How do you know if your suspension is done in?
I have had the bikes 8 years and 9 years now, one is at 100,000 miles and the other has racked up 65,000, both are still on the standard suspension which I have never touched from the day I picked each bike up. We just load up and go, whether that is solo or two-up. There is no sign of a leak or anything, so I wonder what people have to do to their bikes to be able to break them in so few miles (I read one bike on 30,000 with the suspension knackered )
Our bikes are an 1150 Adv 2-spark 2003 and a 2002 single spark standard GS1150 with the 42 litre tank (the older bike is a much stronger engine, faster, more willing and easier to ride. The Adv is more comfortable...what I really need is to put the old engine in the Adv clothing.
I have had the bikes 8 years and 9 years now, one is at 100,000 miles and the other has racked up 65,000, both are still on the standard suspension which I have never touched from the day I picked each bike up. We just load up and go, whether that is solo or two-up. There is no sign of a leak or anything, so I wonder what people have to do to their bikes to be able to break them in so few miles (I read one bike on 30,000 with the suspension knackered )
Our bikes are an 1150 Adv 2-spark 2003 and a 2002 single spark standard GS1150 with the 42 litre tank (the older bike is a much stronger engine, faster, more willing and easier to ride. The Adv is more comfortable...what I really need is to put the old engine in the Adv clothing.