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MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:19 am I like the way the spokes attach at the edge of the rim and not in the centre.

Tubeless tyres innit.

You don't have to seal the spoke holes if you're outside the pressurised bit of the tyre.

Wet and Forget FTW

I'm guessing the spoke thing is something to do with being able to fit tubeless tyres?

Gonna have to whisper it, but is welly jelly of this bike now

MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:19 am OMG the weeds in the block paving and I'm not even going to start on the fence.

I'd need a step ladder or some sort of convoluted thunderbirds-esque arriving in the seat mechanism to sit on that.

I like the way the spokes attach at the edge of the rim and not in the centre.

Tubeless innit. Same as my mighty X-ADV!

Weren't GS wheels the first spoked tubeless wheels? I know the CX was first production tubeless wheels but they and everything after weren't spoked were they?

Tbh, I think black is the best colour for the gs and I think I like the spokes. Possibly the nicest one I've seen.

Never having one though. Enjoy.

I think they were.

Yamaha do it a little different on the S10.

KungFooBob wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 9:28 pm Just been reading the paperwork, I could report Rite Bike to the ICO I know all there is to know about the previous owner.

Geoff bought it as an approved used bike from BMW Guildford October 2019 with 13,500 on the clock, for £11,908... including MotoGP Paint Protection, a Tank bag and gap insurance.

He had it serviced, new battery and new tyres at 14,000 miles in March 2021... £875.89!

Then had it service April 2022 (last month) at 15,815... £425.24.

I was in 2 minds about this with the 690 Duke. I had all the service records from new for the bike and think that's a nice thing for the new owner to have, for example I had the rocker arms changed just in case. But your personal details are all over it. In the end I sent them with the bike. In theory the shop should bin them but who knows.

Having said that I've noticed I've still not seen my Duke for sale. I've been keeping an eye out just out of idle interest and so far it's not popped up on the dealer website, bike trader or Ebay. MOT ran out on the 5th May too. I'm guessing it's in storage somewhere but seems odd??

Last three times I've sold a car to a dealer/partex they've refused to take any receipt's, etc...

They only wanted the Manual, Service Book and V5, everything else I was asked to keep/dispose of.

The GS service book has no stamps, I'm thinking of posting it off to Guildford for them to stamp it up for me, they have the history on their computer.

When I lost the service book for my Mini I rang a dealer and they told me they would order one, stamp it up for the services they did and then post it to a 2nd dealer who had also done some services. I assume most places will do this if asked nicely.

Mine has a usb 'history key' instead of a service book. Nothing on it mind!

I've plugged my red dongle in today.

It sits in a slot in the rider seat.

If you plug it into the loom under the seat it enables selection of 'Enduro Pro' rider mode. Which allows you to disable the ABS fully. I guess BMW can't fit it for legal reasons, but it's nice to have it as a user fit item.

Not that I'll ever use Enduro Pro mode.

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:51 pm I've plugged my red dongle in today.

It sits in a slot in the rider seat.

If you plug it into the loom under the seat it enables selection of 'Enduro Pro' rider mode. Which allows you to disable the ABS fully. I guess BMW can't fit it for legal reasons, but it's nice to have it as a user fit item.

Not that I'll ever use Enduro Pro mode.

Seems odd considering you can turn the ABS off on the old 1150 with a push of a button.

I'm interested on how the LC1200's hold up as the guy who I bought the 1150 off has had two engines blow up.

Does look well on triple black.

ABS wasn't a legal requirement on the 1150 tho'

Since 2015 (iirc) all bikes over 125cc have to have ABS fitted as standard.

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 10:00 pm ABS wasn't a legal requirement on the 1150 tho'

Since 2015 (iirc) all bikes over 125cc have to have ABS fitted as standard.

Gotcha!

You really, really ought to be able to turn ABS off on anything that's designed for any sort of off-road use....even if most of them live on tarmac 100% of the time.

Count Steer wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 10:07 pm You really, really ought to be able to turn ABS off on anything that's designed for any sort of off-road use....even if most of them live on tarmac 100% of the time.

I think you can do it on 2021 on Himalayans but I don't think they have the same regulations to meet as BMW.

MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:19 am
I like the way the spokes attach at the edge of the rim and not in the centre.

Yeah, quite neat. Spoked wheels and tubeless tyres.

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:51 pm I've plugged my red dongle in today.

It sits in a slot in the rider seat.

Should be in the Bumming forum.

Count Steer wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 10:07 pm You really, really ought to be able to turn ABS off on anything that's designed for any sort of off-road use....even if most of them live on tarmac 100% of the time.

I could cope with ABS on the front of my enduro bikes.
But often you want to lock the back wheel up.

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 9:51 pm I've plugged my red dongle in today.

It sits in a slot in the rider seat.

If you plug it into the loom under the seat it enables selection of 'Enduro Pro' rider mode. Which allows you to disable the ABS fully. I guess BMW can't fit it for legal reasons, but it's nice to have it as a user fit item.

Not that I'll ever use Enduro Pro mode.

I thought the same till i tried to ride the Multitrada on loose gravel and rocky dirt tracks ....... it was impossible to get any drive unless i switched the bike to Enduro mode and which disabled all the TC and ABS so the bike would actually drive forward on all the loose shit

Enjoy the new big bus, i liked them a lot when i test rode the same bike, just not quite enough over the Ducati to buy one