Dont worry, if that starts happening to mine there will be a raging video to document it ! :)

Very possible. It's amazing the amount of other people are also finding their side stands either way too short or too tall. Its more common than I had thought.

Cheers Dave. Cant go wrong with a GS standard or Adventure. The SatNav is defo a personal choice, a lot of people swear by the Navigator but I just didn't gel with it.

Thanks for watching !! If you make it over to Ireland let me know, I'll be happy to give you some advice on your routes.

It was quicker to get it cut and welded than try convince the dealership I bought it in, that it was not the right stand for the bike ! ;)

Im with you about the Brand. I may not like the price or a lot of the dealerships, but thats not the bikes fault, it's an epic piece of machinery !

You all prolly dont give a shit but does someone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my password. I would love any assistance you can give me.

@Will Kayson Instablaster ;)

@Tristen Magnus Thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im trying it out now. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

@Tristen Magnus it worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much you saved my ass :D

@Will Kayson No problem :)

G'day Andrew. I just bought the 550, should arrive tomorrow so I am looking forward to seeing how it has improved on the 410. That Nav 6 is going on Ebay, got sick of it. Let me know how you get on with the new GSA. Your gonna love it !

Thanks very much Stu ! I appreciate it. you can email me at adventure_bike_pilot@outlook.com

Yep, Ive had it a few months now and the more I get to know it, the more it confirms the TomTom was a better system. I think I will swap out the mountings on the bike and install my TomTom fully onto the new bike.

I just use the cheap bracket out of China and use my iPhone with the Motorrad app, $40 against $1,300 here in Australia, it’s a no brainer. In Oz long trips are pretty much a no GPS affair and around town where you might need help, the phone works beautifully, plus the phone bracket has two usb outlets that draw power the same way the Garmin would, no need to change plugs around etc.

ITs great to be able to do that stuff yourself. Im terrible at the mechanical stuff so I always leave it in to the shop, I just don't have the skill set for it. Thats a great price for the Zumo, for the BMW Nav 6 which is basically the same device it's €1000(Approx $1200 USD) here in Ireland.

I had 1cm taken out and its perfect. Although i think there was a wrong stand put on either in the factory or perhaps at the dealership as i bought the Demo model.

Sorry to hear that David, you must have got a bad un !

Yep, I found it overly complicated and none of the online training was very comprehensive. Ive heard some people say that after BMW signed the exclusive contract with Garmin they became unhappy that Garmin focused more on hardware development instead of user experience/software which seems to line up with my experience. I found the Garmin is faster but complicated but the TomTom is sooo easy to use but slightly slower to load but once running is fine. I recently updated my TomTom from the Rider 410 to the 550 and all I had to do was log in to the new 550 and it automatically loaded all my routes and POI's etc. So I know I can safely keep building POI's in my TomTom and each new system I get over the years it all just carries over with no fiddling around.

Hi Richard, Thanks for your feedback !. I have swapped the Nav 6 out now for my TomTom and much happier for it !!. I also had the side stand shortened by about 1cm and it's made a world of difference ! It's perfick now ! :)

Totally agree with Navigator 6. Its rubbish. Secondly, how can you not mention the windscreen wobbling and rattling. It looks and feels cheap and when off road i fear it will rattle off soon.

Cheers Andy ! Thanks for the offer but I'm ok now, I have it sorted !!

LOL, Its Like riding a throne ! :)

Not a good excuse not to buy one, you only get the grief on social media.

@@michaelwilliams3861 Agree, depriving yourself of an amazing bike just because of what others might think, just lets them decide for you !

Once you get on the continent, there is no stigma. It’s just the UK, I didn’t realise there was the same stigma in Ireland.

GS are great bikes without a doubt with used machines often showing high miles. But my goodness the price - back in the day a bike was 1/3 the price of a car now its more like 2/3. Enjoy your riding!

Hi Stefan, Thanks for your feed back. yes that is a stock seat on my bike. I do find it comfortable but I also find after a couple of hours I do need a break from it.

@@MCIreland99 Yeah figured as much. Gonna see if a weightloss makes a difference, or rather a big enough difference. If not, aftermarket seat it is

Try out the MyRouteplanner software. IT's getting expensive but the free version still does a lot especially for TomTom users.

Totally agree, once they stick that blue and white badge on it they basically just overcharge for everything. I love the bike, but BMW do milk it, not just on the bike but for the parts and servicing. But as long as suckers like me are willing to cough it up they will keep doing it.

Your the 2nd person to mention the paintwork. I haven't had it long enough for that to start appearing as an issue but I will certainly keep a watchful eye for it !

You can use the BMW connect for routes to the TFT, but I found it's a bit laggy and you will pass a turnoff before it tells you your on it. But give it a go, you may have better success with it. Connect your phone via Bluetooth to the Bike. Download the BMW Connect App on your phone. On the App go to Rides section. On the Bike TFT go to navigation and you should be able to send a route from your phone to your TFT.

Adventure Bike Pilot thank you, I’ll give it a go.

Hi Dale, Cheers ! I did look but I couldn't get a definitive answer either from BMW or anyone else I asked so the quickest and cheapest solution was to have the stand cut and re-welded and it has totally resolved the issue. Only cost €60.00

Cheers Naren. Ive never tried the Zumo although I think that is the "go to" Garmin for most riders who are not using Nav V or Nav VI. I had been using the TomTom for years before getting the Nav VI, so when I realized I didn't like it, it made more sense for me to go back to the TomTom that I knew so well especially when any Sat Nav you pick other than the Navigator's will mean you lose the wiz wheel control, but to be honest I found I wasn't using the wiz wheel anyway with the Nav VI and the touchscreen on the TomTom is very user friendly.

Hi Jean, yes Ive heard it's suppose to be shorter, but one of my subscribers sent me a photo of their stand on their lowered GSA and it does look slightly different to mine, so I think a wrong stand may have ended up on my bike somehow. not a problem now as I had it cut 1cm shorter and re-welded and it's perfick now !. I Like the Michelins ! I was using Anakee 3's and had planned to try the Anakee adventures so when they came on the New GS I was pleasantly surprised how good they were !

Adventure Bike Pilot regarding the tyres, it’s a 50/50 chance to get the ones you want. My dealer received 2 GSA, one with the Battlax, the other one with the Anakee Adventure. Mine came with the former, which I don’t like. Luckily the owner of the other va GSA didn’t mind switching the wheels. Love that Michelin. Rise safe

@@MCIreland99 hello and thanks for the informative video! Where did you have th side stand shortened? How did they calculate that 1cm would be enough? I have the exact same problem

Yes, it is the low seat (BMW Low) on the low chassis bike

@@MCIreland99 Thank you Sir! Also, is that low seat comfortable? I'm vertically challenged at 5'7 " 30 inseam and would feel better with the set up you have.

Hi Michael, It would be a dull world if we all agreed with each other !. On the Garmin, I added it in to the dislikes as BMW effectively try and railroad it's customers into taking the Garmin. If I want my GS to fully integrate with a sat nav, then it's the Navigator or nothing so it's integral to the bike. I understand other BMW's are in the same position but the episode is specific to my experience with my bike. On the Stand, yes your right about the stand, I have had several subscribers say the same that they have a shorter stand on their lowered GS and I think that there may have been an issue with mine that it either got the wrong stand at the factory or the dealership may have swapped it out for some reason, my bike was an ex Demo from my local dealership and I have a sneaky suspicion something may have happened during a test ride and they swapped it out. When I first got the bike it was very precarious when on the side stand so I had to do something. Doesn't matter now anyway as I have it sorted and Im very happy with it now.

Cheers John, does it work well with pre mapped GPX Files ?

Hi Phillip, No I just returned from a 2000km trip on a lot of back and bumpy roads with no issue's.

Thank you for your answer.

Hard to say, it's more about inside leg length I think. If you have about 31" or more inside leg your probably ok with Standard. Once your under 30" inside leg then a lower suspension GS is probably better. I have a 29" inside leg and I definitely appreciate the lower version, my last GS was standard but I put an extra low comfort seat on and was still on my toes. With the lower suspension and seat in low position on the LC, I can get 95% of my feet down.

@@MCIreland99 Thanks for the reply, yes I should go try one :-)

Cheers mate. I'll look him up, I might see if he can wrap my panniers. They scratch up wayy to easy in the black.

@@MCIreland99 give him a message on Facebook hes crazy busy with customers all the time, spends about a week detailing cars if they want the full 9 yards

If u get the name of it please send it on. Thx

@@MCIreland99 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6qGn8mEtcXGqZ8.html This is the BMW ConnectedRide backet.

Out of Curiosity I took a look at Dingle in Sweden on google street view and yes it looks very different to Dingle in Ireland ! If you haven't done it already you should definitely visit the wild Atlantic way and stay Dingle in Ireland as it is a fantastic little sea side town. Unfortunately they are missing their Dolphin Fungie !

Will definitly go to Ireland at some point, last year we rode our bikes through the scottish highlands. 😁 hope I see you on the roads once this pandemic has ended! Best wishes from sweden.

Yep, I spoke to the dealer and they advised the stand on the GS and the GSA is the same. BUT one of my subscribers sent me the measurements of his stand and it was different ! SO I think my dealer was incorrect and somehow a standard GS stand ended up on my GSA. In the end I had a place just cut 1cm out of it and weld and respray it and that resolved it. You'd never know it was welded and it is now perfectly leans over without feeling precarious.

And the app is free

Exactly ! I had 1cm cut out and the stand re-welded and re-sprayed. It's perfect now and you would never know it was cut & welded !

Hi Kevin, I don't often listen to music when riding the bike, but when I do, I haven't had any issue's. I have an Interphone tour linked into my galaxy S10+ and it's pretty good when I do use it. Did u try linking it straight from the phone to the Sena ?

Adventure Bike Pilot does that use Bluetooth or is it hard wired?

Bluetooth.

I don't use either an Iphone or a Sena so I am not sure if this is normal. I'll have a look at what it does on my Samsung and let you know !

Cheers. I'd be curious to know the Measurements of your stand and is it a dead straight bar or does it have a bended 2 part like the old adventure stand had. I have a feeling my bike might have a non Adv road stand on it. IF you think of it I'd love to know the dims and get a pic of your stand ? Much appreciated for your feedback !

Adventure Bike Pilot will measure and take some pics tomorrow 👌👌

Do you have an Instagram acc so i can dm you?

I must give it a whirl. I swapped out the Nav 6 and have mounted my original TomTom, and I am chuffed to have it back. Nav6 was doing my head in.

Hopefully it's not a Garmin ! ;) It would be nice to have a choice.

Go for it, it's an awesome machine !

Thats a good point !!

Its a touratech Billy. The rear bolts were a nightmafe to get it but it went on !

Hi Mabs, its a TomTom Rider 410. They have a newer model thats a bit faster and can be updated without connecting it to a laptop etc called the Rider 550.

Thank you. Ride safe.

Yes, The bike is a lot more manageable now I can get a lot more of my feet down.

Adventure Bike Pilot good and in drive mode ?I mean difference with handling cornering or something? Tnx a lot

No, It handles great. Obviously you lose some ground clearance but overall she handles amazingly, very agile and incredibly quick.

What is your inner leg size. I am 27.5 and not sure if this would suit me

Thanks Lee. For my phone I use the Quad Lock system. It's very good and has several powered versions !

Thanks for the feedback. I got a lot of people saying that so I have changed the intro for later video's. It's not as bad now ! :)

Overheating due to good weather wont happen here in Ireland Im afraid ! :) too cold and wet !. A sat Nav will keep to your exact route if you save it as a track instead of a route. The difference is how a sat nav handles the route if you deviate from it. On my trip this year to southern peninsulas of Ireland I used the Nav VI, if I deviated from my Track it would just cancel the track and then re-calculate a route straight to my destination. With a TomTom, if you deviate from the Track it will try re-route you back to the nearest point of your original track. This is the best solution because you can stay on your planned track but if you want to explore a little and you see something interesting on the day, then you can do that knowing when your finished the TomTom will then show you the way back to your original Track.

@@MCIreland99 lol thats funny, I must say south africa mostly has great weather. I have never seen snow and Im 46, dont know if thats good pr bad. I get what you are saying about gps, my garmin irritated me because it was a pain to plan a route on a computer and upload it to the gps. Hope the bmw gps is better. Anyway - enjoy the ride in ireland!

100% ! I switched back and I am delighted, far less stress when on a route fiddling about with the Sat Nav. TomTom does exactly what I expect from it.

Yes I see a lot of people using that these days !

Cheers Constantine. At the time I did the video I had only run mostly road orientated tires which are not too noisy. I have recently done some off road training and hope to start doing some more adventurous trails and will start to use more 50/50 tires and will most likeley do a review on how the switch feels.

Dont worry, they are well secured.

Hammers!!! I count 3 lol

Hi, Thanks for your feedback. Your right, I don't go off road if I can help it, but lets be honest, neither do 90% of Adventure bike owners (Most "off roaders" wont buy a GS to go off road, While it is capable in the right hands, generally it's too big and heavy especially for a novice, they would buy trail bike in a 250 or 400). People buy a GS because they like them and if the road happens to change they have something that can manage it. Just like most people who are not Moto GP Racers buy BMW S1000RR's or R1's or Fireblades don't race but they buy these hyper bikes anyway even though they can't race them on public streets, and city moms buy huge 4x4 SUV's to take the kids to school. People like what they like. It terms of a 1600, I hired a K1600 for a few weeks and i didn't like it. Too heavy a bike, it's fine when moving but it's a lot of bike when not moving and very awkward in tight single lanes if you need to turn around. The new 1200 RT is actually harder to get your feet down than the GS as the seat is so wide. Also, whilst I don't go off road, I do a lot of exploring down "Boreens" which are very narrow twin tracks that are often full of gravel, mud, potholes and thorn bushes that are not suitable for fully faired bikes. I agree with you about BMW Car Drivers, I do feel they are in general aggressive but I don't want to paint all of them like that, I am sure a lot of it is just a perception. For me, the GS is the best all round bike that suits the Irish roads and my driving requirements and can handle all situations.

I have owned 3 GS's since 2010 and not ONE breakdown or fault!

@@MagicAyrtonforever you’re lucky. My friend has one and we are constantly fixing his machine.

Thanks for your feedback Steve, I particularly like the dig at the end. Enjoy your height ! ;)