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From: wessie on 6 Feb 2010 15:51 "malc" <malunspamwhite(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:c%jbn.36881$Ym4.24035(a)text.news.virginmedia.com: > wessie wrote: >> >> Ebay/classifieds then. A dealer bike for about a grand is going to be >> poor value. >> >> Did you not like the RS or was it about to be a money pit? > > It was ok. But it was bloody heavy and having a dry clutch was not > ideal for commuting in heavy traffic. The recommended way to use a BMW > clutch is more like a switch, in or out, and a lot of starting and > stopping would make it wear too fast. Then I saw someone's how to > change an oilhead clutch on a BMW forum [1] and realised that I really > didn't want to spend 3 or 4 days changing the clutch when it finally > went. BMW can charge up to �900 to do the job, an independant > specialist can charge �500 and as the bike had done 50K without a > clutch change........ > I've been commuting 35 miles to Cardiff on my R-GS. Although, only the last mile is stop/start as the lanes are too narrow to filter. The rest of the route is either rural A road or urban dual carriageway. IMV, the R-GS clutch is very user friendly and happy to be slipped. When traversing Alpine passes the best way to get up 1 in 3 hairpins is to keep the revs constant and control the speed using clutch and rear brake. I've had the bike over 8 years, it's approaching 40k and my clutch hasn't been frazzled yet and one trip over the Stelvio must give a bike more stick than a summer commuting through Filton! -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: wessie on 6 Feb 2010 15:54 "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote in news:7t6257Fkk9U1(a)mid.individual.net: > malc wrote: > >> wessie wrote: > >> > Did you not like the RS or was it about to be a money pit? >> >> It was ok. But it was bloody heavy and having a dry clutch was not >> ideal for commuting in heavy traffic. The recommended way to use a >> BMW clutch is more like a switch, in or out, and a lot of starting >> and stopping would make it wear too fast. Then I saw someone's how to >> change an oilhead clutch on a BMW forum [1] and realised that I >> really didn't want to spend 3 or 4 days changing the clutch when it >> finally went. BMW can charge up to #900 to do the job, an independant >> specialist can charge #500 and as the bike had done 50K without a >> clutch change........ >> >> [1] http://www.bmbikes.org.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10534 > > So you're basically saying it wasn't really very good at the job it was > designed to do, clutch wear was bad, dealer servicing and repairs were > prohibitive and Japanese bikes are a more sensible idea. > I think he's saying he filters like a poof and wants a water cooled bike with a fan so his bike doesn't overheat whilst sitting in traffic with cars. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: malc on 6 Feb 2010 15:55 Lozzo wrote: > > So you're basically saying it wasn't really very good at the job it > was designed to do, clutch wear was bad, No I didn't say clutch wear was bad, 50K with no clutch change seems to put the lie to that. As to what it was designed to do I really don't know although I suspect stop start commuting wasn't it. >dealer servicing and repairs were prohibitive and Japanese bikes are a >more sensible idea. > I'll grant you that, although it was the most comfortable bike I've owned (out of a fairly small sample I'll grant) > I really can't understand why people still buy the useless pieces of shite Reputation innit. -- Malc Rusted and ropy. Dog-eared old copy. Vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic: all words to describe me.
From: crn on 6 Feb 2010 17:54 malc <malunspamwhite(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Lozzo wrote: > > So you're basically saying it wasn't really very good at the job it > > was designed to do, clutch wear was bad, > > No I didn't say clutch wear was bad, 50K with no clutch change seems to put > the lie to that. As to what it was designed to do I really don't know > although I suspect stop start commuting wasn't it. So why not ride a bike which was designed as a commuter. A grand should buy you a low mileage GS500 in almost mint condition but the faired GS500F may be a tad more expensive. Other good commuter bikes are available. -- 03 GS500K2 76 Honda 400/4 project 68 Bantam D14/4 Sport (Classic) 06 Sukida SK50QT (Slanty eyed shopping trolley)
From: Lozzo on 6 Feb 2010 17:55
crn(a)NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote: > malc <malunspamwhite(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > Lozzo wrote: > > > So you're basically saying it wasn't really very good at the job > > > it was designed to do, clutch wear was bad, > > > > No I didn't say clutch wear was bad, 50K with no clutch change > > seems to put the lie to that. As to what it was designed to do I > > really don't know although I suspect stop start commuting wasn't it. > > So why not ride a bike which was designed as a commuter. > A grand should buy you a low mileage GS500 in almost mint condition Cheap because no-one likes them, for obvious reasons > but the faired GS500F may be a tad more expensive. > Other much better commuter bikes are available. Post corrected, no need to thank me. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details |