It is extremely clean, but 24K isn`t a lot of mileage.
The R1100GS in the background has done 86K and is nearly as clean!
Yep, Tigger looks well clean.
Has the Beemer managed the 86k on the original gearbox?
Quote from: "Timbox2"Yep, Tigger looks well clean.
Has the Beemer managed the 86k on the original gearbox?
That is a bit of a sore point at the moment!
It has literally done 20 miles since having a recon box, complete clutch and a few other bits and bobs. The bill was just over £1500 :(
I was happy to get it done as the rest of the bike is very good, the engine is sweet as a nut and uses zero oil. It has a 30Litre tank from the 1150 Adventure model and 17" alloys from an 1150 RT, a sort of long range giant supermoto! It is a great bike.
Quote from: "MarkShelley"Quote from: "Timbox2"Yep, Tigger looks well clean.
Has the Beemer managed the 86k on the original gearbox?
That is a bit of a sore point at the moment!
It has literally done 20 miles since having a recon box, complete clutch and a few other bits and bobs. The bill was just over £1500 :(
I was happy to get it done as the rest of the bike is very good, the engine is sweet as a nut and uses zero oil. It has a 30Litre tank from the 1150 Adventure model and 17" alloys from an 1150 RT, a sort of long range giant supermoto! It is a great bike.
Oops , sorry, but I know that the early( Pre97) boxes were a weak point, though strangely failures were more common on the RS and RT bikes.
Long range supermoto, I know someone else on here who likes your thinking, eh Chris? What you need now is a lower ratio bevel box :)
Long range supermoto!! what a great idea :D
Quote from: "Chris Canning"Long range supermoto!! what a great idea :D
Here is she.
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/BMW%20R1100GS%201997/SDC10885.jpg)
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/BMW%20R1100GS%201997/SDC10879.jpg)
I also have this lurking in the garage
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Moto%20Guzzi%20850-T3%20California/newnumberplate007red.jpg)
And this
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/KLR250/SDC10932.jpg)
And this
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/7qqqqqqq/Moped%20Racing/Victorpics005-1.jpg)
And a little DT50MX which I literally got today which will be my lads first bike.
Did I mention that I am obsessed? :lol:
Out of interest,having gone to the trouble of doing your GS,what made you buy the Tiger.
Quote from: "Chris Canning"Out of interest,having gone to the trouble of doing your GS,what made you buy the Tiger.
I have owned a couple of Trident 900`s in the past and always loved the engine. I had a BMW R1100RT as well and had it up for sale and a chap 10 miles away asked me if I would be interested in a swap as he was into his boxer twins. I went and had a look and was up for a trade but in the end I sold the RT to another chap but made an offer for the Tiger because I liked it.
My Tiger is waiting for me to pick it up from my local independant mechanic who is Triumph trained and a great bloke. I wanted him to give it a complete service and full going over. It needed 6 shims and something was broken on one of the carb tops and had been botched. It is all now sorted.