GSXS 1000 - Mofo's Gixxus

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weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:30 pm
Mud last weekend, mud Mon, Tues, Wed, tomorrow, maybe Sunday.

Embrace the mud
I was contemplating doing just that. :D

Wondering about getting a traillie so I thought I'd do the Yamaha Off- Road experience again down in Sussex and try out the WRs and TT-Rs. I liked the WRs but haven't tried the TT-Rs.

Only they don't do it in Sussex any more so it means a trip to Llanidloes, which complicates things a tad but not drastically.
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I will probably continue to ride in most weather. If I can, I'll ride in February - quite often the roads are dry, weather is sunny and the pistes are full, so I love to ride in Feb!!

Right now I'd love to go out riding but we've had half a metre of snow recently and whilst the roads have been cleared, there's still snow on them!! :lol:
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weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:30 pm
Mud last weekend, mud Mon, Tues, Wed, tomorrow, maybe Sunday.

Embrace the mud
When I did lots of MTBing I'd get pissed off with the bike getting properly covered in mud & grit ruining the pads & the chain so I'd go out on the road bike instead.I would look forward to when the mud froze & get back out there :thumbup:
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Can't be arsed taking the bike out now, gonna rake leaves and wash cars instead, cosmic. 🙂👍
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Went out on mine today, bit chilly but nice bright day. Thankfully I've got a Keis heated vest which was on full all day along with my Oxford heated grips. Anyway... A roads remarkably grippy and dry for the most part, B roads were horrendous! It's definitely not the time of year for gung ho attitudes, that's for sure... Suspect I'll give the GSXS a thorough clean tomorrow and take the road tax off it until Feb/March, just use the KTM if I feel like going out through winter...
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Needed a new bike cover and found they do ones to cover my perversions :lol:

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Tell folks it's a sissy bar,that'll be less shameful than a top bollix. :P
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radical idea... but couldn't you just have removed the top-box for winter ?
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That reminds me, somewhere in the loft-of-not-quite-so-much-plenty-over-the-garage I have a Classic Additions bike cover from when I used to park them in the car port. It's big enough for a large bike with luggage. If I ever get up there I'll dig it out and offer it to a worthy cause :thumbup: It's quite swish, soft lined, thick, tough plastic iirc, under-belly strap etc.

https://www.classicadditions.com/en-GB/ ... prod_10083

(If anyone does have a need for such a thing, let me know...it might prompt me to venture up there :D ).
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Supermofo wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm Needed a new bike cover and found they do ones to cover my perversions :lol:

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Is it for when Suzuki do this?
ChrisW wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm I know, I know - it's a prototype class...but...

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weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:40 pm radical idea... but couldn't you just have removed the top-box for winter ?
It's what I've done till now, in fact what was done till this lunchtime with the top box on a draw. But the top box cover was only a couple of quid extra over the normal and means I don't have to put the top box anywhere else. Seemed a sensible idea. Sort of.
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Come the Spring you could maybe keep the rear bag on. :thumbup:
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Skub wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:26 pm Come the Spring you could maybe keep the rear bag on. :thumbup:
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Potter wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:54 am
Supermofo wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm Needed a new bike cover and found they do ones to cover my perversions :lol:

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I thought it was for this...

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You've rumbled me :lol:
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Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy. 🥳👍
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Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:29 pm Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy. 🥳👍
Be a WAY better road bike than a Panigale for you...

Mechanically the GT isn't much different to the older bikes, just addition of a up/down quickshifter and more TC adjustability... Loving my 20 plate GSXS1000F which cost me bugger all relatively speaking! Awesome engine notwithstanding, it's a great chassis too, only let down slightly by a basic rear shock and front brakes slightly lacking bite, but both are relatively easy fixes.
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mboy wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:41 pm
Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:29 pm Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy. 🥳👍
Be a WAY better road bike than a Panigale for you...

Mechanically the GT isn't much different to the older bikes, just addition of a up/down quickshifter and more TC adjustability... Loving my 20 plate GSXS1000F which cost me bugger all relatively speaking! Awesome engine notwithstanding, it's a great chassis too, only let down slightly by a basic rear shock and front brakes slightly lacking bite, but both are relatively easy fixes.

Ye..was looking at those first , but no up n down. Looks nice though. Stopped making them now I believe to concentrate on GT, I think. 👍
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Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:49 pm
mboy wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:41 pm
Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:29 pm Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy. 🥳👍
Be a WAY better road bike than a Panigale for you...

Mechanically the GT isn't much different to the older bikes, just addition of a up/down quickshifter and more TC adjustability... Loving my 20 plate GSXS1000F which cost me bugger all relatively speaking! Awesome engine notwithstanding, it's a great chassis too, only let down slightly by a basic rear shock and front brakes slightly lacking bite, but both are relatively easy fixes.

Ye..was looking at those first , but no up n down. Looks nice though. Stopped making them now I believe to concentrate on GT, I think. 👍
I wanted an up/down QS, but wasn't gonna pay £5k for the privilege. To be honest, it's such a slick gearbox anyway, I don't miss it like I thought I might, and definitely would on many other bikes. Can get one of 2 or 3 QS options retrofitted (up only, which is fine by me) for between £250 and £400, but it does clutchless upshifts better than any other bike that I've owned (without a QS) anyway...

F was discontinued end of 2020, some got registered on 21 plates but they're 20 bikes like mine is. They are a lot of bike for the money!