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Old 26 Aug 2010
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here we go again about how BMW can't make bikes anymore...

I'm not saying GS12s are the most reliable bike in the world--they are not--but they are certainly better than you make out, or least mine and many others' have been. While I wouldn't want to take one to Africa, etc., that is because it is too big and heavy, not because it is too unreliable.

Regarding the technology, hand-held diagnostic units are not coming, they are here in the form of the GS-911, which gets rave reviews. I recently got one but haven't had a chance to play around with it yet...
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In 1995-96 some guy s in Germany realized that new technology scared a lot of conservative riders so they introduced this:


But time goes by and most people get used to new technology and now the most-selling bike in Europe has can-bus, traction-control, ABS, ESA etc
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In 1995-96 some guy s in Germany realized that new technology scared a lot of conservative riders so they introduced this:


But time goes by and most people get used to new technology and now the most-selling bike in Europe has can-bus, traction-control, ABS, ESA etc
Gotta love that... I especially love the Spray on mud (you can buy that btw lol)

Yup, people do get used to new technology and they like it.. When its working.

But, as we all know.. What's good for carving up the Stelvio pass with some shiney luggage for a long weekend is usually not what's good for crossing the Sahara etc !!

The BMW debate is done to death. (just by me).
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Gotta love that... I especially love the Spray on mud (you can buy that btw lol)
Hehe, but included in the price (16.000DEM (8.000€)) was a weekend at Hechlingen offroad-park so you could get some real mud.
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Gotta love that... I especially love the Spray on mud (you can buy that btw lol)
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Cool, where can you buy that ...? Are there color choices, i.e. jungle- or mountain mud...?
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Cool, where can you buy that ...? Are there color choices, i.e. jungle- or mountain mud...?
Here abouts the greenish sort is best avoided. Dairy farming by-product, the effect on paint is the least of your troubles

but why was the Basic white? It looks dirty fastest and doesn't particularly stand out in the sort of enviroments it was designed for (or maybe it does against lush greenery?). White was cheapest in the 80's?

. Can't decide on a colour for the brick. It's matt black now and is getting an aluminium chair. Can't decide between flourescent orange for the mudguards for a bit of anti-camoflage or overall KTM orange for the fun of it. How does one start a poll on this sort of thing?

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I voted "other" because I have more than one bike .
Norton,Suzuki ,Yamaha,Yamaha sidecar outfit .
Most of them in various states of disassembly .
Only the V Strom is immune and has remained 100% reliable and in need of no modification .

So if multiple voting is allowed ,I wish to indulge ,if only to boost the Suzuki vote .
[but I won't cheat by logging on as someone else !]
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Gotta love that... I especially love the Spray on mud (you can buy that btw lol)
Could be useful on the numberplate for those that ride on tracks of dubious legality!
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