Dellis
Registered user
So my 1200 is a year old and this is the story so far:
A Potted History
The bike has covered 18,900 miles all for pleasure
lived in England and visited Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
The Running Costs
£1,811.00 Fuel
£97.34 600 mile service
£92.67 Rear Tourance @ 5,390 miles
£165.10 6,000 mile service
£47.90 Genuine rear pads
£146.95 Front & rear Tourances @ 11,018 miles
£183.20 12,000 mile service
£46.40 EBC front brake pads @ 14,750 miles (once bitten etc)
£72.85 Rear Tourance @ 15,833 miles
£178.61 18,000 mile service
£2,842.02 Total or 15.04 pence per mile excluding depreciation
I really don't want to start to add up the costs of the bolt on bits - lights, Autocom, GPS, Remus System etc etc
The Issues
Rear light assembly due to corrosion and a piss poor design
Pannier adjusting mechanism replaced
Rear disc due to warping (twice)
Front discs due to warping
Front engine cover due to corrosion
Both gearbox input shaft seals due to oil leaks however, I could not see any evidence of the leaking oil
Battery (let me down in Belgium)
Oil consumption
One litre every 10,000 miles ( next to knob all)
My Conclusions
Having ridden bikes for the last 27 years covering between 5,000 and 25,000 miles a year owning over 50 bikes including two 1150 GS's am I happy?
From a riding point of view I am over the moon, it's a better bike to ride than an 1150 and is a real world all round bike however the warranty issues have been a real pisser. What this bike should have been was the ride of a 1200 with the build quality of an 1150 sadly it lacks in the build quality stakes but I'm happy, it's better than owning a jap bike and still makes me laugh when I pass a power ranger while I'm two up and fully loaded with a weekends worth of camping gear
The 1200 is a corker and will be with me for a few more years and miles yet.
Dave
A Potted History
The bike has covered 18,900 miles all for pleasure
lived in England and visited Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.The Running Costs
£1,811.00 Fuel
£97.34 600 mile service
£92.67 Rear Tourance @ 5,390 miles
£165.10 6,000 mile service
£47.90 Genuine rear pads
£146.95 Front & rear Tourances @ 11,018 miles
£183.20 12,000 mile service
£46.40 EBC front brake pads @ 14,750 miles (once bitten etc)
£72.85 Rear Tourance @ 15,833 miles
£178.61 18,000 mile service
£2,842.02 Total or 15.04 pence per mile excluding depreciation
I really don't want to start to add up the costs of the bolt on bits - lights, Autocom, GPS, Remus System etc etc
The Issues
Rear light assembly due to corrosion and a piss poor design
Pannier adjusting mechanism replaced
Rear disc due to warping (twice)
Front discs due to warping
Front engine cover due to corrosion
Both gearbox input shaft seals due to oil leaks however, I could not see any evidence of the leaking oil
Battery (let me down in Belgium)
Oil consumption
One litre every 10,000 miles ( next to knob all)
My Conclusions
Having ridden bikes for the last 27 years covering between 5,000 and 25,000 miles a year owning over 50 bikes including two 1150 GS's am I happy?
From a riding point of view I am over the moon, it's a better bike to ride than an 1150 and is a real world all round bike however the warranty issues have been a real pisser. What this bike should have been was the ride of a 1200 with the build quality of an 1150 sadly it lacks in the build quality stakes but I'm happy, it's better than owning a jap bike and still makes me laugh when I pass a power ranger while I'm two up and fully loaded with a weekends worth of camping gear
The 1200 is a corker and will be with me for a few more years and miles yet.
Dave
44 mpg average 
what was the best you got then, I`m no fast rider by any means, but I`m getting an average 54 mpg on me 1200 adventure with panniers.
