Survey of high milage 1100s

[gspod]

Mine got better and better in the early days - when it reached 30,000 it ran like a peach so I guess that is the 'run in' phase

Engine is beginning to feel a bit soft now but it still flew up the Col de L'Iseran with huge panniers and camping gear so I guess it's still OK for a while.

Wife suggested an over 100,000 mile meet up - might be a laugh.

Won't be any 1200s there

 

[The smudger]

Have a look here,

http://ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317175&page=2

Mine is going back together at the moment. It had done 115k mls but was still running well. It had a gearbox rebuild at 85k and to be honest the only reason I took it apart was that it looked rough!

Rear frame has been powder coated and the forks and fork bridge have been painted. It should be back on the road for September...

 

[team duvet]

Just love the high mileage threads.... true bikes n riders.

TD

 

[hovis]

high mileage

Mine is just a youngster with 52k on it. It didn't stop using oil till 35k so I recon its just getting nicely run in

 

[gspod]

Have a look here,

http://ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317175&page=2

Mine is going back together at the moment. It had done 115k mls but was still running well. It had a gearbox rebuild at 85k and to be honest the only reason I took it apart was that it looked rough!

Rear frame has been powder coated and the forks and fork bridge have been painted. It should be back on the road for September...

That looks an outstanding job - can't wait to see the finished article.

I will have to keep the bike for another year and also plan to do a rolling restoration. Must admit came out of the petrol station on way home from work tonight and still the bike looks gorgeous to me

I wonder, is an 1150 adventure beak easy to fit ?

 

[tallchris99]

Mine is a 2000 model and has done 87,000 miles. I change the oil and filter and whatever breaks/wears out. I am used to putting on large amounts of miles on bikes. I had a GT550 back in the day that had done 190,000 miles and hardly anything went wrong on it. I think it most important to ride it regularly, get the condensation out of the engine. Bikes don't like being stored. That said I am only just reviving my GS after a five year lay up and it started up with hardly any hassle. I look forward to seeing how much mileage I can get on it before clutch and gearbox issues raise their ugly heads.

 

[gspod]

Thanks Tallchris for resurrecting this thread.

An update:

In the end I couldn't get rid of old Scruff - so with 114,000 miles and plans to do a RTW this year I took him to Mikeyboy at 'overland and classic' for a running gear rebuild and an overland prep - the engine sounds and feels fine.

I can't wait to get him back

 

[JonF]

My old 850 GS did 100,000 without any issues, until it stripped the splines off the gearbox/clutch output/input. Too much for me to fix, and too costly to justify the repair for me, so I sold it and bought a nice low mileage R1150GSA. The guy who bought it got it going after a week's effort, and it's running fine again now.

 

[Tsiklonaut]

'98 currently over 160 000 miles (260 000+km). Had since it had 18 000 miles on the clock and it's seen some rough time over this distance. In you don't count crash damages and my own stupidity then mechanically it's 3 final drive bearings, 2 gearbox bearings, once clutch worn out. No excuses nor any regrets - it's been through water & fire, hell & heaven, 6 continents, over 80 countries with lots of offroad miles, most of it 2up fully loaded. Couldn't say enough good things about this robust and torquey bike with it's own unique character, love it to bits!

 

[STUBBS]

keep it and spend the money on it

 

[knucklemoto]

Bit cheeky... but my 1150gs is at 93,000, and I'm keeping her until I emigrate in a couple of years time. At an average 15k a year we should be well over 120,000 by then, although I'm planning a long trip around europe with my wife (she's only been through France, Belgium and Holland on a bike with me...)

Lots of bikes look shiny and sexy, but I'm doing three things-

saving my money for the off...

spending my moto pennies on keeping GS running well, and improving both my engineering and mechanic skills on the way ( just put a new rear disc on + pads + fluid )

pushing this bike to see how far / well she fares, and really looking after her to preserve her.

Just my tuppence worth, but I reckon spend your cash on keeping your bike not just running but making some solid basic maintenance like having the shocks serviced and annual brake / clutch fluid, etc... You'll develop a relationship and history ( see Tsiklonaut's fantastic post above ) that's far above a new young filly.

 

[gspod]

Just my tuppence worth, but I reckon spend your cash on keeping your bike not just running but making some solid basic maintenance like having the shocks serviced and annual brake / clutch fluid, etc... You'll develop a relationship and history ( see Tsiklonaut's fantastic post above ) that's far above a new young filly.[/QUOTE]

As mentioned above - I've decided to keep him and he's in for a full running gear rebuild. He may be a bit scruffy but he's been well looked after by me over the last 15 years but a comprehensive rebuild is beyond my time and capabilities. I shall update when finished with a few photos