How come those Beemers on Trademe have such high K's?

[_Shrek_]

Any one know why the Beemers on trademe have such high K's?
There are lots of f650's on there with well over 100.000km on it!!!
Never seem to see any other brands with that high kilometers.
Are beemers stronger???
Not that I want beemer tho..
Savin for new Transalp.

put 89k on my 02 Gs650 in 14months aprox sold it with 119500 straights k's did the water pump & clutch pac cost of under $200 0nly problem I found with it, was to small two up on long trips other than that great bike, & you know you want one

[igor]

Just to make you feel better i'm putting mine up there shortly and it only has 32,000km on it. R1200GS Adventure...

not really a real bemmer is it. oilheads dont really count

[offrd]

My F650 Funduro had 98k when i sold it, sounded just as good as my 01 dakar that had only 8k on it!

Dakar had to have cam chain adjuster done.... thank god it did not have ABS!

[Skinny_Birdman]

We had an old F650 "funduro" with about 125000 k's on it when we got it. Absolutely reliable machine, had been a BMW rental for most of it's life and was serviced by profesionals.Actually I was talking to guy we sold it to last night and it was still ticking along nicely when he sold it.

I'm always surprised to hear that, (and I know you've had two good Funduros JATZ) because at 60,000km my ex rental F650 Funduro was falling apart around it's ever reliable Rotax motor. Something to do with being built in Milano, not Munich, I suspect. As I have told anyone who'd listen, I thought it was a POS, but I suspect that I had a Friday bike given everyone else's feedback.
On the other hand, my 600cc Transalp has had a solid thrashing from at least three KB'ers (ThePom, Transalper and me) and is now at 80,000 odd km. It burns the tiniest amount of oil, but otherwise is rock solid.

[NordieBoy]

On the other hand, my 600cc Transalp has had a solid thrashing from at least three KB'ers (ThePom, Transalper and me) and is now at 80,000 odd km.

And now Mrs Skinny is treating it properly

[Benjah]

My 1995 R1100gs has 60k Miles on it (100,000 km) and feels anything but tired. It's had a new clutch and a couple of bits and bobs though. When I ride it I get the feeling that it was built to last a very long time. On ADV rider there are riders with 400k plus MILES on their r1100gs's.. Cool.

[hmmmnz]

i had an old xr250 twin shock that made it round the clock with not so much as a set of rings,
i beleive its still running to this day,
the bmw singles are essentially just rotax lumps, the 650 was just a water cooled and stroked version of the 500,
and the 500 was based on the yamaha xt500, so there should be no reason why the old xt500s and 600s should be up to the same milage

[jafar]

Actually 10,000km's.

BMW single owners have the shakes after a while...

No shakes on my F650g/s, It is a mighty fine bike

[GPS MAN]

Yea, I agree 100% on the BMW 800 GS.... But, as my teenage son would say "dad that is stupid money"...

But, if money was no object! That is what I would ride...hands down...period

So, I am limping along on my slow but, show KLR..........no need for speed....it isn't there!

[Old Grant]

Keep saving mate. The new transalps are awesome