DaveDragon
May 11th, 2006, 9:43 pm
At Miller BMW in Tallahassee http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/Laughing.gif
Had a great 230 mile ride home to Holiday during which I had the opportunity bond with the bike.
150 or so miles of the ride home were enjoyed in West Florida Frog Drowning spring rain http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/thumb.gif
What a Great Riding Machine the GS Adventure is. I'm so impressed with the bikes power.
I've been riding a 02 K1200LT for 4 years and love it!
The GS is such a different machine from the LT. Viva Le Difference http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif
It was worth the wait to get it! http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/wings.gif
I was there when it was first started and sounded good and tight.
Zero Miles on the odometer; the right road light didn't fire up http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif
Richard, the Master Tech that assembled the bike grabbed his DVOM and found the problem in short fashion.
The factory had over tightened a wire tie on the bar that passes from left to right under the nose and to which the power wire for the right road light was tied.
The wire tie had cut the ground wire. Richard stripped, soldered and heat shrank the wire and all was well.
He did the road test and filled the tank with 8.3 gals and brought her back with exactly 4 miles on the clock.
We did the walk around/delivery check list and I asked him a dozen or so questions and then I took her out for the 25 mile ring seating acceleration/deceleration roller coaster ride.
During the ride home I continued the full on/ full off throttle work for another 25 miles then settled into a mixture of 4th, 5th and 6th gear speed runs with no more than 5 minutes at a set rpm.
250 miles now and the idle is smooth as glass, the acceleration/torque is remarkable and there is zero soot on the exhaust pipe!
The windshield is very effective in the full up position and the front seat in the full up position gives me a very comfortable leg position / knee angle.
The grips are a little too small for my hand comfort; this is easily remediated.
I will need to bring the bars back some as well.
I had the opportunity to test the ABS on a rain slick bridge and they performed flawlessly while hauling the GS down to a stop from 60mph in a hurry!
The Tourances (sp?) got my attention in the wet curves a few times but feel and ride well so far.
The headlight is pretty effective up to about 60mph; HID-OnLine here I come, Again!
The road lights seem to do a good job filling in the gaps and certainly help with conspicuity.
I have a set of Moto Lights for the calipers with 50 watt Amber Spots that will help a lot!
Trying to sleep tonight will be a challenge http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/eek7.gif
I have to spend some quality time with the TT web site tomorrow and get the Micatechs ordered.
Has anyone tried the J&M Integratr IV intercom (http://www.jmcorp.com/SeeProducts.asp?PF=29) ?
Looks like a capable intercom with all the bells & whistles I need and I already have a J&M headset in my Symax.
One last thing; Dusty Miller the owner of Miller BMW Motorcycles of Tallahassee is a Great Guy and runs a tight ship at his dealership.
His Techs are Master Techs and everyone associated with Miller BMW understands and practices Real Customer Service!
Dusty made the purchase process a joy! I highly recommend Dusty and his Dealership.
No affiliation just a very satisfied customer and professionally handled purchase experience.
Had a great 230 mile ride home to Holiday during which I had the opportunity bond with the bike.
150 or so miles of the ride home were enjoyed in West Florida Frog Drowning spring rain http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/thumb.gif
What a Great Riding Machine the GS Adventure is. I'm so impressed with the bikes power.
I've been riding a 02 K1200LT for 4 years and love it!
The GS is such a different machine from the LT. Viva Le Difference http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif
It was worth the wait to get it! http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/wings.gif
I was there when it was first started and sounded good and tight.
Zero Miles on the odometer; the right road light didn't fire up http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif
Richard, the Master Tech that assembled the bike grabbed his DVOM and found the problem in short fashion.
The factory had over tightened a wire tie on the bar that passes from left to right under the nose and to which the power wire for the right road light was tied.
The wire tie had cut the ground wire. Richard stripped, soldered and heat shrank the wire and all was well.
He did the road test and filled the tank with 8.3 gals and brought her back with exactly 4 miles on the clock.
We did the walk around/delivery check list and I asked him a dozen or so questions and then I took her out for the 25 mile ring seating acceleration/deceleration roller coaster ride.
During the ride home I continued the full on/ full off throttle work for another 25 miles then settled into a mixture of 4th, 5th and 6th gear speed runs with no more than 5 minutes at a set rpm.
250 miles now and the idle is smooth as glass, the acceleration/torque is remarkable and there is zero soot on the exhaust pipe!
The windshield is very effective in the full up position and the front seat in the full up position gives me a very comfortable leg position / knee angle.
The grips are a little too small for my hand comfort; this is easily remediated.
I will need to bring the bars back some as well.
I had the opportunity to test the ABS on a rain slick bridge and they performed flawlessly while hauling the GS down to a stop from 60mph in a hurry!
The Tourances (sp?) got my attention in the wet curves a few times but feel and ride well so far.
The headlight is pretty effective up to about 60mph; HID-OnLine here I come, Again!
The road lights seem to do a good job filling in the gaps and certainly help with conspicuity.
I have a set of Moto Lights for the calipers with 50 watt Amber Spots that will help a lot!
Trying to sleep tonight will be a challenge http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/icons/eek7.gif
I have to spend some quality time with the TT web site tomorrow and get the Micatechs ordered.
Has anyone tried the J&M Integratr IV intercom (http://www.jmcorp.com/SeeProducts.asp?PF=29) ?
Looks like a capable intercom with all the bells & whistles I need and I already have a J&M headset in my Symax.
One last thing; Dusty Miller the owner of Miller BMW Motorcycles of Tallahassee is a Great Guy and runs a tight ship at his dealership.
His Techs are Master Techs and everyone associated with Miller BMW understands and practices Real Customer Service!
Dusty made the purchase process a joy! I highly recommend Dusty and his Dealership.
No affiliation just a very satisfied customer and professionally handled purchase experience.