R 1150 GS (or GS ADV) Reliablity???

[Margus]

Greetings, dear fellow-HUBBers!

I'm on my way to buy a two-up enduro tourer. But before i decide what to buy i got a big question: how reliable the BMW R 1150 GS is? Is it the same reliable as the old legendary R 1100 or K75 that can do 100 000+miles without any problems?

Still, I don't know what to pick up for a two-up touring: Suzuki V-Strom 1000 or R 1150 GS. Altough the price for GS is sky-high compared with V-Strom, i'd i'd still be interested in GS if it turns out to be much more reliable than V-Strom. Strom is pretty new bike (since 2001), so no high milage had been done yet, maximum i've heard is 60k miles without any problems (except oil, filters and chain replacements). But still i'm a bit worried it's reliability on high mileage... Compression ratio is very high too - 11.3:1 for a 1000cc engine.

Can anyone tell what's the nominal life for R 1150 GS, can it pass 100 000 mile "barrier" with out any problems or is it known to have some kind of technical problems all the time?

The bike should be capable of performing RTW hopefully without any problems, is the R 1150 GS the right bike for it? Is it bullet-proof enough? Or should i look into older and again proved R 1100 GS etc side?

I'd very much appriciate your opinions about it, thanks, Margus