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DarkMonster620

#174345
September 12, 2015, 10:32:41 AM
Ung, baby gs/f frames are made in china . .  rest of bike in guter alter Vaterland
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Bick

#174346
September 12, 2015, 02:00:55 PM
Just snacked on some chocolate covered pretzel thing.

It was quite tasty.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

MendoDave

#174347
September 12, 2015, 02:15:43 PM Last Edit: September 12, 2015, 02:17:40 PM by Mendo Dave
Quote from: Satellite smithy on September 12, 2015, 10:09:02 AM
I have a set of KLR luggage I can sell if you go that route.


I spent a few months on an 800gs. I found the bike capable, predictable, and utterly uninspiring.


If I was to fill the garage I'd have a 1200gs, an NC700, and a WR250.

Do you think the 1200GS is better on crappy back roads/ logging roads and so fourth than a lighter bike like the 800? Cause the 1200 just looks too big and heavy to me.

Quote from: Rotor Head on September 12, 2015, 02:00:55 PM
Just snacked on some chocolate covered pretzel thing.

It was quite tasty.

Those are no good for you.  ;D

Popeye the Sailor

#174348
September 12, 2015, 03:30:52 PM
I feel the 1200gs is one of the better balanced bikes out there.

For logging roads it's fine-anything tighter than that and either would be too big.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Speeddog

#174349
September 12, 2015, 03:46:40 PM
Quote from: Mendo Dave on September 12, 2015, 02:15:43 PM
Do you think the 1200GS is better on crappy back roads/ logging roads and so fourth than a lighter bike like the 800? Cause the 1200 just looks too big and heavy to me.
~~~SNIP~~~

If you're riding solo on dirt, you'll eventually drop the bike.

The 1200 is going to be harder to pick up due to being ~100 lbs heavier.
Depending on the situation, it may be impossible.
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MendoDave

#174350
September 12, 2015, 03:57:16 PM
Quote from: Satellite smithy on September 12, 2015, 03:30:52 PM
I feel the 1200gs is one of the better balanced bikes out there.

For logging roads it's fine-anything tighter than that and either would be too big.

What did you feel the 800 lacked?

DarkMonster620

#174351
September 12, 2015, 04:11:08 PM
evening
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

MendoDave

#174352
September 12, 2015, 05:16:58 PM Last Edit: September 12, 2015, 05:25:13 PM by Mendo Dave

Popeye the Sailor

#174353
September 12, 2015, 08:29:31 PM
Quote from: Mendo Dave on September 12, 2015, 03:57:16 PM
What did you feel the 800 lacked?


It didn't lack anything. It evoked absolutely no emotion in any sense whatsoever.

If someone took a Honda civic and made it into a motorcycle.....
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

MendoDave

#174354
September 12, 2015, 08:37:09 PM
So it's an appliance.

ungeheuer

#174355
September 13, 2015, 03:00:21 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on September 12, 2015, 03:46:40 PM
If you're riding solo on dirt, you'll eventually drop the bike.

The 1200 is going to be harder to pick up due to being ~100 lbs heavier.
Depending on the situation, it may be impossible.
^This.

When the bottom of the wheels is the highest part of the motorcycle picking up a DR650 is a task plenty tough enough for the lone rider.
Ducati 1100S Monster + Ducati 1260S Multistrada + Moto Guzzi Griso 1200SE

Previously: Ducati1200SMultistradaDucatiMonster696DucatiSD900MotoMorini31/2

ducpainter

#174356
September 13, 2015, 04:03:35 AM
morning
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


ungeheuer

#174357
September 13, 2015, 04:06:08 AM
evening
Ducati 1100S Monster + Ducati 1260S Multistrada + Moto Guzzi Griso 1200SE

Previously: Ducati1200SMultistradaDucatiMonster696DucatiSD900MotoMorini31/2

ducpainter

#174358
September 13, 2015, 04:08:38 AM
Situation normal
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


ungeheuer

#174359
September 13, 2015, 04:22:14 AM
Quote from: DarkMonster620 on September 12, 2015, 10:32:41 AM
Ung, baby gs/f frames are made in china . .  rest of bike in guter alter Vaterland
G650GS engines are assembled in China by Loncin (from parts manufactured by Rotax in Austria).  That AFAIK is the only Chinese connection.  But go ahead.... prove me wrong about the frames  [popcorn]
Ducati 1100S Monster + Ducati 1260S Multistrada + Moto Guzzi Griso 1200SE

Previously: Ducati1200SMultistradaDucatiMonster696DucatiSD900MotoMorini31/2
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