hadabadachada
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Howdy, I’m Jason. I love the F800ST, got out of my third one, couldn’t find another cheap enough. Have put over 100,000 miles on those bikes, great bikes. Went miami to Terlingua in Feb, on it. Just over 4000 miles round trip. Sucks in the crosswind, just holding on no relaxing, too light. But gas mileage was 49 the whole ride fully geared, and the belt, my favorite bike, and looks amazing too IMO. I will get another.
I was in the market and found a nice 2004 R1100S with 25,000 miles on it. Side cases with regular and city lids, has a laser slip on, really great looking bike. Looking forward to many trouble free memories on it.
I’m in Miami, drove up to Jupiter to get it. Put some gas, checked tire pressure and rode it 100 miles back at speed. Floated like a cloud. I’ve owned a 94 R1100RS, put over 50K on that. Got it at about 78K and took it over 100,000. Always loved the boxers, and especially the S. Always wanted one as soon as I saw the BCR with the belly pan and graphics, one of the best looking bikes ever.
So it looks like the bike had the carbon canister mod done already. He said it has a chip to make it run smoother, not sure what that is, I’ll have a look.
Trying to put the luggage racks on, I noticed a little heat shield on the left side as well as a bracket that I had to remove to put the rack on. Not sure what that’s about. Looked like the was barely on the pipe and came loose messing with things, kinda weird, hopefully it was just loose.
Bikes idles at 900, pretty low. I turned each screw about an 8th of a turn counter clockwise, still pretty low, don’t want to mess too much.
Windscreen sucks, not sure what to do between laminar lip or one of them screens with the lip on the top, the wind noise sucks.
Wondered about all the connections and wires everywhere underneath. I need to get a tire hugger or something. Any problems riding in weather with all that stuff exposed?
Brakes are pretty interesting, that initial hard wall almost and then it starts, the clicking in of the servo and the motor going, sheesh. And no brakes with no power, unless you press hard it seems like, but I wonder if that over pressures the system or something? Would suck to have that go.
I guess the only other thing is engine protection. I’m going to get those plastic things, but is there something with some bars? Would GS bars work on it?
Bike is super nice, always wanted one. Saw some HP2 sports for 15K, damn steal if you ask me, but for under 5, this 1100 is nice. I’m sure I’ll be on here all the time looking stuff up and asking questions from the experts here with time behind the motor.
I try to do most of what I can myself since we know how shops can be. Just got a Haynes ordered.
Nice to meet you folks.
I was in the market and found a nice 2004 R1100S with 25,000 miles on it. Side cases with regular and city lids, has a laser slip on, really great looking bike. Looking forward to many trouble free memories on it.
I’m in Miami, drove up to Jupiter to get it. Put some gas, checked tire pressure and rode it 100 miles back at speed. Floated like a cloud. I’ve owned a 94 R1100RS, put over 50K on that. Got it at about 78K and took it over 100,000. Always loved the boxers, and especially the S. Always wanted one as soon as I saw the BCR with the belly pan and graphics, one of the best looking bikes ever.
So it looks like the bike had the carbon canister mod done already. He said it has a chip to make it run smoother, not sure what that is, I’ll have a look.
Trying to put the luggage racks on, I noticed a little heat shield on the left side as well as a bracket that I had to remove to put the rack on. Not sure what that’s about. Looked like the was barely on the pipe and came loose messing with things, kinda weird, hopefully it was just loose.
Bikes idles at 900, pretty low. I turned each screw about an 8th of a turn counter clockwise, still pretty low, don’t want to mess too much.
Windscreen sucks, not sure what to do between laminar lip or one of them screens with the lip on the top, the wind noise sucks.
Wondered about all the connections and wires everywhere underneath. I need to get a tire hugger or something. Any problems riding in weather with all that stuff exposed?
Brakes are pretty interesting, that initial hard wall almost and then it starts, the clicking in of the servo and the motor going, sheesh. And no brakes with no power, unless you press hard it seems like, but I wonder if that over pressures the system or something? Would suck to have that go.
I guess the only other thing is engine protection. I’m going to get those plastic things, but is there something with some bars? Would GS bars work on it?
Bike is super nice, always wanted one. Saw some HP2 sports for 15K, damn steal if you ask me, but for under 5, this 1100 is nice. I’m sure I’ll be on here all the time looking stuff up and asking questions from the experts here with time behind the motor.
I try to do most of what I can myself since we know how shops can be. Just got a Haynes ordered.
Nice to meet you folks.