more than 50K mileage on r1150gs

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Beemer Guy
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more than 50K mileage on r1150gs

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Hi all,

I am a newbie to the r1150gs, i bought a 2003 r1150gs that has are 54500Km mileage reading. it runs fine but and I am very certain the BMW is a nice machine but i have this feeling that sooner than later i will have to replace some parts. ( parts i know very little about).

I can not get the history of the maintenance because the previous owner was not keen on keeping track of such. I am seeking for hints on where to start from. What are the major places to start checking. My previous bikers where 1-chain driven, 2-Carburetor intakes,3-of the 1990's and 4- Electrical wirings were very simple etc etc . I therefore do not wanna think my previous experience at maintaining such bikes can just be copied and pasted for these models.

Thats why i seek your opinions that am sure will come with loads or experience

Thank you all in advance
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Re: more than 50K mileage on r1150gs

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My take is to do a routine major servicing (sort of thing I'd do when getting any new-to-me bike, fluids, plugs, any recommended factory adjustments to spec) and call it good. If it's not broken, don't worry about fixing it. Tuneup, learn how to get the valves in spec and RIDE! :D

My 1100R has 150K on it, and I just replaced the head gaskets last fall, but only because it weeped oil on my right boot when I was caning it on backroads. Besides that, the service history is full of plugs, brakes, oil changes and tires.
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Re: more than 50K mileage on r1150gs

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Beemer Guy wrote:Hi all,

I am a newbie to the r1150gs, i bought a 2003 r1150gs that has are 54500Km mileage reading. it runs fine but and I am very certain the BMW is a nice machine but i have this feeling that sooner than later i will have to replace some parts. ( parts i know very little about).
Ok, you can start here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3

And here:
http://advwisdom.hogranch.com/Wisdom/

And here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=836736

Of course, most of what you'll read here on the Roadster board R1150R section is applicable, since the GS and R share drivetrain and some other parts.

Congratulations and Enjoy!
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Re: more than 50K mileage on r1150gs

Post by ldeijkva »

I clocked in about 100k kilometers on my GS. No big issues to be honest. One seal started leaking between the engine & clutch.
About 60 euro in parts (seal + 6 torgue bolts) & 4 to 5 hours labour. BMW changes 11 time units (+/- 9 hours), I got it done by a dutch forum member.

Heard some stories about wear on the pistons after about 100k, but also saw GS riders with a hazzle-free 150k on the counter.
Guess it's all about preventive maintenance in the end. :)
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