't got used to that yet. I am thinking of a Sargent. But the Bike other than the seat, GRIN FUN. ____________________ B A Wilson |
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Posted: 19:19 - 22 Jul 2017 Post subject: Re: gsx1250fa |
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bryan56 wrote: | Hi, I have had many bikes. 27 or 28 in total over the last 40 years. I have just sold a VFR1200DCT which was a bloody good bike. I thought it was maybe a bit fast for me, and having a car as well could do without a bike. I lasted 1 week. I have now got a 15 plate GSX1250FA, 2 grand cheaper and a year younger than the VFR. Well, what a revelation, yes the brakes and power were better on the VFR, but this brilliant machine is twice the fun. I have put a Beuwolf end can on, new Pirrelli gt tyres on, some Barkbuster handguards and it is superb. You see the torque coming in at full wack at 3500rpm is the winner with the GSX. In real term riding it is faster than the bloody VFR, and I was going to be going slower. Bloody big GRIN every bloody ride. One thing now though that I need to address is the crappy seat. I had a GSX 650, which by the way I once covered 2200miles in one week up Scotland, was exactly the same. Now I have got a Airhawk for it, but haven't got used to that yet. I am thinking of a Sargent. But the Bike other than the seat, GRIN FUN. |
Not the oldest of threads to bring back to life... But its a good effort.
Completely agree on the seat. But its not un-manageable. I went down to Cornwall from Stoke (and back) and only needed 1 stop outside of normal fuel stops to sort my dead arse out.
good allrounder. But not as nippy up to 100 (70 ) as I'd like. but then it is "only" 97bhp... ____________________ 1993 RF400R - 2002 Bandit 1200 - 2012 1250 FA |
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Oldie wrote: | I always remember the German mag article (the one where they strip bikes down after 50,000 kilometers, or whatever) and the 1250 showed no sign of wear internally, like none at all. They were quite stunned at the time. I always wanted one (and might still take the plunge) but when I sat on one in the showroom a couple of years ago it just felt a bit on the small side. Maybe I had just come off a GS or something but I recall being disappointed because they were such great value, and good to look at too. |
My previous post wasn't moaning as such, just pointing out why they were cheap. The motor is incredibly strong and overengineered for the power output, with a great oil system. I can believe no signs of wear at 35000 miles, my 1200 was 40,000 old when the turbo was fitted and it's now done about 50,000 miles with no sign of issue. I have checked (never needed to adjust them) the valve clearances twice and changed the oil 3 times.
Size wise it feeling small is not a surprise, the bandit 1200 is a 600 frame with a 1200 motor in it, some fatter tyres and beefier forks. The XJR feels like a barge compared to it. ____________________ Bikes: too many, too much for one man to maintain anyway. |
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As I said earlier (years earlier ) I would quite happily tour on one. I would prefer shaft drive but if I wanted a bloody good VFM touring bike the old Suzy would be high on my list.
However - People who buy serious tourers want shaft drive and all the toys to make the riding enjoyable. Ultra comfy seat (heated) adjustable screen etc. etc. and usually they have the money for those bikes.
Younger people will happily tour on sports bikes, sports tourers etc. because they can have the fun on the bikes you can't have on a big tourer (us oldies would be in agony after an hour or so)
But the real reason for the Suzuki's demise as a tourer? Adventure bikes. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Polarbear wrote: |
Younger people will happily tour on sports bikes, sports tourers etc. because they can have the fun on the bikes you can't have on a big tourer (us oldies would be in agony after an hour or so)
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I'm not particularly old, but substantially broken, but the only thing that got uncomfortable on the Fazer was the seat, and that can be sorted. Remove the luggage and it's a very respectable hooning tool In fact, the luggage made very little difference to that. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE! |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 246 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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