We hear of the bigger brother GS bikes having 100k miles. Who here has the most mileage on theirs? Kinda curious to see what the lifespan is of the smaller boxer motor.
NateE
Bought my 2002 1150 GSADV 3 years before Charley and Ewan did the very inspiring “Long Way Round”. They did 19,000 very cool mls in 4 months, me 70,000 mls in 20 years. The engine is pretty much the same as our NineTs, with slighter less 85bhp.
I had one(!) technical mishap when a rear wheel bearing gave up on the highway, in hindsight a result of spending too much time on the center stand without moving the wheels at all. I know, she shouldn’t spend 10 months of the year garaged up, but when I’m in Europe with my folks, we do get crackin’. 800 mls in one session? Done. On top off-road Mount Olympus in Greece, with only wild horses around? Done. Stuck in clay in Andalucia, conquered huge landslides in France, sure thing. Solo through Portugal, Romania, Norway? All done, and many more.
Would I ever hesitate to go for the next big one, on this 20 yo bike? Hell, no. This engine, and everything around it, is simply amazing.
Don’t worry.
I had one(!) technical mishap when a rear wheel bearing gave up on the highway, in hindsight a result of spending too much time on the center stand without moving the wheels at all. I know, she shouldn’t spend 10 months of the year garaged up, but when I’m in Europe with my folks, we do get crackin’. 800 mls in one session? Done. On top off-road Mount Olympus in Greece, with only wild horses around? Done. Stuck in clay in Andalucia, conquered huge landslides in France, sure thing. Solo through Portugal, Romania, Norway? All done, and many more.
Would I ever hesitate to go for the next big one, on this 20 yo bike? Hell, no. This engine, and everything around it, is simply amazing.
Don’t worry.
Cool! Now we need to see the 1150GSA as well!😉
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