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Bigyin wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:22 pm

Couchy wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:50 pm More of a look round it today. Rode it round the yard and made brum brum noises as it’s very quiet, although we saw it does have a cat removal y piece in. The exhaust man in the yard will make me a can for it so that’s one job sorted. Went through the paperwork and it wasn’t serviced too long ago. Had 3 offers and all turned down !

I might have a race can for one kicking about in one of the sheds , let me look in daylight as i cant remember if its in a box of bits or i gave it away already .....with the decat Y piece in and a race can they are noisy as fuck and i was self concious riding it in built up areas as EVERYONE looks (think
125 learner bike with an open Arrow pipe but noisier) .....i took the race can off and left the standard can on as the Y piece allows more noise

I always thought that they sounded like a Heinkel bomber from a war film ironically enough.

You used to see these run with the cat in place and no end can at all. IIRC it made a nice sound like that and I guess you could run full sized panniers both sides with that setup, well, assuming someone makes them?

Taipan wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:46 pm You used to see these run with the cat in place and no end can at all. IIRC it made a nice sound like that and I guess you could run full sized panniers both sides with that setup, well, assuming someone makes them?

That's how I run the Rockster. Makes it a lot easier to get the rear wheel off. The 'tip' is from another catalyser box. IIRC it went through the MOT like that last time, volume accepted is down to the testers discretion... (But its not that loud tbh)

And yes I have a full size left pannier, from an RT (or possibly an RS, they both came with lower exhausts as standard.)

Rockburner wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:34 pm

Taipan wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:46 pm You used to see these run with the cat in place and no end can at all. IIRC it made a nice sound like that and I guess you could run full sized panniers both sides with that setup, well, assuming someone makes them?

That's how I run the Rockster. Makes it a lot easier to get the rear wheel off. The 'tip' is from another catalyser box. IIRC it went through the MOT like that last time, volume accepted is down to the testers discretion... (But its not that loud tbh)

And yes I have a full size left pannier, from an RT (or possibly an RS, they both came with lower exhausts as standard.)

The annoying thing about the tip is the cat never looks as clean.

Must be a week now!
£2500 and I'm cutting me own throat

Demannu wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:40 pm Must be a week now!
£2500 and I'm cutting me own throat

I'm gonna buck the general trend of the thread, you'd have to pay me 2.5k to take it.

New tyres fitted today and plenty of bolt on tat removed. It even had little rubber guards to protect the previous owners delicate toes from dirt. What is it with GS owners making them more like cars and bolting shit to them

Supermofo wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:34 pm

Demannu wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:40 pm Must be a week now!
£2500 and I'm cutting me own throat

I'm gonna buck the general trend of the thread, you'd have to pay me 2.5k to take it.

I think I'd want more than that to take it away

Couchy wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:38 pm New tyres fitted today and plenty of bolt on tat removed. It even had little rubber guards to protect the previous owners delicate toes from dirt. What is it with GS owners making them more like cars and bolting shit to them

Have a look on UKGSer forum and the amount of bolt on shit and cup holders will amaze you ........ i never did understand the flap things under the cylinder heads but some people love an add on just to make it look "adventure"

Today was the day, a 25 mile spin to see if the bike runs and rides ok. I can report it does no issues. Comfy handles lovely. A massive long throttle and first gear and very old fashioned but quicker than its 85hp suggests

I ran my GS 1150 Adv without a cat and a race Remus . It always sounded like someone was following you farting.
I then went back to car - with a conical end piece … that was better !

Never understood the footflap thing

Stripped GS rear down today, indicators were different lengths as it had pannier rails on. Put 2 new ones on. Also sent rear rack off to be powder coated black instead of silver. Put riders seat into high position too. Just the engine bars to remove now as they weigh the same as the bike

And finally a clean

Untitled by Tony H, on Flickr

it looks like it scrubs up nicely..

Fuck ugly.... but nicely .

Has the ABS been removed, or was the GS available non-ABS?

I only mention it as it looks like there's a sensor missing from the FD (compared to my KRS).

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:45 am Has the ABS been removed, or was the GS available non-ABS?

I only mention it as it looks like there's a sensor missing from the FD (compared to my KRS).

The GS in base form was available with no ABS - as far as I remember

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:45 am Has the ABS been removed, or was the GS available non-ABS?

I only mention it as it looks like there's a sensor missing from the FD (compared to my KRS).

It's a non abs one

Less to go wrong!

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:45 am Has the ABS been removed, or was the GS available non-ABS?

I only mention it as it looks like there's a sensor missing from the FD (compared to my KRS).

IIRC on all the R259 series the ABS was an option. But there were so many 'special editions' that had the ABS included, and so many GS buyers included the option, it sometimes seems like they ALL had it.

Most ABS bikes used the ABS ring & sensor as the speedo timing signal as well, but for non-ABS bikes it depends on whether or not the speedo is an analogue cable-driven one, or digitally driven. The GS has (IIRC) a spinney cable driven speedo from the front, Some K-series bikes, the R1100S and Rockster had digital speedos and so there was a castellated ring on the crown gear (just pushed on!) that was 'read' by a sensor that dropped into the top of the Final Drive.


Couchy - I thought you were taking the engine bars off??

Rockburner wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:05 pm Some K-series bikes, the R1100S and Rockster had digital speedos and so there was a castellated ring on the crown gear (just pushed on!) that was 'read' by a sensor that dropped into the top of the Final Drive.

That's what's missing!

I've remembered on my K-RS the ABS sensor is bolted on the end of the caliper, it's actually a speedo sensor in the FD.