To be honest, having seem the write-ups of many a broken 1150 and 1200, I think its a case of half dozen of one and 6 of the other.
The early 2004 1200's seem to have quite a few problems with their electrics and the CAN-BUS didnt help matters. If something went wrong you couldnt necessarily get out your multimeter to fix. That said - im riding an 04 1200GS and have yet to have a problem that has stopped me riding.
As for the 1150's they too share their own issues. Oil leaks are common and are not necessarily easy to fix in the middle of the desert. Final drive units, gears, bevel boxes all seem to suffer.
I've seen horror stories from riders of both bikes that you would just think that their bikes were lemons..but none of me or my bmw riding friends have yet to experience them.
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