Definition of a proper R1100GS

[Tsiklonaut]

Accidentally I met Hank from USA yesterday here in Chile who's also doing South-America.

His R1100GS has 440 000+miles on the clock (707 000km)!!! Engine all stock, except for plastic chain guards in the engine, one set of gearbox bearings, 4th FD main bearing from the bigger jobbys.

 

[(RIP) ugg]

well mines still a tadpole at 87,000 miles in that standards...Ace

ugg

 

[motobiker]

Makes me smile he does... all those miles. And look at that.. he still has the original 25L plastic tank fitted.

 

[g.s.john]

40000 on the clock i'm catching up.........slowly
respect is due

 

[MattW]

Brill - they don't come any more proper

And look at that.. he still has the original 25L plastic tank fitted.

Has he? I can see a seam - looks steel to me

 

[Paul G (BHT)]

And look at that.. he still has the original 25L plastic tank fitted.

Nah.... that's a metal one so that's 2,100 tank fulls

 

[elevensies]

1100's are the future

 

[elevensies]

I also really like the blue rocker covers too, not as dark as the 1150gsa ones, i wonder if theres copyrights?

 

[motobiker]

looks steel to me

maybe you're right... I seem to remember reading that the white tanks were least prone for replacement at the time...

So.. an even smaller tank.. makes a nonsense of the 'I simply can't do any kind of real distance without an ADV or TT tank' mindset.

(or is that just me being controversial again)

 

[Pukmeister]

'I simply can't do any kind of real distance without stopping to take a piss, so I might as well get some fuel too' mindset.

Fixed it for you.

 

[Tsiklonaut]

yes sir

1100's are the future

When airheads seize their gearboxes... (every 50K)

When 1150s rust away... (often)

When 1200s simply disintegrate... (too often)

...the 1100s will keep going.

 

[elevensies]

true

 

[Vern]

Yep,still trying to kill mine,well over 250k now