How many miles are on your R1200GS? Results tabulated! by YEAR - Page 4

LaurelPerryOnLand · 04-21-2012, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 955616846

I have 862,517km in the logs (the original instruments are long dead) on a GS since March '05. It sounds impressive, but it has only averaged 123,000km or 76,000mi per year living and working in remote regions.
The bike was my company vehicle (I own the company) due for replacement in 2008 before it hit 400k. That didn't happen after I had an accident on another bike. It was replaced in '10, but the new GSA was seriously damaged a couple of months later and spent the rest of the year off the road and after being repaired was left in secure storage for 6 months when trapped by flood waters. My daughter recovered and kept it mid 2011 - it has been good to her. A new bike arrived in January this year, but I am back on the '05 again until my girlfriends new bike arrives. If she keeps the bike that she is on then I am okay with that if it makes her happy, but I am wondering if I will ever be able to put the old girl to rest.

I want to see a pic of this beauty!
PS...the bike...not the girlfriend.

PPS...Where in Oz...know it well.

Reester · 04-26-2012, 05:04 AM

Please do tell us how your bike handled this distance...you must

have gone through 10 shafts and 200 sets of tyres!

melsman · 05-05-2012, 01:13 PM

Have an '05
got it 2 years ago with 25,000 klms
now have 66,000 klms

so,, 41,000 miles

I've been outta service with a bad rotator cuff for the last month, or I'd have 68k or more

david hall · 05-06-2012, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 955616846

I have 862,517km in the logs (the original instruments are long dead) on a GS since March '05. It sounds impressive, but it has only averaged 123,000km or 76,000mi per year living and working in remote regions.
The bike was my company vehicle (I own the company) due for replacement in 2008 before it hit 400k. That didn't happen after I had an accident on another bike. It was replaced in '10, but the new GSA was seriously damaged a couple of months later and spent the rest of the year off the road and after being repaired was left in secure storage for 6 months when trapped by flood waters. My daughter recovered and kept it mid 2011 - it has been good to her. A new bike arrived in January this year, but I am back on the '05 again until my girlfriends new bike arrives. If she keeps the bike that she is on then I am okay with that if it makes her happy, but I am wondering if I will ever be able to put the old girl to rest.

Yep can we have a bit of a run down on the bike, repairs and the like? whats still original and what has been replaced? this bike has the makings of a legend

LaurelPerryOnLand · 05-11-2012, 09:55 AM

Shameless weekly bump for more data...

Who's got a GREAT STORY about their mileage...no not 80085.

Lensgrinder · 05-11-2012, 10:16 AM

Mine's at 33,200, it would be 10,000 less if not for the Alaska trip 2 years ago.
Awesome trip though.

rdwalker · 05-11-2012, 03:17 PM

LaurelPerryOnLand asked for '06's. Here is one: a 2006 GS - just rolled over 64,000 miles. No real battle stories - except that apparenlty I still don't know how to ride it.

Of course, this is just a brief ride down the driveway compared with 955616846's half-million-mile monster. Wow.

Here is my bike, on a lonely Quebec back road, as it reached the 64k mark.

Hey, LaurelPerryOnLand, have a great trip! Less then a week to departure!

LaurelPerryOnLand · 05-21-2012, 05:44 PM

shameless weekly bump for more data.

(PS...on the road in Bellingham (Raining for 3 days) waiting for the 5/26 ferry to Whittier, AK.

Kind people at Biker's Oasis in Laurel, WA gave me aqccess to their computer! Stop by and see them!

LPOL

LaurelPerryOnLand · 06-17-2012, 07:45 PM

Back from 31 day trip to Coldfoot...survived.

Let's get this survey crackin' again after 4 weeks of non bump!

chrome bandit · 06-17-2012, 09:24 PM

Congrats! Will you post some pix and a ride report...? (pretty pleeze?)

LaurelPerryOnLand · 06-17-2012, 10:48 PM

Will do an abbreviated one...with LOTS of picture in album on Photobucket!
Just spent a couple hours captioning.

Also...have a 10 minute x 10 minute TRACK on Spot Adventures which I'll share tomorrow.

Great trip! Thanks for your interest.

Just calculated the mileage: 5,572 miles without the 1,500 mile Alaska Marine Highway System ferry from Bellingham, WA to Whittier, AK.

================================================== =====
TEST OF LINK to Google Earth
Google Earth KML file Link to 31 Day trip from Denver to Coldfoot:
You must click on the file (spot_messages(3) in SkyDriveLive and OPEN in Google Earth

LaurelPerryOnLand · 06-30-2012, 12:25 PM

shameless weekly bump for more data

Special Thanks to: Ed and Janet Howle...Ed for taking the picture...and Janet for doing the Windexing.
Authors of The Long Road to Paris who graciously agreed to give me back my eye sight.
www.thelongroadtoparis.com

LaurelPerryOnLand · 07-07-2012, 10:07 AM

Shameless weekly bump for more data.

jdub · 07-08-2012, 04:21 AM

An update for my 2007 GSA: Over 103,000 miles now with some details and pictures on the corresponding mileage link below.

bob393 · 07-08-2012, 10:30 AM

Great info, thanks

04-26-2012, 05:04 AM	#47
Reester One Man Wolf Pack Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Stirling, Adelaide Oddometer: 3	high mileage gs...wow Please do tell us how your bike handled this distance...you must have gone through 10 shafts and 200 sets of tyres! __________________ Lies, DAMN lies, i tell you... Reester screwed with this post 04-26-2012 at 05:10 AM

05-05-2012, 01:13 PM	#48
melsman Great White North GS'r Joined: Sep 2009 Location: 10 hour drive north of Billings Montana Oddometer: 76	Winter SUCKS Have an '05 got it 2 years ago with 25,000 klms now have 66,000 klms so,, 41,000 miles I've been outta service with a bad rotator cuff for the last month, or I'd have 68k or more __________________ Did I ever tell you, I'm smarter than I look? Yah,,, I know, I look pretty dumb

05-11-2012, 10:16 AM	#51
Lensgrinder Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2007 Location: San Marcos, California Oddometer: 1,025	Mine's at 33,200, it would be 10,000 less if not for the Alaska trip 2 years ago. Awesome trip though. __________________ Pain is Temporary, but Quitting Lasts Forever! 2012 R1200GSA 2009 F650GS (Wife's) 1987 Husqvarna WR 430

05-11-2012, 03:17 PM	#52
rdwalker Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2005 Location: The Badlands (of NJ) Oddometer: 2,439	LaurelPerryOnLand asked for '06's. Here is one: a 2006 GS - just rolled over 64,000 miles. No real battle stories - except that apparenlty I still don't know how to ride it. Of course, this is just a brief ride down the driveway compared with 955616846's half-million-mile monster. Wow. Here is my bike, on a lonely Quebec back road, as it reached the 64k mark. Hey, LaurelPerryOnLand, have a great trip! Less then a week to departure! __________________ Robert in Northern NJ __ '09 R12GS, '03 R1150RT -->> James Bay & North Road Solo Blitz -->> Patagonia / Tierra del Fuego Cappuccino Tour -->> Trans-Labrador Highway Solo Blitz --->> South African Cappuccino Tour rdwalker screwed with this post 05-11-2012 at 03:29 PM

05-21-2012, 05:44 PM	#53
LaurelPerryOnLand ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 2,417	North 2 Alaska... shameless weekly bump for more data. (PS...on the road in Bellingham (Raining for 3 days) waiting for the 5/26 ferry to Whittier, AK. Kind people at Biker's Oasis in Laurel, WA gave me aqccess to their computer! Stop by and see them! LPOL LaurelPerryOnLand screwed with this post 06-18-2012 at 07:32 AM

05-11-2012, 09:55 AM	#50
LaurelPerryOnLand ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 2,417	Shameless weekly bump for more data... Who's got a GREAT STORY about their mileage...no not 80085.

06-17-2012, 07:45 PM	#54
LaurelPerryOnLand ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 2,417	Back from 31 day trip to Coldfoot...survived. Let's get this survey crackin' again after 4 weeks of non bump! LaurelPerryOnLand screwed with this post 06-18-2012 at 07:33 AM

06-17-2012, 09:24 PM	#55
chrome bandit Wide footed adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Seattle-ish Oddometer: 254	Congrats! Will you post some pix and a ride report...? (pretty pleeze?) __________________ Seattle-Deadhorse-Homer-Inside Passage 2011 Hells Canyon 2012 WABDR 2012 How to embed Excel/PPT/Word docs in ADV Blog: http://terra.incognita.ws

06-17-2012, 10:48 PM	#56
LaurelPerryOnLand ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 2,417	Will do an abbreviated one...with LOTS of picture in album on Photobucket! Just spent a couple hours captioning. Also...have a 10 minute x 10 minute TRACK on Spot Adventures which I'll share tomorrow. Great trip! Thanks for your interest. Just calculated the mileage: 5,572 miles without the 1,500 mile Alaska Marine Highway System ferry from Bellingham, WA to Whittier, AK. ================================================== ===== TEST OF LINK to Google Earth Google Earth KML file Link to 31 Day trip from Denver to Coldfoot: You must click on the file (spot_messages(3) in SkyDriveLive and OPEN in Google Earth LaurelPerryOnLand screwed with this post 06-22-2012 at 09:06 PM

06-30-2012, 12:25 PM	#57
LaurelPerryOnLand ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 2,417	People in Alaska on the DALTON are VERY ACCOMMODATING! shameless weekly bump for more data Special Thanks to: Ed and Janet Howle...Ed for taking the picture...and Janet for doing the Windexing. Authors of The Long Road to Paris who graciously agreed to give me back my eye sight. www.thelongroadtoparis.com LaurelPerryOnLand screwed with this post 06-30-2012 at 02:27 PM

07-07-2012, 10:07 AM	#58
LaurelPerryOnLand ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Denver, CO Oddometer: 2,417	Shameless weekly bump for more data.

07-08-2012, 04:21 AM	#59
jdub Dawg bytes reel gud Joined: Jan 2004 Location: S. Central PA Oddometer: 1,381	An update for my 2007 GSA: Over 103,000 miles now with some details and pictures on the corresponding mileage link below. __________________ '07 R1200GS Adv. & '00 DRZ400S Step-by-Step R1200GSA Gearbox Removal and Clutch Spline Lube Process Another 100,000 Mile R1200GS Adv. R.I.P., my faithful dog Ripley (ref. my avatar). April 2001 - April 2013

07-08-2012, 10:30 AM	#60
bob393 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Goshen, NY Oddometer: 369	Great info, thanks

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