2021 BMW R1250GS 40th Anniversary Quick Ride Review (QRR) - 'A view from the cockpit'
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- Welcome to the start of a few 'Quick Ride Reviews' or QRRs. Also called 'View from the cockpit'
Not supposed to be definitive or complete but more a view and quick opinion that may encourage you to take a test drive yourself? Probably all be BMWs as the 'Good Lads and Lasses' at North Oxford Motorrad in Wolvercote, Oxford seem to like loaning me them!
As always, comments always welcome as are 'thumbs-up' and subscribers.
Ride safe
Nick
Below are various links to kit I use or items referenced in this video.
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Thank you
Nick
Accessories on (or used for) My R1250GS
Motorcycle Dryer
Bruhl MD1400 1400W Motorcycle Dryer - amzn.to/33NGA79
Horn
Denali Soundbomb Horn - amzn.to/2qUA4Ni
Battery Charger (Dual Standard Connect and Canbus - Fits Din Socket to charge)
Optimate 4 - BMW Canbus Edition - amzn.to/2phUAXN
Din/USB Twin Outlet Adapter
Optimate Dual USB Charger - 3300mA DIN Plug - amzn.to/2CJEl99
Tank Bag
Givi ST602 Sport Tanklock Bag - amzn.to/2CGK13G
Tanklock Ring for above (R1200/1250GS) - amzn.to/2QmYXvR
Protection
ACF50 Rust Protector (with buddy bottle, aerosols are poor) - amzn.to/2NKL5tJ
Clothing I wear
Crash Helmet
Shoei Neotec II - amzn.to/2rKw8zk
Waterproof Jacket (Over Rukka Textile)
Tucano Urbano Nano Rain Jackket - amzn.to/2NNCnLe
Waterproof Trousers (Over Rukka Textile)
Tucano Urbano Nano Rain Trousers - amzn.to/33ZCed6
Equipment I use to film videos
Main Helmet Camera
Go Pro Hero 7 Black - amzn.to/2CKUmvo
Mirror Mounted (rear-facing) Camera
SJ Cam SJ4000 - amzn.to/377slwc
Fixed Front and Rear Cameras (supplementary footage)
Innovv K2 Dual Camera Kit - amzn.to/2CJAngU
Adapter needed to add supplimentary mics to GoPro Hero 5/6/7/8
GoPro Microphone Adapter - amzn.to/378aSU8
Case for mounting GoPro and Mic Adapter
Ulanzi Multi-purpose GoPro Case - amzn.to/32JIkgA
BOTH MICS below have leads for Mobile Phone (to use GoPro Adapter with these you need a TRS to TRRS Adapter)
Rode Phone Accessory (TRS to TRRS Adapter) - amzn.to/2CHKJh1
Helmet Microphone (needs GoPro Adapter) and Tie-pin mic Indoors
Aufgeld Lavalier Microphone - amzn.to/375WVpX
Indoor Microphone (GoPro and Phone Cameras)
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Thanks for this Nick, always learning more about the GS via your channel!
Thanks Iain and ride safe 👍🏻
Good to have you back. Looking forward to the 2021 reviews and modifications.
Thanks Ivor. I’m hoping to be doing more motorcycling and less staying at home for sure 🤣👍🏻🤞🏻
Great ride along mate.
Thanks for the rundown on the new options / accessories.
Appreciate your perspective.
Holding my breath till my new one arrives and I as well went with the Triple Black (Storm Black) and added the gold handlebars as a personalized version of the Anniversary edition 😉🏍👍
Glad you liked it Paul. I can waffle 🤣🤣. You’ve got a treat incoming for sure. Enjoy it and ride safe 👍🏻
Hi nick great review as always it would have been nice too do a walk around the bike , and I’m still waiting for your tour videos of England.💥💥💥
I know Anthony. It’s the editing that is a huge job. I’m trying to make it easier for myself by recording less randomly 👍🏻
Great review
Thanks Jayraj 👍🏻
Great review Nick. I have a 2021 Bumblebee and opted to have the standard GS screen as opposed to the small tinted screen. Also the Yellow Riders seat did not appeal (It will discolour in time) so went for Black. The USB up front is a nice feature and not forgetting the DIN socket which now is sited on the left between the rider and pillion. I do like the heated seat on mornings when it's a bit nippy round the ol' normans !! oh, and the Hill Hold feature is nice.
Hi Steve. I always forget Hill Hold as it’s been on all three of my GSs’ but it’s a handy feature. I don’t use it all the time but at lights for a rest from riding position I flick it on to drop both arms and feet down and bike doesn’t roll around and also of course when it’s a real steep slope and you may need ‘help’. Ride safe on the beaut 👍🏻
Hi nick, nice video, like you i am so fed up with the connectivity issues that i am considering abandoning all connections except nav 6 to helmet for spoken directions, connectivity is a bigger issue than it should be and has diverted my attention from the riding pleasure and safety i.e the primary functions, i followed your connectivity tips to the letter and its better but still drops in and out, i look forward to your new video on the topic and relegating connectivity from a foreground issue to a background assurance.
You’re probably wise Ian 👍🏻
A nice review! Love GS’s. I’m on my 6th! Only one GSA, which I loved! But agile wins the day. 👍🏻
Yep that’s the biggest downside in my eyes for sure but both lovely all-round bikes
@@nickhodgeUK absolutely, all down to personal choice!
Just brought my first Gs1250Hp its a keeper love it
They’re great bikes for sure Jack. I know a few motorcyclists with GS/GSA who didn’t want to like a GS/GSA 🤣👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK
Well Nick, did they end up liking their GS/GSA’s ?
@@roadglide for sure. Although I have a mate also who has gone from a 2012 1200 air head GSA to an XR in the last month but he never tried a 1250GS(A) as felt it too similar to his (he’d be very wrong) but time will tell if he can live with the XR (see video incoming)
Nick, I would like to see your 58L top case on the GSA with the Bumot panniers. I'm looking to do the same and wanted to see what your thoughts were? Thanks you for being so patient and explaining your upgrades. It's so helpful!
Hi William. I’ve not used the 58L but I have fitted it and here’s the rub. If you fit the 58L you cannot open the Bumot panniers by a few millimetres??? Here’s your options. 1) unlock the pannier you want to open, tip it off it’s top mounting (it hinges on the bottom mount so no weight or removal) and it’ll open. 2) Raise the Givi Top box plate by putting 5mm spacers under each. This raises it enough to clear the lids. The swapping of boxes needs the 8 bolts of the Bumot top box plate removing. And 8 bolts of the Givi plate attaching (as the side stays of the Givi can stay fitted with the Bumot plate fitted). It is a BIG box though and for me looks too big 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Thank you for your response and the fix. I'll let you know how that turns out. I love your channel and the topics you cover as well.
Nice review! About the Euro5 i think BMW managed to introduce a new riding mode: ECO , or something like that...
They did but not on all models but they are all Euro 5. I think it’s a fuelling issue with the same components???
Good Video as usual Nick, hate the yellow hand guards not so sure about the indicators !! as for the adaptive headlight I think the standard headlight to be excellent. As for the economy mode ! I get over 60 mpg out of my 1250gste .....marvellous. Heated seats errrrrrr no thanks. I fitted the nippy Norman cool seat cover which I have found to be a worthwhile extra, more comfortable on longer journeys and less sweaty undercarriage 😀 Will they ever sort this software for the tft.....I’ve been for 2 upgrades so far. My bike is 25 months old now and it’s a keeper. Enjoy the summer.
Thanks Stuart. I didn’t go down the eco-mode rabbit hole. As a mate of mine said. “eco mode on a motorcycle should be an endorsable offence” 🤣🤣. It certainly for me anyhow, is not a long way ahead of what I bought in 2020, or even 2018 for that matter 👍🏻
Ready for my triple black this Friday, hopefully it gets here thanks to the protocol EU AH here in N.I.. I have a nearly new set of Adventure seats from my rallye and crash bars if anybody needs them, at a good price of course.
That’d be my choice of the three for sure. Expect you’ll be fine with the bike. The EU may starve you but the bike’ll be fine 🤣👍🏻
Hi Nick, good to see you back and thanks for your efforts! As an aside, I recall you mentioning some time ago that you bought a fully waterproof oversuit, to wear over your regular textile suit. Which oversuit did you go for? Thanks for any feedback 👍
Hi Jonny. It’s the Tucano Urbano Nano Plus Jacket and Trousers. Fits in two cup size pouches and work well. Not the cheapest mind 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Thanks Nick, that definitely rings a bell. Scotland tour planned soon, looks like they'll be needed!
Nick you'll get through testing the whole BMW range at this rate.
It’s each time I go to my dealers they update the TFT which can take half a day, so I take a ride. I’ve done the XR but the sound was poor. Hoping to do the R18, 850GS and the new RT soon but they will only be Quick Ride Reviews (QRRs) 🤣👍🏻
I could also say you’ll have done the entire playlist too 🤣 is it wet where you are 👍🏻
I think the homage is being paid to the '87 R100GS as far as the colour scheme goes, only white or blue was available back in '81. I won't be trading in our '19 GS TE Exclusive for one of these, the price is getting crazy....
Agree on the colour choice. I wait to hear if any improvement following the software update on the TFT, iPhone etc connections. While mine works most of the time ( following your previous video ) it is not 100 percent reliable and lets down what is otherwise a superb bike ( 1250GS ).
Hi Mark. Need to find some time to film my TFT update but also have the XR QRR to do and fitting the K3 camera. It’s soooo time consuming 🤣👍🏻
Seat heating is a £230 option :-)
And yes, the 1250s were designed to be euro 5 compliant, so no change there.
It’s a good price even at the £295 I placed it at 🤣🤣 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK 🤣
A premium brand like BMW and they still have absolutely miserable horn on these beauties, no backlit handlebar switches for night riding and still a manual windscreen. These bikes see more super slab riding than off road. BMW should consider offering these features in the Option 719 or separate option(s). Otherwise I did mention these are beauties and the engine sublime. Ride safe and ride often.
I had a better horn for sure on my 1975 Yamaha FSI-E. the soundbomb was the first thing I fitted. It sound loud enough static but try it at 50mph and the engine is louder. A blip on my soundbomb on the motorway to a car changing lanes has them flicking the steering wheel in a panic inwards!! I agree about GS use, mines a prime example, but it is equally adept there and Land Rovers also roam the tarmac. 👍🏻
Thanks for the review. Your comparison with the GSA is valuable. The trade-off between additional wind protection/range and agility/weight is an individual choice, I guess, but I'm happy with my GS. As for the new features, I agree the position lights in the indicators is a good addition and the adaptive headlight is probably useful for those who ride a lot at night. The heated seat is not something I would use, and I wonder if there's a place to plug in the optimate now the USB is fitted as standard?
Hi Richard. I didn’t see anywhere for the optimate but of course you can switch it to normal use (as I’ve done) and connect the patch lead to the battery to plug in and out. 👍🏻
The din (for the optimate / 12v) is now on the rear of the left-hand frame, whilst the USB is where the 12v socket used to be.
@@samsara3694 Great. Thanks
@@samsara3694 thanks. Never thought to look for it. Progress though 👍🏻
Just a follow up. Is it still connected to the Canbus or direct to the battery?
Great review Nick, don't know if this helps but I find that if I don't use my 2019 GS TE for a period of about 9 days or more the battery must lose some power and it seems to forget the phone connection meaning I have to go into settings to re-set. The bike still starts on the button but maybe there's something in power saving that means connections disappear first when the battery is lower than a certain percentage? It's just my uneducated guess!
Hi Huw. I’m not sure. It’s frustrating for sure but the pairings should write to KAM (Keep Alive Memory) that should make them persist. The good thing is eventually you become very adept at re-pairing 🤣🤣 it’s sill an issue to date with iPhones with android being much better at holding them but the connection misses some features. I’m testing an android at the minute and it’s FAR more reliable 👍🏻
Nick, great review. Thanks
At the beginning of your review, you mentioned that you were getting a SW update to your TFT on your GSA. What does that encompass?
Hi James. Not much it seems. Still doesn’t address the issue of the connected app dropping connection to TFT with iPhone
Too bad Nick. I was hoping to fix that as well as getting the GS. TFT closer to that of the RT
James. I’ve borrowed an Android phone and that is fine, so no matter your settings, it an issue restricted to iPhone for sure. I’m not sure what more they can do with the hardware as the RT is a huge screen giving it the ‘split screen’ functionality. Be aware at the minute nothing is sweetness and light with that either. It uses a combination of Bluetooth and bike specific WiFi and it appears the issue they are having is the WiFi dropping during a phone call interrupting certainly the ‘richness’ of the nav. I think it leaves turn-by-turn but takes out auto-zoom and such. There are cries to use Apple CarPlay or similar android but they are not really suited to motorcycling (gloves, non-touch, etc), so that’s admirable but in my opinion some of this is getting worse and the developers paint over it or go silent. Somehow it needs to work or they need to be specific with ‘not compatible with iPhones’
Thanks for your Rey, Nick. You do a great job of. Connecting with your subscribers
I wish more people did that. Ride safe and stay well. Cheers.
Thanks James. It’s a manageable community so I like to see people’s questions and try my best to answer. I’ve a few more videos filmed but it’s time consuming with the day job 🤣👍🏻
Hi Nick, thanks for the video; the anniversary colour scheme just doesn't do it for me, but it would be boring if we all liked the same thing. Some of the improvements you highlighted are useful, if a little late; the RT has had five settings for the heated grips for years and controlled by the wheel, whereas the GS/GSA only ever had nuclear or lukewarm! The new indicators are a good idea, but I don't see the point of the nodding headlight as you would normally not actually see it as you start up. Thanks also for reminding me to book my bike in for a TFT upgrade; did it work? Cheers, Andy
Hi Andy. I think I thought the same of the ‘hello headlight’ 🤣. The TFT issue for me no longer surrounds Phone/Media but totally the TFT to connected app for Nav as I’d prefer to use that than the Nav6 which is not a good product. Unfortunately, that connection remains very unreliable.
i had a look at an adventure today, as for the nodding headlight my mercedes does the same must be a german thing ??
@@tommillar2821 did you like the look Tom?
@@nickhodgeUK yes i like the big tank i have a 1215 tiger that drinks fuel when cracking on, i would fit the denali d7 on the bmw night into day .
Good review... I’d go for this colour, just not the price 🤣.
I finally got my F900XR (From Doncaster Motoraad in Melbourne) last January. Still adjusting myself to it after 16 years on my 2004 GS!
@ Biker Ant I bet that feels quite a change......
@@paullee6663 lighter and smaller so easier to move around and quicker in the tight twisters, and sounds great even with the stock pipe.
I’ve been to that dealers. Love the museum. I’ve ridden the S1000XR and that video comes soon. I want to ride some of the smaller bikes as I hear good things and getting back on the GS felt so much more agile than the Adventure although you don’t seem to notice it the other way. That 20kg makes a huge difference for sure. Ride safe 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK yes we discussed before when talking about the Nav 6 connection.
Be interested in how connecting everything goes after the upgrade.
@@tonykisvardai2346 I recently had the 900XR for 5 hours. Flickable, and such low weight making every day handling a breeze. Excellent engine, flexible and torquey, and great brakes. But as soon as I got back on my GS I understood why, whatever its downsides, I love the GS. Don't get me wrong, so many good biles out there, and it's what feels rights and what you gel with. The XR is an excellent bike.
Big fan of the 40th Anniversary Edition and currently waiting for my local dealership to get one uncrated and out on the showroom floor! What I've found here in the U.S. is that the GS models show up with whatever the factory feels like putting on them. That even appears to be the case as well, with the model in this video, which should have a yellow screen and yellow rallye seat. They often don't charge extra for some of those items, unless I suspect, you order the bike specifically how you'd like it. So there's my dilemma! Do I compromise for what the dealership has.....or order exactly what I want? I'm blessed to have such problems that IS for certain.
Yes. I asked about those two exact points. The heated seat option here is only available in black and it appears the Rallye ‘plank’ seat is also replaced with two black ones if you take the heated seat option and the yellow tinted screen is not yet available and they’re not sure it will be. There are laws in the UK that may get triggered too. I’m not sure. Certainly you cannot legally ride a bike with other than a clear visor (technically 🤣)
The USB is easy to retro fit . I did it to my 2020 HP
Yep. I did that (and relocated the DIN) on my 2020GSA
Hi Nick
I have been thinking recently about possibly taking a test ride on a gs/gsa and see what I think and maybe trading my Triumph Street Triple rs in for one.
I would like to hear your thoughts on the idea please.
Hi Ian. It’s tough as I have zero experience in the triumph but for sure the GS/GSA are incredible all round bikes (hence the sales). I’ve loved all mine. The GS is a little shorter and more nimble. Not least that it has 10litres of fuel less than the adventure. I can be sure of one thing, it won’t disappoint. I know people riding GS’s who didn’t want to like them but ended up buying them. Go to you dealer and take both out for a couple of hours each. I’d take the GS first and then the Adventure. Let us know 👍🏻
Hi Nick, kindly explain the different models, LC and so on please?
Hi Mark. In reality there are two variants. An ‘R1250GS’ and an ‘R1250GS Adventure’. Within that (In UK and Europe for sure), they group common ‘feature packs’ that are most often purchased under the ‘TE’ signification. The LC to which you refer is ‘Liquid Cooled’ which is when the engine changed from Air-Cooled in 2014. Generally the ‘TE’ variant delivers some popular options at a better price than adding them separately and obviously too help the factory with manufacturing. Hope that helps? 👍🏻
I heard lots of stories of cars pulling in from a side road because they got confused of that light in the indicators so not sure how practical that feature is in real traffic. Can you switch it off?
As above, I've seen concerns, not actual stories or facts. Happy to be shown otherwise.
I think it’s an absolutely terrible idea to have the front indicators and rear red break light permanently on. Used to be illegal in the old days, current regs ambiguous, govt not inclined to take automotive manufacturers to court. If you wish to be seen, fit additional lighting such as Denali. Heated seat should be standard, probably costs a couple of pounds at the manufacturing stage. BMW must be making a fortune in their bike division at the prices they charge, although sterling seems to be significantly depreciated since Cameron proposed brexit referendum hence subsequent price hikes.
Hi Jean Jacques. As you’ll know I’m keen on anything that just gets you seen and I’m lit up like a Christmas tree. I’m not quite so critical of cost as there is a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ tech but you could argue is it needed for sure. Now if they could get the Bluetooth in the TFT working with my iPhone 🤣🤣.
@@nickhodgeUK I know you are extremely safety conscious and bikes need to be seen, the Denali Christmas Tree appearance will assist in your safety. It is amazing that bikes which were once regarded as a poor man’s form of transport are now exorbitant to purchase and run. I have a 520 car, recently had first MOT, annual service and vat at purchase dealer£135.00 inc. Snows Portsmouth. Bike service £300, insurance for new GSA is three times the insurance of the car yet less than half the value of car. I know it is “perceived” risk. Anyway I can’t take the money with me, so instead of giving it to the family, I’m giving it to BMW while alive. By the way, I’ve visited BMW in Berlin, Munich and Dingolfing, bikes and cars costs are more than the sum of their parts! Still think permanently on indicators are a really bad idea! I would have them switched off. I understand there is an update for tft which deals with iPhone connectivity problems, but you will probably have to wait until next service. Keep safe on and off the road.
Why didn’t they make the indicator lights white when been used as daytime running lights and then orange when flashing like they do on cars. A few reports of cars pulling out on these bikes thinking they were turning
It’s a valid point on the front I think although I had my Denali lights set to off on flash and people pulled out more thinking I was flashing them out. Think cars pulling out has ever been thus unfortunately 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK you still glad you swapped over to the adventure Nick and would you still do the same now given the choice.
@@andrewbooth4341 Yep. I’m no longer a ‘scratcher’ and the adventure currently suits me for sure 👍🏻
I've seen questions/concerns raised, but no actual reports.
@@samsara3694 i hope its something they look into and change, surely with modern led lights this can be done, should definitely have been a white light when running and then flash orange.
Hi Nick how did you know your TFF screen needed updating? 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Simon. My dealer is very good (North Oxford Garages) and tell me if there’s any but generally on forums you’ll find the latest version. You can find yours in settings, information, software version or something like that
Could You explain what’s new/upgraded in new tft software?
I don’t know I’m afraid although I’m editing the video now. Certainly it didn’t fix my connection issue
Hi Nick, Just got a new 40th edition with the Bridgestone tyres. I find them very, very noisy! Was wondering what you and other subscribers thought!!
Alex. Absolutely they’re noisy. They even make the engine sound more rattly. I like the grip. Hate the noise. Prefer them over Anakees, but may try Metzler next time 👍🏻
@@nickhodgeUK Thanks Nick! Only 400 miles on the bike but I'm going to fit Metzeler Roadtec 01s and hope it improves things. Maybe you will review the Metzlers when you change.
I've just put Dunlop Meridians on my gsa and love them 👍
@@simonbroom7459 thanks for the info. Are they all out road?
@@nickhodgeUK they are classed as a multipurpose tyre but they would be useless off road!! To me they are a onroad tyre
wonder if those indicators can be retro fitted?
Hi Michael. I doubt it as expect there’s a signal wire change?? I think Denali and others are starting to release similar?? 👍🏻
HOWWW MUCCCCH😂 21.5K English pounds is just too much for a GS (IMO). Makes my 2020 1250GS TE Exclusive seem an absolute bargain. I agree with you, I wouldn't use most of the "extras" either, nor do I like the colour scheme. I quite like the Ralleye but can't abide spoked wheels and the faffage that goes with trying to keep them clean which was why I got the notso Exclusive. I believe that if you wear gortex kit that putting on heated seats when it's raining can mean you get a wet crotch as gortex allows moisture to go from hot to cold? Nice info video Nick👍
That did include the Vario boxes which were £1200 of it but yes, it’s getting ‘toppy’ for sure. My ride buddy has the ‘exclusive’ and loves it. He’s one of the ones who didn’t want a GS until he rode it!! 👍🏻
Bargain then! Ahhh the dreaded test ride, dealer probably thought here's another lamb to the slaughter.
@@Bazza47 with hindsight I’m sure. He wanted the XR and my next QRR ‘view from the cockpit’ is that bike. I can see why he wanted something slightly calmer 🤣👍🏻
hi nick
what’s the new tft software update for?..
is it a free update and is it worth getting done?
Hi Bazz. I’m trying desperately to keep a connection between the BMW Connected App and the TFT with an iPhone. It just doesn’t work and hasn’t since iOS 13.2. Still not right and video out soon
@@nickhodgeUK
that’s interesting, i used to have a similar problem with the connected app on my iphone 11pro running software 14.3 but now i go to ‘settings’... privacy’... ‘location services’... and then make sure the connected app ‘location access’ is set to ‘ALWAYS’
i don’t switch my shoei (neotec 2) on until i’ve carried out the above and then lastly switching on my partners shoei.
this allows us to listen to music together but unable to converse.
i have to do this each weekend (or when the bikes been stood for a few days) but generally i would say it works fine for the the entire weekend albeit the odd gremlin .
i’m not using a nav 5or 6 btw as i find the connected app more than adequate.
@@bazz8938 are you using the connected app mounted on your bike or the connected app running the Nav function in the TFT??? That’s the bit I can’t get to work. I have the app on ‘always on’ and ‘precise location’ and don’t switch the phone off when I store it (pocket or tank bag) but it still drops that connection regularly. The phone/music connection is fine(ish) it’s just the app to the TFT 👍🏻
i dont have the nav 5 or 6 as i removed the nav bracket when i bought the bike..
i run the connected app from my iphone 11pro which i carry in my pocket but find (at least for me) it works best if i connect it as per my above post.
whenever its had the odd gremlin i’ve simply switched off bluetooth on my phone, deleted all connections on the tft and then re-connected them to the tft in the sequence above ie..
phone
rider helmet
passenger helmet
.. switching each device on as i connect them.
i don’t connect helmet to helmet (like i used to) so i’m actually connecting each device to the tft only.
once all connections are made i generally don’t have to reconnect all day, they just pick up a few minutes after i restart the bike.
i find generally it works seamlessly, allowing me to listen to any song, switch to ‘connectnected’ nav or phone call.. although the calls can be a tad quiet.
i must add that i have to pre program and save the destination on the ‘connected app’ on my phone as i’m unable to program the destination through the tft whilst riding but generally i’m delighted with with the tft and app connectivity.
btw
my phone goes into battery save mode after about 15 seconds so it isnt lit up and using power.
You seem to spend an awful lot of time at the dealership having your TFT sorted!
Specific issue Richard (connected app to TFT for Nav with iPhone). Also gives me opportunity to ride all the bikes 😁👍🏻
Might be worth showing the screen options when you are parked up next time. Don't mean to sound like an asshole, just a little fellow biker preservation advice.