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16 Dec 2013
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Originally Posted by Mr Steam Turbine
I'm currently stranded in Lima awaiting parts for my R1150GS when the transmission input shafts bearing failed while I was several hundred miles from any BMW shop. I had considered doing the work myself with the help of a local shop in Ahycucho but wisely decided to ship it to lima instead. What a job it is to get to the transmission and clutch! Three weeks later and over $2,500 I'm still here waiting waiting on the parts to be shipped in from Germany.
Tires have also been a huge pain and not available anywhere except at a BMW shop which are weeks apart.... The next trip won't be on a GS
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Sorry to hear of the bad luck, sadly you're not the first BMW rider to be in this situation.
I support your "Get a KLR" idea. Travel bikes (for me) need to be somewhat expendable, not too serious an investment and something one can walk away from and not be broken, trip ruined.
For $2500 I can buy a decent, nice running used KLR or DR650, add $1000 more, maybe something fairly pristine or a DrZ400 or XR400. NO where is cheaper for bikes (new and used) than California (maybe Japan?)
Yet we constantly see guys ship their $10K to $20k bikes from continent to continent. They must be truly attached! I wish I had that sort of money. And when it breaks down (as your case demonstrates) you'll also need LOTS OF TIME as well. Hope you find somone who can actually rebuild a GS trans. Not all reports from Lima in this regard are positive. Best of luck!
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20 Dec 2013
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Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Originally Posted by mollydog
For $2500 I can buy a decent, nice running used KLR or DR650, add $1000 more, maybe something fairly pristine or a DrZ400 or XR400. ... Yet we constantly see guys ship their $10K to $20k bikes from continent to continent.
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Yeah, I'm a less-is-more kind of guy. Rather than spend thousands flying a favorite bike around, I think it would make more sense to put the money towards buying whatever is a common, easy-to-service motorcycle in your destination country.... but that's me.
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