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Originally Posted by Lowrider1263
I believe the suspension on the 1150 was made in South Korea where the suspension on the 1100gs was made in house,
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IIRC, suspension on Both GS1100 and GS1150 are low budget WP items. (WP is owned by KTM). Most owners I know ditched the stock shocks (front and rear) for Ohlins, Wilburs or higher end WP items. Big improvement. Our local BMW dealer had a huge bin full of original new or near new WP shocks off GS's. Small WP logo.
I rode both GS's off road and thought they were a bit scary. But I'm short of leg.
But a skilled rider can make it work. Then all you have to worry about is the failing final drive (bearings, shaft, Trans or rear drive) which so commonly fail or a CANBus problem or F.I. or ABS fault code.
We had some of these issues on our test bikes. BMW fixed them all. The old Getrag gear boxes were not works of art but most times did OK if you could accept the agricultural performance.
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