BMW Gs - Peter Henshaw

BMW Gs

The Essential Buyer’s Guide

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
64 Seiten
2008
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-84584-135-5 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
BMW's GS series is one of the world's milestone motorcycles, in production. This book is a guide to buying one of these bikes secondhand: what to look for; spares prices; guides to auctions and paperwork; lists of contacts in GS community; and a consideration of whether it's the right bike for you.
Buying a classic bike is an expensive business, and mistakes can prove costly financially and in terms of time, effort and stress. Wouldn't it be great if you could take an expert with you? With the aid of this book's step-by-step guidance from a marque specialist, you can! BMW’s GS series is one of the world’s milestone motorcycles, in production for over 25 years. It
pioneered the adventure sport category, big bikes that are capable of travelling off-road, in many ways, it’s the Range Rover of motorcycling. And it’s now more popular than ever, thanks in part to the massive publicity surrounding Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s round-the-world trip on GSs. This book is a complete guide to buying one of these iconic bikes secondhand: what to look for (10min and 30min evaluations); spares prices; guides to auctions and paperwork; lists of useful contacts in the GS community; and just as important, consideration of whether it’s the right bike for you. You'll discover all you need to know about the GS you want to buy, working step-by-step through the bike’s strengths and weaknesses. This book’s unique points system will help you to place the bikes value in relation to condition, while extensive photographs illustrate the problems to look out for. This is an important investment – STOP! don't buy a BMW GS without this book's help. One hundred colour photos, useful appendices and expert advice mean this book could save you thousands.

Peter Henshaw has been an enthusiast for anything with wheels since he was a child – everything from bicycles to 500hp tractors. He was Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure for five years before going freelance, and now contributes to a whole raft of transport magazines and websites, including The Vintagent (motorcycles), A to B (cycling) and Tractor (as it says …) as well as editing Vintage & Classic Motorcycle. But this petrolhead is becoming increasingly green – now doesn't fly, doesn't own a car, rides the most economical motorcycle on the market, and for local journeys uses a bicycle or pedelec.

1 - Is it the bike for you?; 2 - Cost considerations; 3 - Living with a BMW GS; 4 - Relative values; 5 - Before you view; 6 - 10min evaluation; 7 - Key points; 8 - Serious evaluation; 9 - Auctions; 10 - Paperwork; 11 - What's it worth to you?; 12 - Do you really want to restore?; 13 - Paint faults; 14 - Lack of use problems. 15 - The community; 16 - Vital statistics.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.11.2013
Reihe/Serie Essential Buyer's Guide
Sprache englisch
Maße 139 x 195 mm
Gewicht 145 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Auto / Motorrad
ISBN-10 1-84584-135-2 / 1845841352
ISBN-13 978-1-84584-135-5 / 9781845841355
Zustand Neuware
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