Longdog Cymru
Well-Known Member
Motorcycles are rarely a “one size fits all” machine. Sometimes you get lucky and the bike fits straight out of the crate. In this instance, you have found your best fit bike and it just happens to be a BMW GSA, so congratulations, enjoy your new bike. People may quote reasons why you should not buy a BMW, sure, some may be first hand experience, others may repeat hearsay, whatever, I just repeat what I said earlier, congratulations on a lovely looking bike and enjoy the ride!Yes, I do my own maintenance.
Regarding my comment "...couldn't stand to ride it anymore...", It was really two main issues. One was the snatchy on/off throttle response and the lack of suspension compliance . Other smaller issues included the seating position, seat contour and lack of wind coverage. I installed Rox risers to try to improve the seating position issue but I think it made it worse, in that then I kept sliding up against the tank after installing them.
I did install risers on my Beemer but that was the only mod. The bike is spectacular, right out of the box!
I was toying with the Triumph Tiger but it wasn't as comfortable as the Beemer.
I think the S10 is bullet proof in terms of reliably but Yamaha needs to make some serious improvements if they want to stay relevant in a very competitive ADV Tourer market. I waited if the 2019 S10 had the improvements but it didn't and I couldn't wait any longer.