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Running in my C400GT

mungwana

mungwana

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I thought I'd make my first post as a new C400GT owner. I live in Munich, Germany, my kids live in Brighton, UK. The best way to run in my first 1000km was to visit them. Having fallen in love with the GT at first glance, my hope was that it would actually be the touring machine I wanted. It is. I used to do these routes on an R1100GS and do the whole thing in a day. Now my very advanced age dictates otherwise. However, the GT is a beast and the whole journey was almost relaxing. The running-in service was performed in Portslade by an excellent BMW-Motorrad dealer (who also sent me a video of the main service points - is that now a thing?) and I was able to open it up on the return journey, doing 130-150 kph most of the way home.
Not much to add to discussions so far - the TFT connectivity app was brilliant, my bluetooth helmet worked like a dream and all I used was a BMW soft bag on the passenger seat. I'm definitely looking at doing something to the windshield to reduce turbulence in one way or another.
 
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I thought I'd make my first post as a new C400GT owner. I live in Munich, Germany, my kids live in Brighton, UK. The best way to run in my first 1000km was to visit them. Having fallen in love with the GT at first glance, my hope was that it would actually be the touring machine I wanted. It is. I used to do these routes on an R1100GS and do the whole thing in a day. Now my very advanced age dictates otherwise. However, the GT is a beast and the whole journey was almost relaxing. The running-in service was performed in Portslade by an excellent BMW-Motorrad dealer (who also sent me a video of the main service points - is that now a thing?) and I was able to open it up on the return journey, doing 130-150 kph most of the way home.
Not much to add to discussions so far - the TFT connectivity app was brilliant, my bluetooth helmet worked like a dream and all I used was a BMW soft bag on the passenger seat. I'm definitely looking at doing something to the windshield to reduce turbulence in one way or another.
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Welcome to the forum.

I went with Wunderlich's Marathon windscreen. It's about the same height as the stocker, but is wider, has an optional vent, and a little curve at the top -- not as dramatic as the stock screen, but my wife says that it reduces buffeting for the pillion rider (we rode a stock C 400 X for a couple of weeks on Edelweiss tours). You can see pics (and links) early on, in my C 400 GT gallery: https://billanddot.com/C400GT/

I'm 5'9" (175cm), with about a 29" (74cm) inseam. If you're taller, @mzflorida, who's taller than me, has a nice report on several aftermarket windscreens in this thread that you may find useful:

M

Thread 'Windscreens For Taller Riders'

Hello everyone. I am 602 and have the stock screen that came with the bike. I tried the vented Wunderlich product, and it was marginally better for buffeting on the helmet, and much better for reducing turbulence in the cockpit than stock. The vent would not stay closed while underway (causing rainwater to be driven right into my chest), and I returned it. I have added a Puig extender, and it really does not do too much on this bike (they have been effective on other bikes for me). I'm leaning toward the Givi, which is about 5 inches taller. I was wondering if anyone else here has...
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I've found the speedometer to read a little high on the C 400 GT, which is certainly typical of bikes (and completely legal and understandable). I've had bikes way more off, and a few closer. I have a report in this thread:

wspollack

Thread 'C 400 GT: Speedometer Accuracy Test'

I've done a few top-speed tests on the C 400 GT, such as this one showing the tach that I made awhile ago ...


... and I made a speedometer accuracy test on my other bike, a Royal Enfield Meteor 350, last year ...


... but I hadn't done the speedometer test on the C 400 GT until a few days ago. I just finished the video on that:


If you're interested, the details on my methodology are in the full description of that video: click the MORE link when viewing it on YouTube.

The executive summary, according to me, is that the speedometer...
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(I have a lot of trip data, by the way, showing that the odometer is spot on, at least with fairly new tires.)
 
Thanks Bill, I'm about 5'11" so the Givi might be the thing. I thought about extras a bit more after posting and I've ordered the mirror extenders from Wunderlich, that will definitely enhance future trips.
 
mungwana said:
Thanks Bill, I'm about 5'11" so the Givi might be the thing. I thought about extras a bit more after posting and I've ordered the mirror extenders from Wunderlich, that will definitely enhance future trips.
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I can also recommend Wunderlich’s sidestand enlarger foot. A little pricey (like all their stuff) but a very nice piece of engineering.
 
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