S1000XR

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:00 pm

My F8GS is in for its 12k service, and Williams' have given me an S1000XR as a courtesy bike.

First impressions, like the S1000RR and S1000R it's very very quick. It's a lot more comfy than either of those though.

However, the vibes that others have mentioned are intrusive and it feels undergeared

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:29 pm

As I understand it - it hasn't been the sales success that they thought......

I've gone off the idea of one (for now)

Oh! Your driveway needs weeding.

Al

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:38 pm

Adventure bikes are on the wane. Sports Tourers to be the next big thing. Hold onto your 'S' bikes people, they are about to come back into fashion, along with derry boots, wax cotton jackets and Bob Heath clip on visors.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 4:05 pm

Not so sure, Look at the sales numbers for the current model of BMW GS?

The makers are becoming more aware of the desire to build them more "luxurious" and able to munch the miles on autoroutes without feeling lacking. Not so many are taken off-road (deliberately)

Al

andy griff · Post by **andy griff** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:52 pm

Blackal wrote:As I understand it - it hasn't been the sales success that they thought......

I've gone off the idea of one (for now)

Oh! Your driveway needs weeding.

Al

Probably not too much of a gamble for BMW. Development costs acceptable as they had the engine and various bits already developed. On the plus side increases choice for customers.

Al · Post by Al » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:11 pm

Steve won`t have to worry about the drive Al, it will be covered in snow soon

Al.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:02 am

Al wrote:Steve won`t have to worry about the drive Al, it will be covered in snow soon

Al.

Tell me about it, it's already had it's first dusting of this winter recently

..... It's the one thing I hate about living at this altitude ..... on a positive note tho' if I ever get flooded the rest of you are screwed

Al · Post by Al » Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:52 pm

I am nearly 200ft above sea level on top of a hill so I feel quite safe from floods and an added bonus of being 12-13 c in Devon, bring on the xmas morning swim

Al.

f90x · Post by **f90x** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:11 am

Herb wrote:Adventure bikes are on the wane. Sports Tourers to be the next big thing. Hold onto your 'S' bikes people, they are about to come back into fashion, along with derry boots, wax cotton jackets and Bob Heath clip on visors.

DERRY BOOTS!!! I'd completely forgotten about their existence. Even back in 81 as a bomber jacket/jeans wearing yoof I'd look at these and think 'my feet are going to be toast if I come off in those'. I was a DrMartins man. Not much better really but at least they were leather.

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:57 pm

Derri boots .... I discovered a virtually new pair recently , I couldn't give them away

boxerscott · Post by **boxerscott** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:56 pm

Hovis ad springs to mind

Back to topic while you lot waart on about times past.....

I`m thinking this bike is Over Priced, Over powered and Overweight.

Sport adventure genre, ( if road tyred adv bikes can be put in that category) are coming down in weight, power and price.

£16k for that

you must be earning your money too easy to splash out on a new one of those. Only a humble opinion

I reckon the Multi is expensive but it looks it, the Beemer Don`t.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:24 am

Bloody ell Chris!! Still going through you pasta phase?

boxerscott · Post by **boxerscott** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:24 am

dave the german wrote:Bloody ell Chris!! Still going through you pasta phase?

Not exactly Dave, more a reality check, these bikes are for Big Misters who can afford it and have the stature to handle them.

I do not have those attributes.

Ducati ownership is not exactly inexpensive and without pitfalls as I have learnt recently. They have been taken to task in USA with a lawsuit over their "Swelling composite fuel tanks" Basically they lost but only had to replace the suspect tanks with a replacement suspect tank under warranty.

They said that the fuel was to blame and that the ethanol additive was the culprit.

It has taken them a few years to revert back to metal tanks. The current 898 Pannigale (biggest Duc sports bike seller) has been replaced with a 9++ something and now has a metal fuel tank.

My Evo has a compo jobby. Worryingly. No sings of swelling yet but we are starting to add more levels of Ethanol too.

No bike is perfect.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:27 am

Wasn't the problem of the swelling known about? I beleive you can get it lined so it doesn't swell

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:57 pm

dave the german wrote:Bloody ell Chris!! Still going through you pasta phase?

He thinks he's Bruno Tonioli........

Al