New '04 GS Adventure Yoo Hoo!

ronssito · 08-13-2003, 02:17 PM

Got the silver one.... Boy is this thing tall!

I really like how it rides and the wind protection is good on the freeway. It has a great quality feeling to it.

I have a question about the low beam headlight. It doesn't seem to project forward well at all. It seems to shine thru a rectangular area of the glass so that the beam has a big notch on the left side. The high beam works fine. I've adjusted the beam upward with no success.

Thanks,
David

motorfiveo · 08-13-2003, 02:45 PM

Welcome aboard. It seems tall now....but after a while....it'l be just right

On the light, all I can tell you is adjust it up until the bastards start honking and flashing...then it is just right. It is a focused beam, so it seems to stop rather abrubtly. Several of my bikes have the same set up...I suppose it is designed to limit the blinding aspect on other drivers. If you are like most of the folks on this board, you will put piaas or similiar driving lights anyway. One thing the GS has going for it is a powerful alternator. Good luck!

SpotcheckBilly · 08-13-2003, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Said ronssito:
Got the silver one.... Boy is this thing tall!

It seems to shine thru a rectangular area of the glass so that the beam has a big notch on the left side.
Thanks,
David

My beam has the same notch. I've been riding an 02 RT for the past year so the GSA OEM lights do seem pretty dim to me. The beauty of it is that there are so many lighting options for this mule.

VDRZANE · 08-14-2003, 02:17 AM

Ahh hell, instead of starting a new thread on our favorite topic of headlights, I'll just add it here...

We all know that the GS/Adv stock headlights SUCK DONKEY BALLS!!!

We all know that the fix(es) are aftermarket H1 bulbs and/or aftermarket auxiliary driving lights.

My question to you folks is this: "What H1 bulb does BMW use to begin with and why are the aftermarket H1's so much better?"

I don't want to accidentally purchase another one of those shitty bulbs!

nachtflug · 08-14-2003, 05:26 AM

wow, 1st post and a brand new adventure. hey, do you have any sisters looking to settle down who are finanacialy independent?

ducky950 · 08-14-2003, 07:14 AM

I'll take his mom if she has any dough......

Welcome and congrats on the new addition!

ronssito · 08-14-2003, 07:36 AM

$0 down and 1st 5 payments made by BMW :):

My momma likes it!

Marc · 08-14-2003, 07:47 AM

Hello Ronssito!

Welcome and congrats on the purchase of the best color GS! Headlight? Yeah, they're wimpy. For me, aftermarket provided the solution. Compared to some of the UJM's out there, GS lighting appears to be broken. Oh well, more "character", right?

Marc

flyingmonkey · 08-14-2003, 09:12 AM

Congrats! and WTTA!
As the Moose said, you did get the best color GS...next to black.
Check out the Touratech HID for the left side. Looks badass and lights up everything. Expensive? Yes.

Rubbersidedown.
FM.

ronssito · 08-24-2003, 09:35 AM

Here's a pix

08-13-2003, 02:17 PM	#1
ronssito ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2003 Oddometer: 149	New '04 GS Adventure Yoo Hoo! Got the silver one.... Boy is this thing tall! I really like how it rides and the wind protection is good on the freeway. It has a great quality feeling to it. I have a question about the low beam headlight. It doesn't seem to project forward well at all. It seems to shine thru a rectangular area of the glass so that the beam has a big notch on the left side. The high beam works fine. I've adjusted the beam upward with no success. Thanks, David __________________ Previously owned: '04 GS Adventure Silver '01 Hayabusa (fastest of the fast) '01 KLR650 (fun bike) ~~~~~~~~~ not liberal 1-16-1992 ODAAT

08-13-2003, 02:45 PM	#2
motorfiveo The sound resounds Joined: Mar 2003 Location: around the icy waters underground Oddometer: 2,832	Welcome aboard. It seems tall now....but after a while....it'l be just right On the light, all I can tell you is adjust it up until the bastards start honking and flashing...then it is just right. It is a focused beam, so it seems to stop rather abrubtly. Several of my bikes have the same set up...I suppose it is designed to limit the blinding aspect on other drivers. If you are like most of the folks on this board, you will put piaas or similiar driving lights anyway. One thing the GS has going for it is a powerful alternator. Good luck! __________________ You gotta be crazy, gotta have a real need.... You meet the nicest people on a RTP.

08-14-2003, 02:17 AM	#4
VDRZANE Salty Adventurer Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH Oddometer: 386	Question regarding headlights Ahh hell, instead of starting a new thread on our favorite topic of headlights, I'll just add it here... We all know that the GS/Adv stock headlights SUCK DONKEY BALLS!!! We all know that the fix(es) are aftermarket H1 bulbs and/or aftermarket auxiliary driving lights. My question to you folks is this: "What H1 bulb does BMW use to begin with and why are the aftermarket H1's so much better?" I don't want to accidentally purchase another one of those shitty bulbs! __________________ "Regret for the things we did can be tempered with time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable."

08-14-2003, 07:14 AM	#6
ducky950 Gnarly Water Fowl Joined: Apr 2002 Location: Sewell, NJ, USA Oddometer: 1,631	I'll take his mom I'll take his mom if she has any dough...... Welcome and congrats on the new addition! __________________ Nutin like a $30,000 pile up!

08-14-2003, 07:36 AM	#7
ronssito ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2003 Oddometer: 149	$0 down and 1st 5 payments made by BMW :): My momma likes it! __________________ Previously owned: '04 GS Adventure Silver '01 Hayabusa (fastest of the fast) '01 KLR650 (fun bike) ~~~~~~~~~ not liberal 1-16-1992 ODAAT

08-14-2003, 05:26 AM	#5
nachtflug infidel Joined: Jan 2002 Location: New York Oddometer: 42,872	wow, 1st post and a brand new adventure. hey, do you have any sisters looking to settle down who are finanacialy independent?

08-14-2003, 07:47 AM	#8
Marc Just sayin... Joined: Jul 2001 Location: PNW Oddometer: 8,967	Hello Ronssito! Welcome and congrats on the purchase of the best color GS! Headlight? Yeah, they're wimpy. For me, aftermarket provided the solution. Compared to some of the UJM's out there, GS lighting appears to be broken. Oh well, more "character", right? Marc __________________ [i]"I mean, really ... when you get right down to it, does a man need anything much more than bacon

08-14-2003, 09:12 AM	#9
flyingmonkey Breathe...just breathe. Joined: Jun 2003 Location: NYC Oddometer: 448	Congrats! and WTTA! As the Moose said, you did get the best color GS...next to black. Check out the Touratech HID for the left side. Looks badass and lights up everything. Expensive? Yes. Rubbersidedown. FM. __________________ '04 BMW R1150GS Adventure (Sold) '04 H-D Dyna Wide Glide (Somewhere in Czech Rep.) '02 H-D Night Train (Traded) '08 BMW R1200GS (Sold) '07 H-D Dyna Wide Glide (Current Jackhammer)

08-24-2003, 09:35 AM	#10
ronssito ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2003 Oddometer: 149	Here's a pix Attached Images __________________ Previously owned: '04 GS Adventure Silver '01 Hayabusa (fastest of the fast) '01 KLR650 (fun bike) ~~~~~~~~~ not liberal 1-16-1992 ODAAT

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