BMW 1000GS you must be crazy! $$$

**rocketman1** · 16th June 2009, 20:06

Cannot believe that someone on trade me bid $7900 for an 1988 model GS1000
Paris Dakar looking BMW what is it with these unreliable, expensive to repair bikes getting so much money, have the buyers got rocks in their heads.
Or is there something about them I am missing. 1988???????

**nooles** · 16th June 2009, 20:15

Originally Posted by rocketman1

Cannot believe that someone on trade me bid $7900 for an 1988 model GS1000
Paris Dakar looking BMW what is it with these unreliable, expensive to repair bikes getting so much money, have the buyers got rocks in their heads.
Or is there something about them I am missing. 1988???????

some people buy classic cars, furniture, go on holidays, piss it against the wall, gamble etc etc what someone wants to pay its what someone wants to pay really

**MaxB** · 16th June 2009, 20:28

They are superb 'soft roaders' and amongst the BMW fanatics airheads are considered more robust than the later R259 engined models.

I could go on but the net is full of GSs that have been ridden round the world. A mate overseas has over 500000 ks on his. You do have to do the maintenance on them though. You cannot neglect them like a Jappa.

For $7900 it would have to be a good 'un.

**BMWST?** · 16th June 2009, 20:29

Originally Posted by rocketman1

Cannot believe that someone on trade me bid $7900 for an 1988 model GS1000
Paris Dakar looking BMW what is it with these unreliable, expensive to repair bikes getting so much money, have the buyers got rocks in their heads.
Or is there something about them I am missing. 1988???????

Ok lets just say you want a largish capacity road bike that is quite capable of some off road duty...what do you buy?
You want something simple to work on,and no more then two cyclinders(less =more)
who said they were unreliable?

**Eddieb** · 16th June 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by rocketman1

Cannot believe that someone on trade me bid $7900 for an 1988 model GS1000
Paris Dakar looking BMW what is it with these unreliable, expensive to repair bikes getting so much money, have the buyers got rocks in their heads.
Or is there something about them I am missing. 1988???????

I don't know where your diagnosis of them comes from, you don't appear to be an BMW owner so not sure what experience you are drawing from or whether you've just decided to seize on uneducated heresay and rumour.

Newer BMW's may or may not be expensive to repair, I dunno. But the parts I have bought for mine I've thought were all resonably priced. No worse than bits for the many jappa's or the Ducati I've owned. Mine is the same as in the auction but a '94. The same bike bar a few cosmetic differences.

The one exception to that are clutch cables. For some reason the importer or someone in the chain thinks they can rape us $96NZ for a part that costs $15US in the land of the free.

As for unreliable yeah one of mine has recently broken down, looks like an electrical failure. It's only done 250,000km too. The other ones done 80,000km and I think might just be run in in another 20,000.

I think part of that price is to do with that particular model and simple supply and demand of them. Added to that is choice within that market segment and price range.

Ride quality features in the decision, sure old airheads are comparatively agricultural but they have a balance I've not experienced on any other bike which makes off road work far easier than the size and weight would indicate, they are far more capable than people think.

Beyond that you'd have to ride one to find out.

**BMWST?** · 16th June 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by MaxB

They are superb 'soft roaders' and amongst the BMW fanatics airheads are considered more robust than the later R259 engined models.

I could go on but the net is full of GSs that have been ridden round the world. A mate overseas has over 500000 ks on his. You do have to do the maintenance on them though. You cannot neglect them like a Jappa.

For $7900 it would have to be a good 'un.

it was pretty original and had done only 26000 km

**Taz** · 18th June 2009, 14:06

And believe it or not but you can't buy a brand new air head BMW R100GS PD these days. So if you want one you've got to pay the price. Some CBR250's still go for that money and I know which I'd rather have.

**NordieBoy** · 18th June 2009, 20:44

Originally Posted by anthrax

some cbr250's still go for that money and i know which i'd rather have.

a ktm 950s?

**pampa** · 18th June 2009, 20:47

Well ... some people buy those (new version) 'brand' new as well for over $30000

**NordieBoy** · 18th June 2009, 21:28

New?
Is that like when you buy a bike that's only a couple of years old?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 18th June 2009, 21:30

Originally Posted by BMWST?

Ok lets just say you want a largish capacity road bike that is quite capable of some off road duty...what do you buy?
You want something simple to work on,and no more then two cyclinders(less =more)

Triumph Scrambler.

next question?