SUPER SMOOTH JAP BIKES

[plodder]

Hello fellow tossers . bought new R1200GS last october after 25 years of jap 4 cylinder smoothness . no regrets what so ever , GS is fantastic . however let me get to the point , it may be because ive become used to jap reliability and smoothness but i have two annoying little faults , the first is a back fire when i throttle off , not a major bang which has old ladies diving for cover, but a gentle pop pop pop ,mates riding behind me dont even hear it ,but its definitely there , the second is oil consumption, again , nothing drastic but its using it , BMW mechanic tells me both will disapear after 10,000 miles , the bike as done 7000 at the moment. As anybody out there had the same problem , or is mechanic just telling me what i want to hear .

 

[ianboydsnr]

Hello fellow tossers . bought new R1200GS last october after 25 years of jap 4 cylinder smoothness . no regrets what so ever , GS is fantastic . however let me get to the point , it may be because ive become used to jap reliability and smoothness but i have two annoying little faults , the first is a back fire when i throttle off , not a major bang which has old ladies diving for cover, but a gentle pop pop pop ,mates riding behind me dont even hear it ,but its definitely there , the second is oil consumption, again , nothing drastic but its using it , BMW mechanic tells me both will disapear after 10,000 miles , the bike as done 7000 at the moment. As anybody out there had the same problem , or is mechanic just telling me what i want to hear .

they do that, burn oil untill they wear in, can take 10-20k miles, have you not asked this already

 

[earthmover]

Mines done over 10,000 miles now, and the oil consumption has slowed from over 1 litre per 1000 miles to 1/2 litre per 1000 miles.
HTH
Mark

 

[Humbug]

Nearly 11,00 miles now and it still pop's on the over run - they all do it. Oil consumption now negligible.

 

[newman7096]

Nearly 11,00 miles now and it still pop's on the over run - they all do it. Oil consumption now negligible.

Got a 1200 now and although it does use oil its no where near as bad as the 1150's. You need shares in an oil company for one of them!!!

Oil consumption will eventually stop after some serious miles have been put on it as for poping and banging....its good isn't it!!

 

[StuWG]

Pop an after-market straight through can on it and the Poping and banging will get them diving for cover, mine does.....

 

[Pukmeister]

Pop an after-market straight through can on it and the Poping and banging will get them diving for cover, mine does.....

I thik they call it 'character' or something, which smooth Jap fours seem to be very much lacking.

 

[Geeza]

I find if you keep the bike on its centre stand when parked up the oil consumption is not that bad.....as for the pop pop pop I think its brilliant (my old 1150GS with y-peice+remus can sounded like a cannon going off)

 

[jonogs]

Hi

My 1100GS is being fixed having been VFR'ed from behind, I have a Bandit 12 loaner. It's dull as ditchwater. Yes it goes fast, yes it's easier to ride in heavy traffic, but overall it sucks; I WANT MY BIKE BACK!!!!!

 

[jonogs]

Oh yeah, I bought it @ 14K and it's never used any oil. As for poping, go for the loud can and scare the s*$t out of people !!!!!