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GS 2013 here, like the analog meters….
Nice
Imagine what he's like on a fast bike.😊
Hi, would you change your GS for this RT as your main ride for mainly road and touring use?
I’m 1m88. If I was a bit smaller I would consider changing. But because of my hight I fit the GS a bit better. Doing full day rides on the GS I don’t feel anything. On my RT I always felt a bit sore in my shoulders and knees. Otherwise I think the bikes are very similar, only the RT’s give a bit more of a luxurious feeling. Whatever you choose, RT or GS you will enjoy every trip :)
@@ChasingCurves. I'm 1.90m and 100kgs. I'm big. The only bike that can fit me is a GSA. I've always been curious of the RT. But the position and knees throws me again from it. As long as I have a big screen on the GSA I can handle the big highway miles. But always was curious.
@@Maxijyze similar to me then, guess for big boys like us the 1200-1250 GSA’s are the best fit!
I bought the very same model - a 1250 GS Rallye from 2022 - a few weeks ago and since then I lost a lot of respect for everyone driving such bikes. It's so easy to handle, it's like riding a bicycle. Still it's really fun to ride, but yeah, riding my GSX-R from 2008 is really difficult compared to a GS.
He rides like the Japanese motorcycle cops on timed courses 😂
This or s1000r? For everyday
Depends on your driving style/type of roads you do. This one can be enjoyed by a 75 year old person but can also be enjoyed with a more sporty riding style. If you prefer high speeds and very nimble handling I would go for the S1000R. I have a review of the S1000R as well on my channel :)
Has anyone of the commenters recognized the bike in front? Defenetly not a GS, but R1200R💪
The guy that I was following was riding a R1250GS Adventure.
jij gaat wel heel hard met de subs op jouw kanaal bro! 👌👌👌
Thanks! kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJp5vK6diLuopNo.htmlsi=mBH-c0Jg7Ygyh2h3 Dit filmpje heeft voor echt veel volgers gezorgd!
@@ChasingCurves. Dat filmpje heb ik zien passeren en was ook de moeite om naar te kijken
I need your help too
2nd gear for them switchbacks, it's what this bike is all about. Noticed the bike twitching a lot from 1st to 2nd. You did well to stay with him, he's a great rider
Mate did well l can’t ride corners like that
I came upon this awesome video while researching how to get confident taking corners. I can see the rider in front was counter steering, brilliantly so. I thought your ride was extremely technical and showed a lot of confidence and planning without hesitation. Can I ask you if your preference was to lean into the curve of counter lean?
Hi Steve, thanks for the comment! Generally I like to counter lean in the slower corners and lean into the curve on high speed corners. On a road like the one in the video, counter leaning was probably the best for most corners. If you are looking for some more riding tips, you can also watch some other video’s on my channel, I have a few vids with riding tips and tricks. Thanks for watching!
Very few motorbike riders know to take turns using the "security trajectory" (exterior-exterior-interior) like he does, most bikers look at moto GP and think the "race trajectory" (exterior-interior-exterior) is the best suited on the road. He is likely to be a retired cop, or he must have taken some good training (the cops also regularly give free trainings to motorcyclists as part of the "prevention" mission)
i'm not such an experienced rider , but own an old R1100r and it just seems to me you could take a lot of these corners staying in second gear and some others in 3rd without passing the first thats what these bike are made for , lot of torque . would make the rythme different . but thanks nice ride
Too fast on the blind corners..
Had one, best Bike for travel that I ever had. Has only one problem, you need to change the tires every 6.000 Km, they just get wear out fast, go feed up going to the dealer changing the tires, I just don't have time for that.
💨💨💨 short tire life usually means loads of fun during the ride :)
Great review! I appreciate the honest input and testing it's abilities. That engine is a masterpiece! I take delivery of mine this weekend. I'm very excited! 🍻
@@sambergstedt Enjoy!!! Let us know what you think of it :)
I've never noticed that this attachment of the upper windshield dances so around the focal point of the line of sight. Lucky the person who can totally ignore this in real life.
It’s because the camera is lower then my eyes. In reality you look over the screen.
The GS is an amazing machine in the hand of a skilled driver.
Thanks for the video. Although with a ride in this conditions of weather, and going on a group, is better than nothing, but it doesn’t show you much about the bike is all about…it’s a first impressions video, I acknowledge, but the range of the opinion out of a test like this doesn’t give, can’t give really a complete perception of the bike merits/ flaws. Thanks anyway for sharing the experience.
100% true! Hopefully when my videos gets more views BMW will give me one to use for a full day in better conditions. Then I can test it to the fullest :) Thanks for watching and sharing your opinion/feedback!
I hope that you can make it with the channel views and also that BMW provides better time-machine availability, so you can progress (and they can earn their profits on it too!)👌🏻 The evolution about this bike is going through various levels and directions. Trying to summarize substantially, beyond tech aspects where some of them are, for some, controversial, the GS1300 solved all the items where the competition was becoming closer and closer or even better than the GS and GSA 1250. The main difference I would enlighten is the engine performance. The 1300cc boxer engine is now capable of the same than before in terms of response on the low and medium revs, but it is significantly willing and capable on the higher revs and top end power, without losing the character of the iconic GS model. The bike is now faster, lighter, nimbler and funnier to ride. There are other considerations on safety and comfort that should be addressed when analyzing such a huge Transformation job that has been made on the bike, but it would turn this comment into a different nature. It still is a simple comment on a KZread video.
God.. you suck so bad at shifting...
I think the reputation of bad reliability of KTM comes mainly from the early years of the LC4 engine. That was a pure bred racing engine which ripened into a broad market with the Dukes and the 600/620 enduro. Every owner of the early generations has had some issues to tell. And as bad reputation is a sticky thing, it remains in the general mindset. This said, I have to admit that my 701 enduro actually has its first major breakdown after 2,5 years - the starter is mechanically dead. But before, I had travelled 55'00 kms including 50 offroad days on her, without any issues more severe than some scratched panels and twice a broken license plate holder. So I humbly think that for the abuse my beloved Husky had to stand against, she is pretty reliable.
This is a good summary for people who are considering buying one! Thanks!
Nice trip, what intercom system do you use? Good sound..
It’s a external microphone. DJI Mic. For more info please look for the video of the camera and mic setup on my channel. Thanks for watching the video!
That "dirty piece of shit" windscreen is blocking most of the view. Get rid of it!
This bike is pure show of for wealthy seniors who want to show that they are still in game. Middle age crisis bike, and it's not reliable more, electronics update only in official dealers
I have one and i wear depends
Imagine: two more Stupids in oposite direction … using whole width of te street for a „line“ … What do you Think you are? Do you Think you alone on the road?
Way too risky. Honking before a curve won6 save this „smooth driver in front“.
Omg that handlebar :O :D How much this shit cost?!?!? :O Do people know that BMW have one of the worst motors in the world?!?At lest the worst quality ones...?!?!?!?
actually their engines are the best in the industry, do not talk if you have no idea what you are talking about
@@riko.4174 :D Coz you know, right?!?!? :O :D Their engines are in the same rang as Fiat ones and that is the worst of the worst :D Only people with kid brain love bmw and alike :D
do some research. bmw came on top out of all moto manufacturers in first oil change tests. it is common to sell bmw motorcycles with hundreds of thousands of kilometers, unlike other bikes
@@boris035..4 Boris Boris Boris lol....Fiat is Italian and is an automobile engine while BMW Motorrad is a German manufactured motorcycle. If you don't know the difference, have someone with a brain explain it to you. 😆🤣😂
@@riko.4174 So Honda and other are lower quality then BMW moto engines?!?! :O :D Ok :D
very smooth 👍
After a few days on these roads the ideal speed just sets in. The GS-hog is for fat old man though. 701 SM is much better there
Yay
Nice technique, but won't he lose his socks through the holes scraped in his panniers? If this guy ain't got time to smell the roses, he needs to enter the Oliver's Mount road races at Scarborough. Same road width, road surface, elevations and shrubbery.
...and then we read in chronicles about another oldtimer on GS crashed...
I loved the title! Crazy local in the alps!!!! Hahahah
Thats what motorcycles are for !!!😊
u didnt blur the plate..
When you want, you can come to italian appennines between emilia romagna, liguria and tuscany. There aren't ten meters straight and there are also a lot of riders, some more crazy than him :D Italian alps are better for landscape, but appennines are over the top for bike rides
Sounds like a plan!
@@ChasingCurves. When you are ready... we wait for you haha. Cerreto, Lagastrello, Cisa, Abetone are some of the mountain passes with nice roads :)
@@ilmercantediliquore We keep in touch! Would love to ride there with a good guide :)
Excellent riding by you both respect there are a few GS riders that are so good i love to overtake super sportler with well over 150hp on the twistys
The clip of your upper windshield has to be removed - its terrible - covering the hotspot every time -
I know! If I would have knew before that I would meet this guy and film this cool trip I would have. But I did 3500km in a few days so the comfort was important on this trip.
WHY do you cut ALL the right turns???
What do you mean by cut all right turns?
Late apex, wide in, tight out, gives room on the exit. Savest way. If you hit the apex in the middle you can run wide at exit, with all the risks. This goes for left and right.
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Cormet de Roselend, one of the funniest roads in the french Alps. The guy seems to know well the road, no hesitation even without sightseeing of the second part of the turns. I drive a GS1200 and, when I got it, my buddies said to me "hey, you have improved your driving skill". This bike has such a perfect suspension design that you can apply the brake in the middle of a turn, if you are surprised, without any loss of trajectory. When you have understood that, you can enter the turns 5 or 10 km/h higher than other bikes with traditional suspensions.
He is showing off… not a good guide to follow
3:23 is gold!
Love the engine sound and curvy roads...subscribe!!!
Thanks!
When I’m retired, I want to be him!
What sort of gearbox has he got on that bike? I didn’t see him use the clutch lever once, perhaps I’m just completely out of date with modern bikes.
It’s called a quick shifter. You only need the clutch to start. Once you are riding you can shift up and down without using the clutch. There is a sensor on the shift lever that senses pressure. So when you put pressure on the shift lever your ignition is cut for x amount of time and the gearbox will shift. Works brilliantly, specially in higher rpm’s.
So regular clutchless changes with a bit of assistance then.
@@bendenisereedy7865 Exactly. And the downshifting is an automated blip of the throttle (bike with a ride by wire throttle can have this implemented together with the quickshifter)
I thought you rode well as he got away after passing the car at the start . Well done fella 👍👏👏👏
Thanks! I can tell he wasn’t waiting for me :p
What bike do you ride ?
kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmp6pLyuidLMY9Y.html
This one, English subtitles available. At the end of the video you can see the bike in detail. Thanks for watching!
Look how little he is on the brakes !!!!
Steep climb plus an engine with good braking. Why would you use the brakes?
Which tyres do you run for alpine roads?
I was using the Metzeler M9 RR’s. Not very long lasting (6000km’s) but loads of grip in all situations. The guy in front was riding with the stock Anakees.
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@@ChasingCurves.wow 😳even so, he’s so fast! 🙈