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Which ADV Tourer? BMW GSA vs Super Tenere?
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<blockquote data-quote="SCOTTIE" data-source="post: 1404689" data-attributes="member: 86477"><p>My last bike was a 2007 FJR and I loved it, but when it flooded during Harvey the insurance settlement gave me the opportunity to try something else. I bought a 2011 BMW R1200GS. It came from its previous owner with more farkles that I could imagine with aluminum panniers and top box and guards galore. Between rebuilding the house I have only managed to put about 2,000 miles on it, but it's a blast to ride. Is it better than my FJR ? No ! Is it worse? No ? It's just different and I love riding it. It doesn't accelerate as fast as my FJR did, but it accelerates as fast as I need it to.</p><p></p><p>I would prefer the larger gas tank from the GSA since It doesn't have the range of the FJR, but since the guys I ride with all start to panic about finding gas at about 175 miles that's not an problem. As far as service is concerned the last service on my GS, which included a brake fluid flush and valve clearance check, cost me the best part of $600, which is almost exactly what the last service on my FJR cost me and that didn't include a valve check.</p><p></p><p>One big advantage of the GS is that it doesn't sound like a sewing machine !!<img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SCOTTIE, post: 1404689, member: 86477"] My last bike was a 2007 FJR and I loved it, but when it flooded during Harvey the insurance settlement gave me the opportunity to try something else. I bought a 2011 BMW R1200GS. It came from its previous owner with more farkles that I could imagine with aluminum panniers and top box and guards galore. Between rebuilding the house I have only managed to put about 2,000 miles on it, but it's a blast to ride. Is it better than my FJR ? No ! Is it worse? No ? It's just different and I love riding it. It doesn't accelerate as fast as my FJR did, but it accelerates as fast as I need it to. I would prefer the larger gas tank from the GSA since It doesn't have the range of the FJR, but since the guys I ride with all start to panic about finding gas at about 175 miles that's not an problem. As far as service is concerned the last service on my GS, which included a brake fluid flush and valve clearance check, cost me the best part of $600, which is almost exactly what the last service on my FJR cost me and that didn't include a valve check. One big advantage of the GS is that it doesn't sound like a sewing machine !![IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif[/IMG][IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif[/IMG][IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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