Shaft locking up on GS1100

[Winston001]

Just heard from a guy who mentioned his Suzuki GS1100 shaft locks up the back wheel on tight twisty roads. Is this normal - never heard of it as a problem?

[McDuck]

Well i wouldn't call it normal....

[Motu]

It will be the limited slip diff - it always plays up on that model.

[Renegade]

that would give ya the shits in a hurry

[T.W.R]

piece of piss to lock-up the shaft panic breaking trying haul up one of those old girls in the tight stuff :shit::shutup:

[pete376403]

Dunnoabout that - I've never had a problem with the back brake locking except in gravel or something like that and even then I have to deliberately try to lock it. The Suzuki shaft drive was considered to be one of the better ones at the time of the 850s/1100s. If the guy means that it would bind up because of suspension movement or something - I think that would indicate something seriously bad going on

Edit: I see now that this is a BMW GS1100, right? Yeah they're crap - final drive made in the same plant that used to build Trabants - parts interchange, apparently

[McDuck]

Dunnoabout that - I've never had a problem with the back brake locking except in gravel or something like that and even then I have to deliberately try to lock it. The Suzuki shaft drive was considered to be one of the better ones at the time of the 850s/1100s. If the guy means that it would bind up because of suspension movement or something - I think that would indicate something seriously bad going on

Talking about the BMW GS.

[tri boy]

Possible pinion gear bearing, or maybe uni's.:confused:
Either way, get it checked out. Tis a whole lotta m/cycle that will be hard to control if it fails. (great old buses though).

Ooop's thought you meant a Suzi. Could be a similar fault on a Beemer, but I know little about them.

[McDuck]

As a genral rule on here (i have found) if they say suzuki GS then it is a zuki if they say it is a GS then it is a BMW. This is because the zuki GS modles never brake down so people dont belive it ;)

[Winston001]

Apologies guys, I did mean the Suzuki.


Wouldn't happen on a BMW....:eek5:

[McDuck]

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