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[dapleb]

OI LOIKE CAKE

[jlmtdm]

I second that .

[LDRider]

Scrape off the icing and dig in.

[Pantboy]

Now that would be as struggle for some people to cope with; it's BMW, but then again it's cake! Would the BMW hating cake lovers shun it, eat it, or burst a blood vessel trying to decide?

Is it an official BMW accessory to go with Mick's BBQ?

 

 

do you mean this BBQ

 

[Matt101]

That is the cheap GS model though isn't it? I suppose the GSA one has automatic ignition and a rotisserie! 

[sidestand]

Oi less of the cheap - that's all stainless steel that is ! - worth more than me TDM in scrap 

 

Now they've spoiled my surprise - been keeping that BBQ quiet for 3 years now, so I could get it fired up in front of Ivan at a GTG 

[Mitch]

Bloody heavy, I know that much.

[sidestand]

Alun, the bike, or the BBQ ??

[ChrisG]

All of the above and a few more of us besides

Edited by ChrisG, 11 October 2013 - 07:21 pm.

[doboy]

i dont  dislike bmw.s at all ...probably done more miles on them than most .. they just dont suit my figure anymore .                ......................  1234.jpg   31.08KB   21 downloads

[sidestand]

i dont  dislike bmw.s at all ...probably done more miles on them than most .. they just dont suit my figure anymore .                ......................1234.jpg

  You look like you enjoy a good breakfast - As you're in Nottingham, d'you fancy coming over to the Cafe Hockley on Heathcote street on Saturday 2nd November - around 9.30 am - It's the monthly East Midlands breakfast meet of UKGSer's - anyone welcome for a chinwag - no bike make or model discriminated against - been on TDM's Trumpets whatever. - anyone welcome 

[Matt101]

  You look like you enjoy a good breakfast - As you're in Nottingham, d'you fancy coming over to the Cafe Hockley on Heathcote street on Saturday 2nd November - around 9.30 am - It's the monthly East Midlands breakfast meet of UKGSer's - anyone welcome for a chinwag - no bike make or model discriminated against - been on TDM's Trumpets whatever. - anyone welcome 

I may attend

[sidestand]

You are more than welcome  

 

I'll post up if there are any changes  - the ABR forum have a standing invite from the organiser as well - so it's not just BM's (not anyway, as there are Hardley's, Guzzis, Vespas etc from our lot in any case.

Free on street parking & a lovely breakfast - al fresco if it's nice weather as well.

[TinTin]

Er, like, this might not be the best time to ask but is 47k miles on a prestine 2004 1200 GS too many miles.

 Asking for a friend of course.

Doboy how could you get rid of a bike like that?? You could have done a Ewan McJedi trip on that baby

[dablik]

Er, like, this might not be the best time to ask but is 47k miles on a prestine 2004 1200 GS too many miles.

 Asking for a friend of course.

Doboy how could you get rid of a bike like that?? You could have done a Ewan McJedi trip on that baby

 

 when they do work there known to pull 200,000 miles and more... i would have one cept just cant afford it, would be a cracking bike for your neck of the woods.

[sidestand]

Er, like, this might not be the best time to ask but is 47k miles on a prestine 2004 1200 GS too many miles.

 Asking for a friend of course.

Doboy how could you get rid of a bike like that?? You could have done a Ewan McJedi trip on that baby

If it's been looked after, & by your description, it has, it will be fine. There might be some replacement parts due on the final drive, & suspenders could be tired with that mileage, but there are plenty of independent specialists around these days who can do the job at a third of the price of main dealers. Engines are simple & bullet proof (derived from a ditch pump engine after all  )

My old R80GS is being picked up today by a local bloke ot us who specialises in final drives - got a UJ on the way out - but the bike is 21 years old 

[Studley Ramrod]

Now that R80GS is a 'proper' BMW.   Bags of character, built to last, easy to service and it's painted in tractor red.

[TinTin]

Ta for that. Just one more question. Does a GS that old need to go back to a dealer to get the service indicator nocked off. Does it have a service indicator in fact?

It has newish Ohlins front & rear by the way

Edited by yamahasam, 12 October 2013 - 10:24 am.

[LDRider]

Can't speak for UK or elsewhere overseas, but I bought a 2003 for my cousin in Canada and he had to clear the service indicator before he could license it.  So, yeah, a 2004 does have a service indicator.  The canadian dealership totally ripped him off for that little business - charged him $500 (so might be worth you asking about prior).

 

And, I agree w/ SS, if the bike has been properly maintained 50k miles really isn't much for that engine.

 

BTW, 2004 was the last year of the 1150s and first year they used dual spark.  Some people reckon it's the best year of the bike, but that's really a matter of taste.  One thing for sure, that year was bomb proof design/build, generally speaking.

[sidestand]

It is a nice bike, I must admit, & it did bloody well two up with all the camping kit when Boy Wonder & I went to Luxemburg this August 

 

Here it is on a short stop in Belgium on the way home 

 

 

Edited by sidestand, 12 October 2013 - 10:50 am.