https://xs11.club/ Discussions about other motorcycle makes or models. en Sun, 24 May 2026 01:03:53 GMT vBulletin 60 https://xs11.club/images/misc/rss.png https://xs11.club/ https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-forum/other-bike-discussion/889640-recently-added-to-my-bike-fleet Fri, 08 May 2026 19:15:19 GMT


So during our riding holidays in southern Spain I rented the sexy Moto Guzzi V100 Mandela for a week. That didn't work out because of shoulder, back and neck pain and after two days I decided to swap with the V100 Stelvio which is higher, more off road orientated. When I picked it up it had just done about 100 miles. We started riding on the highway to get to the twisty roads and I noticed a whining sound from behind and we stopped at the first gas station. So I recorded the sound (it came from the clutch / shaft drive area) and sent it to the rental company. And they called me saying to swap the bike with their 1 year old R 1250 GS if I wanted, which I did. Last time I rode a Beemer was a R 100 RS in the early eighties which I got rid of after one week because the cylinders hit the tarmac every third corner. But I loved that GS although it was too high and top heavy for a daily ride. The engine and handling felt sublime. And after reading about the technical side and lots of reviews I came upon this one:

A 2023 R 1250 R:



Well... for me this is the ultimate bike, it is damn quick, has fantastic torque and handles like a dream. So Ray read that and this was his response:

"I only hope BMW got their act together! My 2007 R1200RT needed the final drive replaced at 68K miles, and I'd already bypassed the side stand switch. Oh, and that didn't include the engine rear main seal that went at 24K miles and took out the clutch..... My first and last BMW product."

Well Ray.. I hope that too but the Rental Service told me their Beemer 1250 GS's do around 100-110k miles before they sell them to a Rental Service in Poland for a second life. And of course stuff breaks now and then and the final drive is different now but still not entirely bullet proof but I will never do that many miles on mine. Mileage now is approx. 5k miles and it had the 5 year factory warranty so I can sleep well at night But thanks for your concern.

And then their was LAB3's remark hahahaha:

"Are you allowed to talk to us? I'd hate to see you void your warranty..."

Yes no problem. I only know 1 other Beemer rider and he is one my friends who join us on our holidays. And they all love are XS1100's !]]> Other Bike Discussion Mathh https://xs11.club/forum/idle-talk-forum/other-bike-discussion/889640-recently-added-to-my-bike-fleet