New bike

[charlie]

Well after nearly 3 years with the Crossrunner, l have gone over to the "dark side" . Needed to find a lighter bike and lower seat due to my age .
The bike is a 2019 BMW f800gt much lighter , but will miss the V4 .🙄🙄

Robert

[voodoo]

You can call bmw the dark side for shure! 
But please do enjoy your new beemer. 

[charlie]

Thanks , looking forward to getting it , probably next week . Need some decent weather to ride it back home . Going to be different from the Crossrunner , no chain to oil and adjust , low maintenance belt drive !

Cheers Robert

[SXHighwayman]

Good luck on your new ride. I think weight is the Crossrunners achilles heel. At nearly 30kg lighter the Beamer will feel like a 125!

[v8guy]

Originally Posted by charlie

Well after nearly 3 years with the Crossrunner, l have gone over to the "dark side" . Needed to find a lighter bike and lower seat due to my age .
The bike is a 2019 BMW f800gt

Welcome to the dark side

Originally Posted by charlie

but will miss the V4 .🙄🙄

Yep, I know the feeling!

[Corringdon]

Originally Posted by charlie

Well after nearly 3 years with the Crossrunner, l have gone over to the "dark side" . Needed to find a lighter bike and lower seat due to my age .
The bike is a 2019 BMW f800gt much lighter , but will miss the V4 .🙄🙄

Robert

I'm 75 and don't find the weight or seat height of the CR a problem. Mind you I am 6' 4". Sorry don't know the metric. Enjoy your new Beemer. Belt drive - yummee!

[voodoo]

6'4" is 1,93m. Which is also how tall I am.

[Newbs1ok]

Enjoy your Beemer

Last year I got a 2015 CR my first chain driven go too touring bike in the garage for 20 odd years and love it with the exception of the shit that gets thrown off the chain
Sometimes I wish my CR had a shaft but it hasn't

Horses for courses

I suppose I am lucky that my other bike is a 99 BMW R850gs but this last year most of my touring has been on The CR

😱😱😱

[Skids]

Originally Posted by Newbs1ok

Enjoy your Beemer

Last year I got a 2015 CR my first chain driven go too touring bike in the garage for 20 odd years and love it with the exception of the shit that gets thrown off the chain
Sometimes I wish my CR had a shaft but it hasn't

Horses for courses

I suppose I am lucky that my other bike is a 99 BMW R850gs but this last year most of my touring has been on The CR

😱😱😱

If yr chain is throwing stuff off it, yr probably over-lubing it.

Just a thought

[Newbs1ok]

I make you right Skidz

Just didn't want it running dry on tours

Hopefully this year we'll get it spot on

I must admit I have been spoilt for too long with shafts