Buying a classic bike is an expensive business and mistakes can prove
costly financially and in 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 traveling 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 GS's. 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 books unique points
system will help you to place the bikes value in relation to condition
whilst 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 color photos, useful appendices and expert
advice mean this book could save you 1000's.
