[Administrator]

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2006 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure

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[63397]

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2006 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure

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I have been shopping for a 1200 GS. It is hard to find a negitive about this bike. I was glad to read that the rider was able to feel comfortable off road so soon. The question I can not find an answer to is which options/ accesories make this bike.
I think you could spend 5K on extras. what are the options that are must have, and boy if you had the money, get this stuff on your list. what did this bike have on it? thanks for the article.

 

[vermicious]

Well that would be at least one of your un-found negatives... the price.

 

[seruzawa]

I have been shopping for a 1200 GS. It is hard to find a negitive about this bike.

It weighs like 600 pounds before any accessories are added.

 

[sarnali2]

It weighs like 600 pounds before any accessories are added.

Yeah but it's a BMW...the weight is carried nice and high

 

[pushrod]

Why did "Administrator" plant a 17 month-old article?

Computer has a timer, maybe? Gotta post something, even if it's old?

 

[Kenneth_Moore]

Why did "Administrator" plant a 17 month-old article?

Computer has a timer, maybe? Gotta post something, even if it's old?

I believe they are dragging the old MO V1 articles into MO 2.0. Each time they do, it appears as a "new" item.

 

[BrowningBAR]

You are correct, sir. YES!

Sorry, Ed Mcmahon got a hold of my keyboard for a second...

 

[vermicious]

Interesting... I seem to have been reduced in rank from "Premium Founding Member" to "Founding Member" -- what gives?

 

[seruzawa]

Yeah but it's a BMW...the weight is carried nice and high

My buddy with the 6 BMWs had an R1150GS. He sold it after a year and bought a plain jane R1100R and fitted it out for adventure touring. He says it's much better in tough going because it is so much lower than the GS. I believe him, having owned heavy high COG bikes myself.

 

[sarnali2]

My buddy with the 6 BMWs had an R1150GS. He sold it after a year and bought a plain jane R1100R and fitted it out for adventure touring. He says it's much better in tough going because it is so much lower than the GS. I believe him, having owned heavy high COG bikes myself.

That's one of the reasons I didn't buy a Uly, opting for the Bonneville instead awhile back. It felt like I was on stilts trying to balance a few cinderblocks, that and about 175ft. turning radius made it a handfull to ride.

 

[12er]

Interesting... I seem to have been reduced in rank from "Premium Founding Member" to "Founding Member" -- what gives?

You weed whacked off the Premium part?

 

[vermicious]

I suppose I must have

 

[Kenneth_Moore]

If I Were Miss America

You weed whacked off the Premium part?

Each month, the staff of Motorcycle.com carefully reviews the membership postings and other factors in order to qualify them as "Premium Members." It's a grueling process, involving the review of hundreds of threads and thousands of posts. After the review period, the membership is ranked. At that point, only the top 14th percentile are awarded the prestigious "Premium Member" designation.

Either that, or it's time to pay again.

 

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Original Article:
2006 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure

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I got a BMW GS R1200 ADV 2007, run 12.000 KM and having problems with antena key and the eletronic part of the gas pump. I'm not happy at this time because I pay what they ask and not getting a good product. I would like to kwon if you had other problems with your bike.
Kind regards

 

[seruzawa]

Yikes. The dreaded canbus fuel pump issue strikes again!

 

[mscuddy]

I think the GSR1200 would be good ammunition for ona dem trebuches, so you could fling it a few blocks through the roof of the BMW dealership you bought it from. Overpriced [email protected]

 

[sarnali2]

Such a shame too

I think the GSR1200 would be good ammunition for ona dem trebuches, so you could fling it a few blocks through the roof of the BMW dealership you bought it from. Overpriced [email protected]

The airheads used to be close to bulletproof except for the odd diode board going out, early K bikes are good for at least 100 k with proper maintenance, these new ones seem to have just too much of an automotive electronics influence. Pity really, they're such nice bikes. It's so typical of the Germans to build a decent product and then over complicate it.

 

[seruzawa]

The canbus system reduces current flow when it thinks it sees too heavy of a load. One possible solution is to manually connect your fuel pump to the battery with a seperate on/off switch.

People also wire their accessories (electric vests, etc) directly to the battery to avoid canbus issues.