Possible offer.

daviedevs · Nov 4, 2017

Been offered a possible exchange for my Thunderace.

2001 1150 GS. With top box and satnav. 31k miles.

Quite a few scrapes and bubbling rust on swing arm and a few other places.

Never owned a bmw before until the 2017 1200GSA I have now which I love but need to keep the miles down(pcp) so don’t want to use as my commuter. Hence the offer.

He says it’s worth approx 2k.

Anything I should look out for? I’m not after mint, just reliable summer transport to work and back a few times a month.

Thanks.

fizzer · Nov 4, 2017

as long as the clutch is ok evey thing else is pritty easy to sort out

Kenny · Nov 4, 2017

Keep the Thunderace..even put a high bar conversion on it..at least you know what you have :thumb2

theoneandonly · Nov 4, 2017

you'll get more speeding tickets on the BMW , i know i do !

daviedevs · Nov 4, 2017

Kenny said:
Keep the Thunderace..even put a high bar conversion on it..at least you know what you have

I would but it’s not the bike for commuting. Plus the knees aren’t what they were and the pegs are too high.

AberdeenAngus · Nov 4, 2017

£2k seems fair enough.
Check the clutch and look for play in the bearings....usual stuff.
Pretty bulletproof bikes.

JJH · Nov 4, 2017

Dont be persuaded by a satnav. 31K miles is very low milage for that old a bike. JJH

daviedevs · Nov 4, 2017

JJH said:
Dont be persuaded by a satnav. 31K miles is very low milage for that old a bike. JJH

No I have several satnavs anyway. Low miles is a good thing though surely?

oblertone · Nov 4, 2017

daviedevs said:
No I have several satnavs anyway. Low miles is a good thing though surely?

It can be, if the milage has been steadily accrued over the years; if however its been stood for several years then there are other areas to consider. e.g. My first GS was an 1100 with low miles but had been stood for most of its life. The water in the brake fluid eroded a channel in the master cylinder which rendered the brakes ineffective at a very inconvenient moment.

JJH · Nov 4, 2017

daviedevs said:
No I have several satnavs anyway. Low miles is a good thing though surely?

It depends. I'd rather see a few miles on the bike. Some times I feel there are a few miles you cannot see. I think bikes that hav'nt done a lot of miles give more trouble. I've had a good few bms and do a lot of milage. I dont seem to have the troubles that crop up here regularley. No clutches batterys no nothing but tyers and serviceing. JJH

daviedevs · Nov 4, 2017

JJH said:
It depends. I'd rather see a few miles on the bike. Some times I feel there are a few miles you cannot see. I think bikes that hav'nt done a lot of miles give more trouble. I've had a good few bms and do a lot of milage. I dont seem to have the troubles that crop up here regularley. No clutches batterys no nothing but tyers and serviceing. JJH

Ok fair enough. Thanks for the thoughts.

JohnnyBoxer · Nov 4, 2017

JJH said:
It depends. I'd rather see a few miles on the bike. Some times I feel there are a few miles you cannot see. I think bikes that hav'nt done a lot of miles give more trouble. I've had a good few bms and do a lot of milage. I dont seem to have the troubles that crop up here regularley. No clutches batterys no nothing but tyers and serviceing. JJH

Nobody wants my 1150 GSA with 62k ??

JJH · Nov 4, 2017

JohnnyBoxer said:
Nobody wants my 1150 GSA with 62k ??

Why not? I’m sure it would be a good buy. Depending on price and condition. 62k miles is nothing on these bikes. Condition is everything. A few tasteful bits of bling panniers ect always help. JJH

JohnnyBoxer · Nov 4, 2017

JJH said:
Why not? I’m sure it would be a good buy. Depending on price and condition. 62k miles is nothing on these bikes. Condition is everything. A few tasteful bits of bling panniers ect always help. JJH

Bike is mint
Full BMW service history
Aftermarket suspension
System panniers
All the right bits
Not a sniff

JJH · Nov 4, 2017

JohnnyBoxer said:
Bike is mint
Full BMW service history
Aftermarket suspension
System panniers
All the right bits
Not a sniff

What price? Is it overpriced? JJH

Slipperyeel · Nov 5, 2017

JJH said:
Dont be persuaded by a satnav. 31K miles is very low milage for that old a bike. JJH

JJH said:
What price? Is it overpriced? JJH

JB amd I are in more or less the same camp. Not much interest in mine either (mine had only 59k on it, I mean compared to that hefty 62k of JB's - haha). These bikes ate just about run in.

JJH · Nov 5, 2017

I agree with you. Easy credit isn’t helping. JJH

sykospain · Nov 9, 2017

It's the dreaded PCP delayed purchase concept that's destroying the second-hand market.
An entirely negative trend and worse for us having been dreamt up by the franchises and lenders.
I heard on the radio the other day that the UK personal debt mountain is now up to the level pre-crash.
Worrying....
AL in s.e. Spain

Deleted account 200123001 · Nov 9, 2017

JohnnyBoxer said:
Not a sniff

Swop 4 xbx1 wiv 4 games and cbr125 non runner?

metropolis2k · Nov 10, 2017

fizzer said:
as long as the clutch is ok evey thing else is pritty easy to sort out

Exactly what I was going to say.

Take it for a test ride, get in 6th and give it the beans to see if there's any slippage. At those miles you'd imagine not but worth checking. Got any photos of it to share so we can all nose around it?

EDIT: Presume it's this one? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...dventure&advertising-location=at_bikes&page=1

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