BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Here is a pic of the bikes that did the trip:

...and you reckon a GSA is the right answer?? I took a GS u the Dalton, along the Denali and over the Top of the World and I thought that was on the heavy side! When I did Iceland on the gravel roads, the Sertao was more like it... Yeah, it will be fine. I find the GSA handles great- the front end ...

that looks really bad! What kind of off road are you going to do? Would have thought the GSA was a bit heavy for real off roading, or are you talking about loose surface roads? I had a GS loaner in November, it was a hoot going down the lanes, felt more shore footed than my RT. Whatever roads are b...

Interesting... I've also swapped to a GS but opted not to go for the GSA.  It just seemed like an inferior RT to me - all the weight but not of the weather protection or comfort.  I went for the ordinary GS, so I can push the bike around and so on.  Have to say I do miss ...

RTman10 wrote: So you bought a GSA them.  What do you intend to replace the panniers with.

Yeah a GSA- I love it.
Replacing them with Bumot- already have the topbox and it is pukka!

At least your sat nav now locks ok on your GS :) Yes, it does. I have an annoying issue with the GS of course. Can you believe BMW don't clearcoat the aluminium panniers, so the minute you take them out they start to corrode. I'm in contact with BMW to return them and get a less stupid design. :)

Oh dear!

Just wondered if you had made any more tweaks, or are happy with the solution in the last vid.  It's a brilliant idea - thanks! Thank you. I was happy with the modification I did to the bike, after the followup video no further changes were made. I proved to myself that the non-locking sat...

Sprintgull wrote:
All looks remarkably simple and cheap to do.  Any comments?  James, are you among us?

Yeah, I'm here.

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