BMW R1300 GS TE
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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Hi folks well all i seem to be doing these days is apologising for one thing or another , in this video i took the new BMW R1300 GS TE out but foolishly i was and still am full off the flu , going to take a covid test tomorrow as I've never had it but weirdly this feels a bit worse than the old man flu but hey ho the show must go on , so sorry for the subdued vid and hopefully normal service will resume very shortly .
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Shaun enjoyed watching hopefully you will be feeling better soon
Cheers pal , not the vid i was hoping to make but sometimes it just doesn't happen 👍🏍
I am old school I just like bikes with normal clutches ,normal gears ,proper throttle cables , no fancy modes or even ABS , just normal controls . I don’t even bother setting the time ,if they have a clock, I wouldn’t know where to start on one of those modern BWW ‘s with all that on board tech. I reckon a 1200 is already powerful enough ,to pull two people & luggage at 80 odd mph all day down a motorway, with loads more to be had . I don’t see the point of a 1300 version with more HP & tech . 👍
Tbh think it was more to do with keeping up with rivals ktm , triumph , ducati etc where does it end , its like some of these 200bhp+ street bikes ... absolutely no need on the roads
Well, that’s a case of great brains thinking alike! I hadn’t read your comment when I wrote mine, 12 mins later!
@@TinsonTour I agree most of the time on normal roads we can only plod about . Even on faster roads ,we take a chance with 🔔ends that pull out or come at us on our side of the road . I have well downsized & find I am mainly doing similar speeds on normal roads as I see those on You tube riding huge bikes doing . 👍
Real down to earth video , don’t be sorry loved it , I’m on the 1250 gsa 2021 and not changing just got way to expensive and nothing to gain really
Cheers Carl was rough as f**k on the day 👍🏍
My wife must have something like the quick shifter because she often says she can't feel it going in.
Haha if i wasn't feeling rough at the time I'd of come out with something similar but i thought it so still counts 🤣
Great bike, what you aspect from BMW. My old VL1500 is approaching 90 00KM, starting to look for new bike. Tried sitting on a adventure, Suzuki V Strom, my wife is only 5 foot and struggled to get on rear. Likely be sticking to a cruiser, happy wife equals happy life. The top box is very trick expanding, USB and a light. Enjoy your trip and feel better, we have something spreading around here since fall.
Yes I'm possibly going down the cruiser or street bike route next ... loads of folk at work are ill so I've prob caught it from there 👍🏍
Well, I for one enjoyed the video, it's always a ball to listen to your thoughts and impressions on bikes, the roads and life in general. You do that so good in your own satirical way, coupled with your special kind of humour. Good review here to..., told me all I wanted to know. I ride Bikes, NOT Tech- and Electronic Maschines. Glad you didn't have to have your nails done as well, otherwise we'd have been robbed of this video! Get well soon, Steve.
U know what I had loads of ideas for this vid but just couldn't muster up the energy to create them , really do appreciate u watching and commenting it means a lot 👍🏍
@@TinsonTour But what you did here worked... almost 6.5k views on 10.5k Subs (btw congrats on hitting the 10k) shows that, as the say, sometimes less is more!
It's you and the Mrs, being who you are, that we want, not loads of flashy intricate work that some of the full-time 'tubers have do to compensate for lack of personality. Take care, S.
Thanks for the black pool tour,1985 last time I was there. 🍻😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 get feeling better
Cheers John
Great video shaun hope to see many more.. Hopefully see you in Bowkers for a Brew 😁👍
Cheers pal always up for a brew 👍
There isnt enough differences between models to justify needing the latest and greatest. I think that way about a few things to be honest.
Absolutely 100% agreed 👍
Becoming like iPhones...... Some people just need the latest even though really couldn't tell you the real difference
Took the Honda NT out 2 weeks ago the switchgear on the left grip is a joke my fat fingers pressed about 6 buttons at the same time
@@TinsonTour ABS as complicated as my bike gets and that's permanently on
It's literally new from ground up. Everything
Thanks for the trip to Blackpool, i think the last time i was there i was probably 12. Hope you are feeling better now, i will try 1 just to see what the engine is like. Will wait for the 1300RS and see what that is like, by then my 1250RS will be ready to be swapped out.
Tbh the engine is by far the best part it's a proper grunty number
At least the good thing that a BMW engine pokes out sideways, it keeps some of the wind off your legs.
It's also great for resting your legs on when travelling distance 🤣
Nice one mate. I’m a GS fan, currently running a 2023 1250 triple black! I agree, probably only notice the difference at daft speeds. I can certainly live without bollocks, like lane change assist, ect ect ect! Hope you pick up soon mucka! Stay safe.
Yeah absolutely we've had the 1250 , 1200 and 1150 all great bikes in their own rights ... 1st day today in a week where i feel like I'm on the mend every1 at work is rough
@@TinsonTour get well soon pal.
Having ridden for over 40 years with no screen, small screen, large screen, fixed screen, manual screen et al. I can honestly say an electric screen is the best gadget on a bike! You can forget your ABS, Traction Control, Cruise Control (didn't have any of that until recently and do now use the Cruise Control when not on the twisties), USB port (use an external battery in the pocket or tank bag), heated grips (heated gloves are way, way better), heated ar$e (did I pi$$ myself? 🤣), electronic suspension (set it and forget it - except once a year when loaded for touring), espresso machine and cup holder. Being able to *easily* raise and lower the screen at a touch of a button, as the conditions demand is luxury in the true sense of the word. That GS doesn't seem to have the optional indicators 😛🤣
Blackpool is looking much better than the last time I was there. I was in Southend-on-Sea recently (don't ask) and the tourist areas were the absolute pits.
Tbh it prob looked better on camera although tbf it's off season .... the radar cruise was surprisingly good but i was using it while messing with cameras (I know not what it was designed for) 🤣
My Tiger came with hard luggage, 4 way emergency flasher button and now has a USB port on the dash. All I need.
Hi Shaun, get better soon mate, hope Faye is well. Looks like you enjoyed this bike looks like no effort to ride and you seemed to be relaxed on it must be the ideal bike to own. Blackpool looked like a ghost town. Take care of your selves and catch you soon
Cheers pal yeah even for off season it looked grim ... tbf the bike is amazing out of my league price wise but still amazing .. 👍👍🏍
Been to look at the new BMW 1300 and spoke to a couple who took one out for a ride. They came back to me and said after jumping off the GSA they both said it was not has comfortable has his GSA. He said it was a brilliant bike but not for them and was going to wait to see what the GSA is going to be like. And I have to agree with him. They gave me such a good deal on new 1250 GSA Rally with luggage and a three year service plan I could not justify spending the extra 4 and half grand. The 1250 with the bigger tank is plenty way fast another for me and the wife to do some long tours on 👍👍
Yeah we had the 1250 gsa and was absolutely fine although your friends must of been on the bench seat as the TE spec bike i was on yesterday is at least every bit as comfortable as the 1200/1250
@@TinsonTour no mate they were on the 719 model I was surprised when he said it. But could not justify spending the extra money on a few horses and gadgets. But he said it was brilliant bike 👍👍
The 719 doesn't come with the comfort seat as standard , everything is an extra now , when i rode the 1300 rallye i didn't like the seat on that but the te seat is easily as comfortable as previous models
The chippy near me is called the Cod's Pollocks, never been in but it must be good because the queue is often out the door. Not been Blackpool for about 15 years myself, still looks like a shithole so saves a trip to find that out. 😀
Love a chippy tea 👍
Hey Shaun I live in Lytham should have popped into the Queens on the front for a beer, hope you and Faye are good.
Mate I'd of loved a pint but was rough as anything .. Still am
Too many buttons and menus and if anything went wrong, big bucks. Looks are poor as well. Sit that beside big H.. That was.. a beauty😊
Ohhhh don't mention big H .... the 1 that got away 😔
I think the screen goes back up when you start moving again, after switch off.
No idea pal tbh i didn't notice it go down until i got back ... need another go when I've recovered
Suits you Sir....i think it has your name on it 😂
Haha way out of my league pal 🤣
Shaun.....it may be the latest techno gs......but it just looks "Girlie".....
Yeah times move on and not always for the best
How was easy was clicking heated grips on and.
Off. Not having a button for heated grips deters me from looking at one.
Yep pain unless they are selected on the main button , still think their own button would be better
Don't get me wrong i am a fan of the big beemers i think they look fantastic a couple of mates have them one a 1250 triple black and another has the 800 i think both bought new and cost a packet i have a 64 plate kawazaki versys 1000 that i bought 2 years ago with 8k on the clock.I am biking on a budget my pockets are too deep and empty to be able to afford the beemers but i love my versys it get me to all the same places my mates go and we all arrive at the same time hope you feel better soon Shaun driving waggons for a living with a thick head cos of cold flu covid is not nice i do the same
Yeah absolutely I've toured europe on superbikes , streetfighter (bandot1200) , sports tourers they all do pretty much the same thing its just horses for courses or like u say deep pockets
Hope you feel better soon.
Me to pal doing another covid test tomoz as still proper rough
Hi shaun great video what a bike fantastic but it's a mortgage. Faye got to look her best mate.as all ladys do. Take care both .the old fella
Cheers Dave yeah wouldn't have her any other way 👍
@@TinsonTour absolutely mate
Haha great review that made me laugh all way thru . Down to earth and honest the way it should be nice one thanks
Cheers pal all just a bit of fun not to be taken to serious 👍👍🏍
it's a nice looking it that color not sure on the headlight Shaun but like you said the price it's ok for people with deep pockets i would much prefer the older one myself not worth 3 times yours . you deliver beer it's not matthew clarks is it ?
Yeah pal been there 3 years now , and definitely not worth 14k more than mine
i am a hgv tech and use to service there vehicles a few years ago .
Cheers Shaun, enjoyed that 😁 Sounds like you did too!😁
U know what would of been a cracking ride out if I'd of felt better
Could anybody tell me what what do the letters „TE” mean?
Touring Edition ... 👍
thx@@TinsonTour
Riders past the age of about 50ish, usually get more fun out of a bike, where they have to do the thinking and mental and physical work themselves, put me in this catagory.. All those knobs, buttons and gizmo things, just make the bike far too expensive, and susceptible to breakdowns, where a laptop is necessasary to repair it, which is for people like you and I..., as you said, "ya average joe" far too expensive when you've also got a car, a morgage etc. Then as well, many don't ride in Winter and pay for a toy to leave standing. No, this sort of Bike is for the younger Techy type or the older wealthier and techy type.
That's me all over , don't get me wrong i get they have to put all this tech on to keep up with competitors etc but it's lost on me so feel a bit of a fraud testing these kind of bikes ..... always nice to see how the other half live though 🤣
@@TinsonTourOne of the biggest selling Brands, using just a very bare minimum of Tech, and constantly coming up with new models is succeeding, and shown the world that it also works by not "keeping up with the Joneses...!
Know which Brand that is?
Royal Enfield !
Get an Intercepter as ya run-around bike, or even their Cruiser if that's the style that is starting to float ya boat. At least try out a couple.
Prices are incredible, £21K+ for GS and probably £25-£26K+ for a new GSA in September, I blame PCP. I would never buy a new model BMW bike in the first year or two of launch, BMW let their customers do their product testing for them. Apart from the eye watering cost it’s the insurance that’s a killer on a new bike these days. A bike is not even safe in a locked garage in Beckenham, needs to chained to the ground and blocked in by the car.
Roads look rather rough in places almost “third world” like, noticeable on return from Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
Luckily insurance is relatively cheap for me because of age our 1250hp cost me £165 a year but the price of new bikes is rocketing but i never buy new as to much of a loss in 1st few years
@@TinsonTour Add another £700 for residing in the SE, no claims or accidents at least 25 years plus, retired under 70, new bike quote. I have an Older BMW tourer £125.00 comprehensive, London post code. Go for a new bike £800-£900 and high excess. Level of theft these days, GS/GSA highly desired on the black market outside U.K.
I never buy the latest model bike or car. Much better off with the one before as all the known problems have been sorted out 😂😂
Yeah absolutely I've owned 38 bikes and only 2 of them have been new 👍🏍
@TinsonTour nothing wrong with a new one mate, just not the latest for at least 12mths 🤣🤣🤣
Lose to much money on new bikes when u change as often as i do but if its a long term bike i sort of get it
Is it £1000s better than your old bike . That’s my opinion.
Like i said in the video it's 14k more than mine so absolutely not
“I just like riding bikes; I’m not into arsing about with them.” I wish the manufacturers understood this way of thinking. I don’t need adjustable, switchable, electronic, motorised, multi-mode, everything. And I don’t want to pay for expensive crud that I don’t use. I drive a lorry that has loads of impressive gizmos, that I use, selectively, when they’re going to help me. On a bike, I don’t need them at all! Anyone agree? Or am I out on a limb here?
Tbh think most people are the same except the odd techy type but premier manufacturers don't like getting left behind or losing sales so we all end up paying for tech we won't need or use
Your not out on a limb as far as I am concerned ,& I dare say others will probably agree. I reckon they should start knocking out normal standard versions of these bikes ,minus the idiot & gamer nerd tech at realistic prices . Also bikes we can get our spanner’s into as I like to do all my own servicing & repairs . 👍
Looks stunning but once again the price is the issue will be sticking with my 04 1200gs ( but we can all dream)
Yeah some of the new bike prices now are unbelievable
I enjoyed the video. It's a great looking bike. If you have the money. Go for it. If not. You have a great bike and paid for too. Hope you both enjoyed your holiday. 👍👍👍🐰
Cheers pal we go in 2weeks can't wait 👍
It’s a nice bike Shaun - has everything you could possibly want, but you’re right… it’s just a bike…it’s sometime not worth the upgrade unless you have bottomless pockets 😊😊
Sorry you’re under the weather. Great review anyway Shaun.. 😊
Yeah some people want the latest and greatest and that's fine it's their money and choice , I've been there and done that and could no way justify another 14k as well as my bike to own something that pretty much looks the same
I still find it too ugly and cheap looking. My demo ride didnt inspire me to think otherwise. Goes well as does anything at this level. Its a good bike and will sell well, but worth swapping from 1250...... ?......... for me an emphatic no, unless you simply like having the latest and have the money to splash. Its more sport than adventure now, not what I want personally
Yeah I've had 6 variants of the Gs and even from the old air cooled 1200 adventure they all ride more the same than different like u say it all depends if u want the latest and greatest
Hi tins❤
Hey 👋
Great video, hope your man flu gets better soon 😊 I haven’t been to Blackpool since the early 90s pleased see it hasn’t changed. Seriously, take care of yourself.
Cheers pal , just up for work had a total of about 4-5 hours sleep but that's the most I've had in 4 days so I'll take that 👍🏍
Personally I wouldn't swap yours for the triple black.
Hope you feel better soon,
Regards Rob 👍
I'm leaving the adventure bike scene completely soon as i sell my gs , after something more fun ... long story
thanks Shawn awesome review.........feel better
Cheers buddy 👍
Hi mate been a shitty winter so far even here in France,hope your getting better😍
Hasn't it just ... seems like a lifetime ago since we had decent weather
I’ll second that about the last French winter. Absolute pants!