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    Shaft locking up on GS1100

    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?

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

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

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    that would give ya the shits in a hurry

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

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    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
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
    those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    Apologies guys, I did mean the Suzuki.


    Wouldn't happen on a BMW....

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    oops

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