bmw r1150gs ora ducati multistrada 1000ds

psalliss · 12 Mar 2012 at 19:10

ill see what i can do about a vid and pics. been on nights all weekend ans no tax so havent used it more than the 5 miles riding it home.

going to get taxed tommorow and hopefully bit of a run out and then good clean and fit battery charger lead.

only problem garage is now full with 3 bikes and a scooter and bit of a scqueeze with big gs as well but found a solution on ebay of a centre stand mover stand so i can put it on centre stand and then just push it flat against wall.

Brackish · 13 Mar 2012 at 04:30

I know the pain and the joys of nights. I am on them permanently

If I pass my theory and DAS I should be good to get a bike in mid may (budget should be around the 3k mark for bike, insurance ans locks)

Does the GS you have sound meaty? I have seen a few older (guessing the 1150) and newer ones been ridden and I quite like the sound they make.

Ps: Congrats on your purchase.

psalliss · 13 Mar 2012 at 18:07

Brackish said:
I know the pain and the joys of nights. I am on them permanently

If I pass my theory and DAS I should be good to get a bike in mid may (budget should be around the 3k mark for bike, insurance ans locks)

Does the GS you have sound meaty? I have seen a few older (guessing the 1150) and newer ones been ridden and I quite like the sound they make.

Ps: Congrats on your purchase.

id happily work permenant nights as body can get used to routine mine are just daft and all over the place but hey ho.

it sounds so so. fairly quiet and refined compared to my ducati 999s with termiongis on it.

psalliss · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:14

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bit different to the other bike

Brackish · 15 Mar 2012 at 14:05

Nice!

Considering the mileage on the GS it still looks new and your Ducati is lush.

Will you get a new exhaust for the GS?

psalliss · 15 Mar 2012 at 14:11

i know thats what sold me in the end its mint. needs an hour spent to de grease back wheel and polish it up a bit as its the only bit that shows any wear. i always thought after about 10000 miles a bike was dead. silly i know. but reading up on the gs they do 200000 miles with nothing but basic servicing as a rule. not sure about exhaust if one comes up on ebay or similar i may do but not massively bothered.

thanks my ducati is my toy its only done 3000 miles on an 03 plate and is a bit of an investement. bought it in sept i think and only done about a 150 miles on it since i got it.

Brackish · 15 Mar 2012 at 14:24

So the Ducati is borderlining a 'show piece'

I really like the BMW F800 but they are too new and too much for a newbie. I am having trouble trying to find a decent 500 - 600cc for upto £2-2.3k. I saw a CB500, 2001 plate, 17.5k miles and it looks mint but at £1695 I think it is a bit too much considering the age of the bike.

Any tips you have then throw them my way please!

hillbilly2 · 15 Mar 2012 at 18:57

Looks like someone has already ditched the collector box/cat and filled a Y piece,so you just need a muffler.
Non ABS i see

psalliss · 16 Mar 2012 at 00:08

Brackish said:
So the Ducati is borderlining a 'show piece'

I really like the BMW F800 but they are too new and too much for a newbie. I am having trouble trying to find a decent 500 - 600cc for upto £2-2.3k. I saw a CB500, 2001 plate, 17.5k miles and it looks mint but at £1695 I think it is a bit too much considering the age of the bike.

Any tips you have then throw them my way please!

it is very much a show piece bought it on a bit of a whim when i fancied a change from hayabusas that id had for several years. really like it but daft as it sounds it feels wrong to ride it.

have a look as sv650s cheap insurance and nice v twin engine.

and yes the middle section is a remus one. no abs - the chap that had it didnt want one and i cant say i was that bothered either way