RidingThe Cheapest High Mileage BMW 1150 GS To The Sahara Part 5
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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I have a 1997 BMW r850r and my final drive bearings blew out at 100k miles. I bought a used eBay final drive with 35k miles for $200. It took a couple hours to replace instead of rebuilding. My mechanical skills are limited. Good luck. 👍👍👍 Look at the bright side, she took you a long way from home and after it’s fixed, you’ll have another 100k of riding ahead. Beautiful bike!
Great film really enjoyed it well done fantastic effort you can’t help a mechanical failure you don’t edit out dropping the bike in the sand which is unavoidable an oil leak and a worn bearing are just wear and when dealt with you will have a great bike for many more miles I love the down to earth attitude fabulous trip great memories you will have
Thanks 👍
Been enjoying this adventure. Sorry to see the old girl was poorly, but this was well filmed by you and I was rivited to it unfolding in this episode. Thank you !
Sounds like a failing bearing in the bevel gear casing. Be interesting to see what the outcome is 🤔
Great adventure.👍 I can't wait to see the strip down and diagnosis of old yellow.
Oh no what bad luck! As long as you can get back ok
I love watching old bikes being kept on the road on taken on big trips 👍🏻
More to come!
Nooooo!..ah man, gutted for you..what a bloody shame..but, she got you to the desert, that memory will live long. Hope you get it back ok and get the leak and final drive sorted..then onwards and upwards to more adventures 😀👍
I think I'd have limped it to Bilbao caught ferry back .
I really don’t think the bike would have made it or I would have given it a go.
Bike wouldn't have made it. Wheel bearing is toast.
Thanks for reminding me not to click on the buy it now button on the bargain GS! If it makes you feel better I broke down in Morocco on a Honda and couldn't even limp it out of the country! Enjoyed the videos, thanks for sharing.
So the gist of this adventure is if you want a tour on an old bike make it a Honda.
So unlucky. The GS Final drive is usually one of the most reliable components on the 1150. But what a trip and adventure!, The 1150 just eats up the miles and is so comfortable to ride once the weight is moving forward…Just coming up on 5 years of owning an 1150 GSA and since owning her I have never got my list of jobs to do on the bike below 10 fixes, still, I love her❤…great video and series and good luck.
Sorry to disturb the dream, but final drive, driveshaft and gearbox/clutch are rather unreliable parts of the 1100/1150. Just compare the number of good engines vs gearboxes available on the market, it should be approx 1 to 1 but it's more likely something like 2.5 to 1. Final drives break down a lot to, but it's an easy fix, normally they can be repaired without even taking the final drive of the bike.
Indeed, the final drive on the 1150 series is known to be a constant source of problems and breakdowns. Ever since BMW adopted the single-sided swingarms, their shaft drive has been worthless. Stick with easy to repair chains or a double-arm shaft drive like the Yamaha Super Tenere. @@dutchsailor6620
Gutted she never got you home but what a amazing adventure you both had 😎🤘 if anyone can fix her you can😊
Thanks mate. Considering all the issues I had before we went away and how far the bike made it. I’m still calling it a win 😜
Gutted for you mate, but the main thing is you're ok. Hope you can get the bike back and fix the final drive. It's been good to follow your journey and lets hope there are more to come
I’m sure we will have a few more adventures yet. Thanks for watching.
What a great trip. Have some shit along the way is part of the adventure. You will remember these things for many many years and laugh about it because hey…you did it!
Thank you. It’s all part of the adventure!!
@@SidekickSolo absolutely and for all: health is the most important part. You visited new people, seen new places and made memories for life. On to the next adventure.
Oh no, poor old yellow, hope you get it back to the UK.
You gave it a good shot, no one can take that away from you. Hopefully all will be well in the end:)
Given that it failed on the way home and all the issues I had before I set off, I am taking it as a win.
A great video as always. After the highs of completing the Africa trip it was so gut wrenching to see the breakdown. Positive thoughts coming your way. . . . :-)
Thank you.
Mega adventure shame it didn’t make it back. Looking forward to seeing it in bits again 😂
Thanks mate.
I know the feeling...I got stuck for 4 days near Calais with the same problem: On my way home from the UK to Germany on a tight schedule, Noticed oil on the wheel on the ferry but thought I'd see how far I could get: 14km was the answer!! Called the ADAC breakdown people who were very good but the problem in France is that all bike shops shut on Mondays! Anyway, long story short I got home on Friday. This was an 1100RT but the same problem. When I bought my 1150GS, the first job was to change the bearing...
Before my trip a few people advised me to change the bearing but I was running out of time and money so I decided to take my chances and not change it. Obviously I wish I did but those are the chances you take sometimes.
Best option is not to change it but to take it as a spare. You are aware that the parts you have with you never fail...?
Really enjoyed following your adventure! Gutted for you not getting back under your own steam! Will follow intently for updates
Thank you.
You’ll soon have old yella fixed when it arrives back. Good for more content👍
Video just popped up in my recommened. What an adventure. i have an old yellow to. Will give the rest of your vids a watch see how you ended up there. Have subscribed
Thanks. I hope you enjoy.
Well done, a great video despite the ending. You seemed to have had a bit of good luck and a bit of bad. I’m sure that it’s better that the bike is in Northern Spain rather than Northern Africa but it’s such a shame that it didn’t hold out for the final leg home. I’m now looking forward to the sequel. Thanks again.
I have a 1997 BMW r850r and my final drive bearings blew out at 100k miles. I bought a used eBay final drive with 35k miles for $200. It took a couple hours to replace instead of rebuilding. My mechanical skills are limited. Good luck. 👍👍👍
Really enjoying your channel. Gutted that it didn’t make it and it’ll be interesting to find out why the rear drive failed. All part of the story of Old Yella, I suppose. Glad you got back home in the end!
Thanks 👍
Great video its a shame you didn't quite make it home.
As has already been said, disk needs bobbins, but it's not a biggy, you can still ride as it is.
Ah such a shame! Perhaps I'm projecting, but I think a breakdown is probably one of the biggest things that puts many off doing such trips.
So it is good to see how you've handled it, and managed to remain calm and bring us footage throughout.
Looking forward to seeing how it pans out, and even more so hope you aren't too much out of pocket at the end!
Yes I agree their. To many people are put off by what could happen if things go wrong but they shouldn’t be. It’s always an inconvenience to break down but there is always a way of getting things sorted. Even if that means you have to walk away for a while. Most things turn out ok in the end if you remain patient.
Just make sure that you do what SKS did and have a decent breakdown insurance. Top marks for him not panicking and being very laid back about the situation but that’s the confidence that good cover gives. It’s very unusual for any bike not to make it home but incidents and accidents do happen, they’re all part of the adventure.
Awsome as usual pal
Thank you buddy.
My comment has been deleted, but in short: quick fix disks, replace spring washers with M14 washers. Differential: roadside repair but will need new bearing, oil seal and o-ring, will cost about 200 euro's and one hour of work. I don't want to be the guy that says I told you so, but I did advise you to take those parts as spares.
Yes you did tell me to do the final drive bearings and obviously in hindsight I would have. I am just glad that it lasted until the way home before it failed. I am not sure what comment of your has been deleted but it was not by me. We live and learn and the bike will only be better on the next trip.
@@SidekickSolo My comment has probably been deleted by YT because I wanted to give you the name of the chinese webshop with the Arab name that would sell you 100 of those wave washers for the price of 3 coffee's.
Headed for Fez "Just like that!" As Tommy Cooper would say whilst wearing said Titfer Tat!
Ah shit unlucky mate!. Hope you can get it back nd sorted soon. Great montage btw!.
Thank you.
A bit pitty at the end,but the good think is that you are well and healthy....Almost done to be back at home....Next time it will be better ,the trip...Have a nice time at Christmas
Thank you.
Got to be the right decision. Would want the wheel falling off.
Gutted old Yella didn't make it, hope you just can get it relayed back home and you can then do the repairs yourself.
Been great watching your travels, its a pity that after all the work you put into the bike the checks you done ,and still something played up,, that's life I suppose, 👍
Thanks for watching.
Ah what a shame ! Good call though on safety grounds.... you couldnt risk the final drive failing on the highway. Hope you get bike back without too much drama, surely deserves a mammoth winter strip/repair... !?
The bike will live on for the next big adventure.
Brake disk just needs new bobbins
Sorry to see this after all your hard work, but at least it happened on the way back and not the way there. Did Sahara sand get into the final drive?
Yes definitely better it happened on the way back. I don’t think the sand got it in. Just an unfortunate time for the bearing to fail.
Your choice of riding music is dreadful. During the build I heard some good tunes. I sincerely hope you are not a Boy George fan. I have enjoyed the videos and I own an 1150 GS. Respectfully yours.
Was riding as soon as you got into Spain to a main M/C BMW dealer not an option? I had a problem with my Indian Cruiser in France and a main Indian dealer sorted it immediately. Hope your breakdown cover company pay out.
It ended up at the main dealer and they weren’t interested. I think it was too old for them.
Did you lose all the oil in the FD?
No it was only dripping. Apparently it is a sign of the bearing failing when it starts to leak. I think it is caused but the extra movement in the bearing.
@@SidekickSolo I have seen oil seals that got cut by pieces of the shredded cage.
Sorry to hear it, but yet again showing how shoddily made BMW are. I've had two and you literally couldn't pay me to own another.
agree,mechanically the worst bike i have ever owned,riding since 1984,17 years dispatching in london so have owned plenty,all jap,never had a fraction of the issues i have had with my gs despite servicing religiously, shame as its a great bike to ride,looks good but cant help wondering whats going to fail next