Tough as old boot's

[Boxergs]

I love my battered old x plate 1150 gs. Had her about 8 yrs now and have dropped her more times than I can remember.

Been ridden almost every day since I got her so has succumbed to a bit of corrosion in the usual places but she still scrubs up pretty good every spring when the acf50 comes off

Have never been that bothered about farkles etc so only mods are stubby pipe, aux spots, steibel horn, and ermax tinted screen.

Had to have engine replacement last year after an accident which was disappointing mainly cos she'd just passed to 100k mark and it would have been interesting just to see how many miles I could have got out of the original.....anyway, in with a secondhand one and onwards we go........

Until last saturday when I manage to run up the arse of a car.... (I exaggerate slightly, more of a clumsy sideswipe)

Picture the scene, it's raining a bit, road is damp..... I'm on an entry slip road to the M62. This is a nice sweeping left hand uphill section. There's a hgv in the nearside lane off the slip rd and me following a car in the outside lane overtaking the hgv. The hgv begins to drift into the outside lane as the car I'm following draws level with it. The hgv continues to drift further into lane 2 and the car brakes..........I'm now leaning into the corner and trying to brake as well...... (OH SHIT! why did I take the abs off last year)

The car now performs an emergency stop and my nice rufty tufty knobblies don't want to grip. BOLLOCKS BASTARD FUCK I know I'm gonna hit him but manage to steer to the nearside and my right handlebar slides nicely across his boot before trying to mount his rear window. I manage to stop and find myself with the bike leaning into the cars rear nearside wing at quite an angle with the right handlebar end wedged into the cars wheel arch!

Hit kill switch and managed to heave and haul the bar end out and rightened the bike to find brake fluid pissing out everywhere.........oh and screens cracked a little.

The hgv carries on off into the distance so after exchanging details with the car driver I then arrange recovery. Went down the local place it was recovered to this morning to find the only damage apart from the cracked screen is...........nothing, now't, feck all....seems that the banjo joint from the fluid reservoir must have taken a clout in the collision and was slightly loose. Nipped it up...tested......carefully examined the rest of my offside.......sure enough, apart from a scuff on hand protectors and the screen there is no damage. These are tough old bikes and I love em.

Anyone else proud of their battered old warhorse?

 

[Flipfly]

I've got an old screen you can have for nowt bud

 

[Boxergs]

Thanks but still got the original around somewhere

 

[Jurassic Mark]

There's something reassuring about riding a bike that is built to take that kind of an impact. Very pleased you walked away in one piece, although I'm sure you're more chuffed!
Having changed the engine a new load of other parts would have made the old girl a bit like 'Trigger's broom'!

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

pictures of the old shitter ...or it doesn't exist except in your mind ...

 

[Lord Snooty]

No apostrophe needed in "boot's" as it is plural not possessive.


Just saying like One must maintain standards

 

[Baz1150]

Nice to hear your okay m8, these 1150's do seem to be able to take a bashing! A friend of mines new FJR1300 fell of its sidestand at a petrol station last week and he's got a £900 bill to put it right!

 

[Mac]

Blimey, £900 to pick up a bike, seems a bit steep to me

 

[Steptoe]

1150GS - 300K miles, original engine, K1 rear end.

A genuine "tough as old boots" shitter that would've taken you to the moon and back without a second thought about "will it make or not", and no preparation needed.

 

[gspod]

My 1100's just gone over the 100,000 mile mark - often thought about upgrading to a low milage 1150 but it just keeps going and still handles well.

We're off to do the Americas next year so i'll give it an oil change

 

[Jurassic Mark]

300,000 miles! I never heard of a bike doing that many miles! That has had some serious use. Makes my useage of a bike appear pathetic in comparison. :

1150GS - 300K miles, original engine, K1 rear end.

A genuine "tough as old boots" shitter that would've taken you to the moon and back without a second thought about "will it make or not", and no preparation needed.

 

[Den]

1150GS - K1 rear end.

How de do dat then, since the bouncy bit with the twirls fits onto a different bit ?

 

[Ian Whinnett]

Yes I am interested as well, how and why put a k rear end onto a gs? I can only assume it provides a higher ratio for better cruising. But as the good man says the suspension would be an issue unless it is as simple as changing the final drive only. Very interested indeed.

 

[Steptoe]

How de do dat then, since the bouncy bit with the twirls fits onto a different bit ?

Haven't a sausage, the owner did it . I never gave it a thought when he told me.

 

[Steptoe]

Yes I am interested as well, how and why put a k rear end onto a gs? .

Nothing too technical.
A rear end for an 1150 was a lot of money a few years ago, rear ends from a K series were cheap. And the bike was despatched so it was run on a shoe string.

 

[Ian J Hartley]

Haven't a sausage, the owner did it . I never gave it a thought when he told me.

Just as well you never gave it a thought, I think he told you a load of old bollocks. If you look closer at the picture, the rear drive even has the mountings for the rear mud guard, which to my limited knowledge is a GS fixture only. If you were a dispatcher, why would you bother extra fabrication just to fit the rear mud guard. The only thing which is remotely K1 is the colour, and even that is a bit iffy as the K1 is yellow and that looks gold, though it could be a faded yellow.

Unless he was talking about K1 internals, in which case only you would know if you could fit K1 transmission internals to a R1150GS casing.

 

[Steptoe]

Just as well you never gave it a thought, I think he told you a load of old bollocks. If you look closer at the picture, the rear drive even has the mountings for the rear mud guard, which to my limited knowledge is a GS fixture only. If you were a dispatcher, why would you bother extra fabrication just to fit the rear mud guard. The only thing which is remotely K1 is the colour, and even that is a bit iffy as the K1 is yellow and that looks gold, though it could be a faded yellow.

Unless he was talking about K1 internals, in which case only you would know if you could fit K1 transmission internals to a R1150GS casing.

You know better than me, even from an old picture.

and talking of extra fabrication, he had a nicely fabricated instrument console. Complete with oil temp and fuel gauge at the top of the screen

 

[Baz1150]

Blimey, £900 to pick up a bike, seems a bit steep to me

Exhaust,l/h fairing panel, mirror, alt casing an a couple hours labour soon adds up, the bikes not even had its 1st service yet so he wants it back to new condition