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spiderz said:
Was behind a R1200GS this morning in traffic & a NC700 honda behind him.

The bmw was slow thru traffic ... bit wide i think ... honda seemed quite nimble
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Or the BMW ruder had had some training and was riding at an appropriate speed for the conditions?

They are very big girls though.
 
SirFooK'nG said:
Not to mention for a 275kg beast, it can 0-100 in 3.5s !
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I have to admit that the throttle on the GS was directly linked to a grin on my face... ;)

I discovered the clutchless shifting as well, totally by accident :D
 
SauRoNZA said:
???

Let me guess, this is as baffling to you as counter steering.

PLEASE don't respond with "what's that?".
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Oh please. Just never really heard that it is "OK" to not use the clutch before. In my mind it is there for a reason, but then I don't really know how the gearbox works or differs from a cars.
 
Hi,

Question for you all, hopefully you can help me on this.

A while back my GSX-R's check FI light came on, and after eventually having it diagnosed (after not riding for fear of damaging something important), I found out it was the PAIR valve actuator that's acting up. Now I can either disable and remove it (anagulous to blanking off the egr valve on a car), or have it replaced- and the cheapest 2nd hand part is north of R1000. So I've been looking at this and this and then plugging the connecting holes in the airbox.

Basically what I want to know is, does anyone know if these parts are available locally (or same parts from a different brand/manufacturer) and if it would be cheaper, as the above excludes shipping (and possible duties and tax, I think- I haven't checked yet). I'm not really willing to spend more than R1000+ on a 2nd hand part from an unkown origin and unknown mileage just to have it eventually fail again, and I see no use in buying a new part if it can be removed without issue. I'm situated in Pretoria, if it helps.
 
Hamster said:
Oh please. Just never really heard that it is "OK" to not use the clutch before. In my mind it is there for a reason, but then I don't really know how the gearbox works or differs from a cars.
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The clutch is for pulling away at a red light (or pit lane). :D
 
SauRoNZA said:
???

Let me guess, this is as baffling to you as counter steering.

PLEASE don't respond with "what's that?".
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haha non-riders are genuinely confused and think i'm a psycho when i tell them about counter steering, before i knew about it i was doing it without realizing now after consciously doing it since i bought my road bike i have way more control.

To be clear, i had already researched it before buying my road bike. i started immediately counter steering when i got my road bike. Just didn't know about it during my off-road phase.
 
Hamster said:
Oh please. Just never really heard that it is "OK" to not use the clutch before. In my mind it is there for a reason, but then I don't really know how the gearbox works or differs from a cars.
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It does depend on how smooth the gearbox feels. If it thunks and crunches when changing without the clutch, then it's probably not a good idea.
My bike's gears are smooth as silk, half the time I change up without the clutch. Just a bit of upwards pressure on gear lever, then blip the throttle down and it slips into the next gear.

This can be fun if you...um...ride with enthusiasm...and use the rev-limiter as the clutch :D
 
Pox said:
It does depend on how smooth the gearbox feels. If it thunks and crunches when changing without the clutch, then it's probably not a good idea.
My bike's gears are smooth as silk, half the time I change up without the clutch. Just a bit of upwards pressure on gear lever, then blip the throttle down and it slips into the next gear.

This can be fun if you...um...ride with enthusiasm...and use the rev-limiter as the clutch :D
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That's what I do on my cbr250. Slight pressure on the lever, then blip the throttle in the closed direction, and the gear just slips in. It almost sound like the bike is auto when doing that. Downshifting is clutch, that I won't chance....
 
Hamster said:
Oh please. Just never really heard that it is "OK" to not use the clutch before. In my mind it is there for a reason, but then I don't really know how the gearbox works or differs from a cars.
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I guess we all had to go through that realisation at some point.

It's perfectly fine if done correctly, but some bikes do like it a little bit more than others.

In a way it's better than quick shifter for the box because you know exactly beforehand when you plan to action the shift whereas the quick shifter only responds after you've actioned it through the lever.

Two schools of thought on this.

One is to load up pressure on the gear lever as if changing and then closing throttle and it should shift.

Second method which I prefer is to simply time it so that you shift up as you close throttle. This is faster and smoother for me personally.

Once you start though you won't stop...

Upshift only if you go manual.
 
Sinbad said:
http://bikes.autotrader.co.za/used-...00-gs--bfpa-8a81c706570416e6015731a266ef35f7# ?
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Looks decent, and price is about right for that age/mileage (including the extras). New the panniers are essentially a R8k extra, and the other extra's (that I can see) are about another R7k. Second hand they obviously are worth less, but if you wanted them then obviously it does count as a saving.

edit: oh almost forgot - the BMW 1200 went through a revision around 2010. I don't remember the details but post 2010 they are DOHC. So whatever benefits that has may be of interest to you (I just don't remember what those benefits are)
 
Damn it. The gs is just looking too expensive for me. I can't justify dropping 100k plus.

So the nc750x is starting to look attractive again.
How the hell do you decide stuff like this?
 
Sinbad said:
Damn it. The gs is just looking too expensive for me. I can't justify dropping 100k plus.

So the nc750x is starting to look attractive again.
How the hell do you decide stuff like this?
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GS! GS! GS! :p Buy mine, so I can get a new one... I think my wife might bliksem me though...
The honda really is great though as a commuter... what you want to use this thing for?
 
Archer said:
GS! GS! GS! :p Buy mine, so I can get a new one... I think my wife might bliksem me though...
The honda really is great though as a commuter... what you want to use this thing for?
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Commutering.

Odd trip out to Harties, short road trips with the wife etc.
 
Sinbad said:
Commutering.

Odd trip out to Harties, short road trips with the wife etc.
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Brain says Honda if it's commute and all tar on weekends... cheaper to run and to buy. You'll certainly feel the lack of oomph when two up but just twist that throttle a bit more and it'll be fine. Upgrade in 1-2 years if the bug has bitten hard enough ;)
 
Archer said:
Brain says Honda if it's commute and all tar on weekends... cheaper to run and to buy. You'll certainly feel the lack of oomph when two up but just twist that throttle a bit more and it'll be fine. Upgrade in 1-2 years if the bug has bitten hard enough ;)
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I think you're right. Yeah, all tar, just lots of potholes around pelindaba/harties etc.
 
Sinbad said:
I think you're right. Yeah, all tar, just lots of potholes around pelindaba/harties etc.
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Note I left out what the heart says :p
But having said that I started with a cheaper 650GS and then after a year I moved to the 1200. So ya, probably the sensible thing. You must just decide how sensible you wanna be :D Can always motivate it by saying that those potholes are just too treacherous :p
 
Archer said:
Note I left out what the heart says :p
But having said that I started with a cheaper 650GS and then after a year I moved to the 1200. So ya, probably the sensible thing. You must just decide how sensible you wanna be :D Can always motivate it by saying that those potholes are just too treacherous :p
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Even an F700GS is running close to 90k second hand... I don't want to by an overly old bike, to get a GS in my price range I'd be going to like 2006-7... don't know how wise that would be.
 
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