selling my GS: how to spruce it up?

[cookiemonster]

ok,

So the 1150 is going, to be replaced with either a 12 or a multistrada. Its done 23K, full service, no problems. But the fork brace and the fork lowers are a mess with the usual corrosion problems.

This hasnt really ever bothered me to be honest, but now that im looking to sell the thing I'm thinking that it gives the impression that the whole bike hasnt been cared for. Also, i would be unlikely to part with 5 or 6k for a bike with heavy corrosion...

Any advice? Its well past warranty and stuff like getting the brace powder coated seem way to much effort...

jon

 

[BBB61]

I had to replace the steering bearing on my old 1150, so while I had the front end apart, I stripped all the paint off the brace to reveal the bare metal. It polished up very nicely and looked good. It just needed spraying with one of the protective sprays like ACF50 or Scottoil FS365 to maintain its condition. It wasn't too demanding a job to get the fork legs off either to allow access to the brace.

 

[cookiemonster]

ah - thanks

I had been thinking about that; did you just wet & dry it and then finish it by hand or did you have a kit? (i was thinking of aiming a port polishing kit at it )

 

[Davel]

A few baubels, some tinsel paper and maybe some fairy lights?

 

[cookiemonster]

lol,

You dont hail from Essex by any chance?

 

[Nate]

The cheek of it!

Hi cookie,

This might be a little cheeky but!

I am looking for an 1150. Perhaps we could come to some arrangment where we both get a fair deal financially and you don't have to bother spucing it up!

let me know how you feel.

cheers

Nate

 

[cookiemonster]

Hi

My time is very cheap, so i'm not sure you'll see too great a saving unfortunately

But its a Black 1150GS with a black seat:

July 2002
23k miles
FSH
taxed / tested through to August 2006

comes with

- ABS
- Handguards
- h/grips
- tobinators
- BMW racks & panniers
- Engine bars
- Hella twin spot lights
- steel braided front brake hoses


I'm in Thames Ditton in Surrey.

Give me a call on 0774 8111 436 or email me at hillmccann _at_ hotmail _dot _ com if it sounds like the kind of thing you're after. I'm going to be away for a few days but i could take and send some pics towards the end of next week if that helps.

Cheers

Jon

 

[mdouglas]

Cookiemonster,

I'm just round the corner in Long Ditton. I'd be more than happy to help you spruce up your GS. There's a couple of 25 litre drums of AutoGlym motorcycle cleaner, a commercial pressure washer along with more tools than you can shake a stick at in the garage (including full bench grinder polishing setup) and a healthy stock of stainless fasteners. I got the neighbours rather tatty looking yellow GS looking miles better - he had really neglected his.

I'm currently on a R1150R Rockster but considering a change to a 1200GS hence my new registration to this site.

 

[Deleted Member Mtn]

ok,

So the 1150 is going, to be replaced with either a 12 or a multistrada.
jon

you'll be disappointed with a multistrada
test rode one in the summer..... and i'm only a bit of a girl (well a fat woman actually)

 

[Gecko]

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