Carpe Citizen
Posted 16 October 2016 - 02:54 pm
Took my GSA in for it's 36000 mile service last week after our Euro trip .......
2 days later, got a call from Service Manager, telling me that final drive bearings were about fooked ! 
He said if he didn't know better, he'd say the bike had been overloaded ! .......what a cheek, Eh, Cliff ?? 
Luckily, I've kept up the extended warranty & I got the £800 arse end rebuild for the excess - Result !
So am now OK for another 36K miles 
Edited by sidestand, 16 October 2016 - 02:55 pm.
The older I get, the better I was96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a tripleGary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder
1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker
2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !
BMW K1300R
2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit
BMW S1000XR in white
has been here 4ever
Posted 16 October 2016 - 04:08 pm
The Blue One : 2004 model owned 2010-2018 much loved, much missed and now living with a man in Scotland
The Black One : 2010 Model Registered 2013 owned 2018 - present.Beowulf Cans. Renthal 755s Grip Puppies,15w fork oil,DL650 handguards,givi engine bars,led spotlights,gipro gear indicator,shortened dogbones,LeeHenty CSM kit and stainless bits,Topsellerie seat,MRA Xcreen,grip puppies.PC III (dynoed). K&N airfilter,Fenda extenda.
full o shoite
Posted 16 October 2016 - 04:39 pm
Took my GSA in for it's 36000 mile service last week after our Euro trip .......
2 days later, got a call from Service Manager, telling me that final drive bearings were about fooked !
He said if he didn't know better, he'd say the bike had been overloaded ! .......what a cheek, Eh, Cliff ??
Luckily, I've kept up the extended warranty & I got the £800 arse end rebuild for the excess - Result !
So am now OK for another 36K miles
Funny that, my original OEM chain and sprockets lasted as long as that IIRC 
Blue 04 TDM,PR2 rear Roadsmart front, Yamaha topox, Givi E360 panniers, PL pannier holders, BMW handguards, Yamaha touring screen, Scottoiler, 12v ciggie socket, carbon core HT leads
Gorn 
Master Intermediate Fettlin' Award 2018
Posted 16 October 2016 - 04:50 pm
must be all that torque just wrecking them me thinks seems a common theme especially between 2004-2007, if i could grab a cheap 1100GS would'nt mind spending a bit on it, they hold their prices to well and dont think me pockets are deep enough, might get the poor mans GS, an XT660 
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead Gone to Heaven
1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space Gone to Heaven 
Sorted and on the Road Mick it's the bike that Jack built 
Carpe Citizen
Posted 16 October 2016 - 05:34 pm
2 days later.....great service!
To be fair, I dropped the bike in on the Saturday - they are closed Sundays & Mondays - & he rang me on the Tuesday.
I'd arranged to leave it with them all week & pick it up on the following Saturday anyway, as I'm working away a lot at the moment.
They picked the issue up changing the final drive oil - it was milky & had water in it - so they had to ask me for authorisation to inspect further under the warranty.
I said yes & they found a fair bit of corrosion due to water ingress from a damaged O ring seal. The bearing wasn't too bad, but it's only the bearing & bearings, crown wheel etc covered under the extended warranty .......but to change those, they had to rebuild the whole lot, if you get my meaning
They did me a big favour doing it the way they did 
And as regards the longevity compared to chains ......it's a big heavy bike that has been used 'enthusiastically' all it's life - so if the FD has cost me £50 in six years & 36k miles, I'm happy. I've got a TDM that's still on it's first C&S's after 30K miles as well .......but my Fazer 1000 - which is more comparable needed them changing at 12k miles
The older I get, the better I was96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a tripleGary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder
1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker
2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !
BMW K1300R
2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit
BMW S1000XR in white
Monkey Boys Monkey
Posted 16 October 2016 - 05:43 pm
Overloaded ? Surely not.
Seems to have lasted longer than many have, after reading about them on the UKGSer forum Mick. Glad ya got it sorted for little money anyhoos. Perfect for a trade in against an LC now eh ? 
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
Carpe Citizen
Posted 16 October 2016 - 06:13 pm
That was the warranty work ...........the 36K service with brake pads all round & a new pair of tyres plus an MOT was eye stinging
And I'm keeping this one .......still haven't made up my mind on what to get for a new one ......S100XR or an LC GSA
Edited by sidestand, 16 October 2016 - 06:14 pm.
The older I get, the better I was96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a tripleGary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder
1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker
2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !
BMW K1300R
2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit
BMW S1000XR in white
Master Intermediate Fettlin' Award 2018
Posted 16 October 2016 - 06:47 pm
Thanks for servicing it for me Mick 
..........
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead Gone to Heaven
1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space Gone to Heaven Sorted and on the Road Mick it's the bike that Jack built
full o shoite
Posted 16 October 2016 - 07:48 pm
What damaged the O ring?
2002 TDM900 Yellow
has been here 4ever
Posted 16 October 2016 - 08:02 pm
What damaged the O ring?
The build quality
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full o shoite
Posted 16 October 2016 - 08:09 pm
The build quality
2002 TDM900 Yellow
has been here 4ever
Posted 16 October 2016 - 09:30 pm
I shook hands on an R1200RT this summer but had to wait a week as it needed the rear wheel flange re-call done, and I was to pick it up the next day, when I got the phone call? they told me the BMW dealer had detected a roughness in the final drive when turned by hand and suspected it was on the way out...the next day I went home on a VFR1200F nuff said!
Don't get confused between my personality
and my attitude. My personality is who I am,
my attitude depends on who YOU are!
Skinny people are easy to kidnap.....Stay safe and eat cake!!!!!
Carpe Citizen
Posted 16 October 2016 - 10:14 pm
And have you still got the VFR ??
The older I get, the better I was96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a tripleGary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder
1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker
2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !
BMW K1300R
2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit
BMW S1000XR in white
Monkey Boy
Posted 17 October 2016 - 06:16 am
has been here 4ever
Posted 17 October 2016 - 06:19 am
No I have a Supertenere 1200 now which suits my needs a bit better and also has a shaft drive, I 'lllet you know it's condition at 30,000 miles
Don't get confused between my personality
and my attitude. My personality is who I am,
my attitude depends on who YOU are!
Skinny people are easy to kidnap.....Stay safe and eat cake!!!!!
Master Intermediate Fettlin' Award 2018
Posted 17 October 2016 - 09:57 am
Chain fur me thanks very much! Couldn't be doin with that!
Wonder what the parts cost if ya do it yersen?
If it's the big bearing only that's gone (which seems the norm) a new bearing is around £45 plus a few other bits and bobs so, maybe around £70ish !! all looks perfectly doable at home..
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead Gone to Heaven
1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space Gone to Heaven Sorted and on the Road Mick it's the bike that Jack built
has been here 4ever
Posted 21 November 2016 - 05:22 pm
I believe the dealer I dealt with, sent it to "Jeffries" for overhaul and it was a quick turnround and back in the bike within 3 day's!
Don't get confused between my personality
and my attitude. My personality is who I am,
my attitude depends on who YOU are!
Skinny people are easy to kidnap.....Stay safe and eat cake!!!!!
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