Shaft locking up on GS1100

**Winston001** · 16th June 2008, 18:59

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** · 16th June 2008, 19:11

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

**Motu** · 16th June 2008, 19:13

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

**Renegade** · 16th June 2008, 19:16

that would give ya the shits in a hurry

**T.W.R** · 16th June 2008, 19:17

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

**pete376403** · 16th June 2008, 20:04

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** · 16th June 2008, 20:06

Originally Posted by 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

Talking about the BMW GS.

**tri boy** · 16th June 2008, 20:19

Possible pinion gear bearing, or maybe uni's.

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** · 16th June 2008, 20:48

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