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Hello from Toronto

T

tonyr

New member
Hi,
I've been a member of MOA for a year or so I thought I should say hello. Originally from the UK got back into biking a few years back now the kids have grown up :) Had a 2005 GS for a couple of years which i loved. Just upgraded to a 2015 GS, as of a couple of days ago.

Anyway, hello all :)

Tony
 
Lee said:
Welcome to the site Tony and congrats on your new GS.
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Thx Lee.
Love the bike but prefer the clutch on the old one. This one seems to have a lot of drag when fully disengaged causing quite the pronounced clunk/jump going into first.
Is this a sign of damaged clutch plates by the previous owner? Or ?? ..
Really takes away from my pleasure of riding it when commuting in the city.

Also my throttle died this morning for about 5 seconds when turning left across oncoming rush hour traffic. VERY scary
 
patiodadio said:
Hello ! Could you tell us what you think about the difference between the 05 and the 15.
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Given my current frame of mind don't upgrade!
I loved my 2005 GS. So much so I moved to the 2015.
See here http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?87227-Clutch-Replacement for my frustration. Just feel gutted. Obviously the 2015 has many new features/benefits but I feel I'm changing gears with the box from a Harley, not a sophisticated European motorcycle.

Now I'm wondering do I dump the 2015 (with a huge loss I'm sure) and go back to the 2005 which i was about to sell.

I'll be more helpful and actually answer your question in a week or so once I've ridden it a bit more :)
 
tonyr said:
Thx Lee.
Love the bike but prefer the clutch on the old one. This one seems to have a lot of drag when fully disengaged causing quite the pronounced clunk/jump going into first.
Is this a sign of damaged clutch plates by the previous owner? Or ?? ..
Really takes away from my pleasure of riding it when commuting in the city.

Also my throttle died this morning for about 5 seconds when turning left across oncoming rush hour traffic. VERY scary
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Both of our R1200RSs have a very slight tug when cold and shifting to 1st when first started.
The transmission shifts smoother than any other BMW we have owned, but the shift assist does not work as well as the K1300S we had.
Have you had any more problems with losing power?
 
Lee said:
Both of our R1200RSs have a very slight tug when cold and shifting to 1st when first started.
The transmission shifts smoother than any other BMW we have owned, but the shift assist does not work as well as the K1300S we had.
Have you had any more problems with losing power?
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Fortunately not. Let's hope it stays that way.
 
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