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ballisticexchris
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Hi there smalls78, I highly suggest the Helibar risers and Barkbuster combo. It completely transforms the ergo's of the bike. Also order up 5 of the Yamaha PN 22W-24741-00-00 seat bumpers. It will get rid of the forward slope of the seat in high and low position.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhyiuvwM87I
I too was looking at the BMW GS's but the price and cost of ownership is insane. And god help you if you even question the price or reliability of those bikes on a BMW forum. I was actually banned permanently from the ADVRider GS forums for suggesting a teardown to repair a motor. It got really ugly to the point I was personally "cyber attacked", called names and ultimately banned.
The hard facts are: BMW GS's are very popular, very high repair costs after warranty, and the parts are 3 to 5 times the cost of a Super Tenere. This is not a formed opinion.
I just got my ST a few months back and even when outfitted, it comes in at over 10,000.00 less than a bone stock GS without the add ons. FWIW you will be hard pressed to get out of a BMW dealership for under 25,000.00 for a basic GS. I'm very happy with my bike. This is the biggest baddest bike I have ever owned.
I realized one important fact from the first time I clicked it into gear and pulled out of the dealership driveway. This is a 600lb+ bike. All my dreams of taking this bike on my normal single track trails quickly vanished. This is a great touring bike and will be used for nothing more than dirt service roads. I actually have a set of knobbies ready to go on. But I'm going to get used to the handling and weight of the bike before venturing in the dirt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhyiuvwM87I
I too was looking at the BMW GS's but the price and cost of ownership is insane. And god help you if you even question the price or reliability of those bikes on a BMW forum. I was actually banned permanently from the ADVRider GS forums for suggesting a teardown to repair a motor. It got really ugly to the point I was personally "cyber attacked", called names and ultimately banned.
The hard facts are: BMW GS's are very popular, very high repair costs after warranty, and the parts are 3 to 5 times the cost of a Super Tenere. This is not a formed opinion.
I just got my ST a few months back and even when outfitted, it comes in at over 10,000.00 less than a bone stock GS without the add ons. FWIW you will be hard pressed to get out of a BMW dealership for under 25,000.00 for a basic GS. I'm very happy with my bike. This is the biggest baddest bike I have ever owned.
I realized one important fact from the first time I clicked it into gear and pulled out of the dealership driveway. This is a 600lb+ bike. All my dreams of taking this bike on my normal single track trails quickly vanished. This is a great touring bike and will be used for nothing more than dirt service roads. I actually have a set of knobbies ready to go on. But I'm going to get used to the handling and weight of the bike before venturing in the dirt.