Oh dear...

[PJ]

I'm taking the GS Adventure out on Sat. I'm expecting it to be very similar in my overall opinion

I kept hitting my right shin on the cylinder head at junctions on the GS. You'll have Muay Thai shins after an hour

Well I test rode this on Sat :



My thoughts on the BMW....

• Very vibey at idle, presumably due to the boxer configuration.
• Ridiculously comfy seat, especially compared to the Trumpet. Felt wide too.
• Kick stand was really awkward to kick up as it seems to swing out really far, I'm a 34inch leg and I really struggled.
• Electronics were brilliant, as you'd expect. Can't really comment on the traction control or the ABS as I didn't ride it hard. But the quickshifter was a dream to use, plus it had the auto blipper for clutchless downshifts which at first took a bit of getting used to, but what a giggle.
• Speedo was really hard to judge, every bike I've owned (that I can remember) has an analogue tacho but a digital speedo. This had an analogue speedo as well which really took a lot of getting used to and was not easy at all to read quickly.
• Brakes, markedly better than the Trumpet, but nothing to write home about.
• Screen on it's highest level didn't give enough protection over the one on the Trumpet.
• Clutch was mega light compared to the Trumpet and was really easy to operate.
• Turning at slow speed was nowhere near as easy to get on with as the Trumpet. I found it a little bit lumbery at slow speed, which I didn't experience with the Trumpet. Also when kicking along at a reasonable rate the Trumpet felt more neutral and planted, not to mention predictable.
• Beemer was more vibey at speed than the Trumpet.
• Didn't find I was knocking my knees on the cylinders which was handy.

For me the thing that was the hardest thing to gel with was the throttle response. Some have said the Trumpet can be a little snatchy and I kind of agree, but I found the Beemer to be very "urgent" right from no throttle to applying a tiny bit of movement.

Several times I found myself trying to give very partial throttle and it seemed to respond by lunging me forward. I managed to kind of get used to it, but it was still noticeably lacking that little bit of "buffer" movement in the throttle before launching you forward. Even switching the power modes didn't help much.

Also, the Beemer's engine (which plenty powerful enough don't get me wrong) lacked the punch/grunt of the Trumpet.

if I was going to buy one, it would definitely be the Triumph :-)

[greeny777]

Those wheels look awful

[Tiiimmmaaayyyy]

Those wheels look awful

They look ace, they're spoked

[Lord Danoir the first]

Those wheels look awful

They look ace, they're spoked

what's 'Moz's Law' when it comes to bike wheels?

I forget..... I was never very good at science

[Carbon_ZX6R]

Those wheels look awful

They look ace, they're spoked

what's 'Moz's Law' when it comes to bike wheels?

I forget..... I was never very good at science

don't feed the troll haha!