Great video. Lovely looking bike. I've just bought the F750GS in white having spent a week on a direct access course 10 months ago. I bought one because I was so familiar with it and it rides so effortlessly like on rails with a load of grunt. However in daily use doing non training stuff Im finding it so heavy to move around and being only 5'9 It feels as if Im going to drop it unless Im on perfectly flat ground. Ive got the low seat too but find it a bit stressful at the moment. I popped into the dealership yesterday to get a part and had a sit on a couple of 1250's and was amazed to find how easy they are to move around and sat astride one they are so balanced with the weight so low down I never felt as if I'd drop it unless I did something silly or went off road. I was also surprised to find that the difference in size is hardly noticeable. I'm persevering with the 750 for now as I've only had it for a few weeks but I'm pretty sure I'll be finding the extra money next year for the 1250 to be honest. It's really disappointing as I love the 750 and I've become attached to it already, but I'm fed up of having to plan in advance where I'm going to stop and plant my foot. One day I won't have chance to plan and over I'll go! Yes I've got engine and fairing bars etc but having dropped a few bikes in the past it always ends up with some broken bits and hassle. On that note, someone pointed out that a 750 is much harder to lift up than the GS because those big cylinders sticking out mean that it only falls to about 45 degrees. It seems you have none of the problems I'm having though possibly because you're not a short arse like me! Keep em coming as I'll be interested to see how you get on with it.
Many thanks. Yes, will post an update as I have now covered about 500 miles. I do find it heavy to move around, but no problems at all when I come to a stop.
Great video. Lovely looking bike. I've just bought the F750GS in white having spent a week on a direct access course 10 months ago. I bought one because I was so familiar with it and it rides so effortlessly like on rails with a load of grunt.
However in daily use doing non training stuff Im finding it so heavy to move around and being only 5'9 It feels as if Im going to drop it unless Im on perfectly flat ground. Ive got the low seat too but find it a bit stressful at the moment.
I popped into the dealership yesterday to get a part and had a sit on a couple of 1250's and was amazed to find how easy they are to move around and sat astride one they are so balanced with the weight so low down I never felt as if I'd drop it unless I did something silly or went off road. I was also surprised to find that the difference in size is hardly noticeable. I'm persevering with the 750 for now as I've only had it for a few weeks but I'm pretty sure I'll be finding the extra money next year for the 1250 to be honest. It's really disappointing as I love the 750 and I've become attached to it already, but I'm fed up of having to plan in advance where I'm going to stop and plant my foot. One day I won't have chance to plan and over I'll go! Yes I've got engine and fairing bars etc but having dropped a few bikes in the past it always ends up with some broken bits and hassle. On that note, someone pointed out that a 750 is much harder to lift up than the GS because those big cylinders sticking out mean that it only falls to about 45 degrees. It seems you have none of the problems I'm having though possibly because you're not a short arse like me! Keep em coming as I'll be interested to see how you get on with it.
Many thanks. Yes, will post an update as I have now covered about 500 miles. I do find it heavy to move around, but no problems at all when I come to a stop.