125,446 miles in the rainy weather of the UK on a BMW F800GT

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125,446 miles in the rainy weather of the UK on a BMW F800GT

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Now that's enough to put you off bikes.
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I rode a loaner for a day. I was damn impressed! You sir a stud. That is alot of seat time!
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That is impressive.  Would love to know how much of that bike was still original after that many miles.  Beyond standard maintenance, how many parts failed and had to be replaced. 
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That bike with 125,446 miles was sold on ebay for 2153 GBP (or 2683 USD)  !!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-F800-GT-/18 ... rmvSB=true

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http://f800riders.org/forum/showthread. ... a-new-home

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timminator wrote: That is impressive.  Would love to know how much of that bike was still original after that many miles.  Beyond standard maintenance, how many parts failed and had to be replaced.
Yes, somebody else asked the same question on the forum and the man "alistair" shared the detailed answer here:
http://f800riders.org/forum/showthread. ... e-barrier-)
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timminator wrote: That is impressive.  Would love to know how much of that bike was still original after that many miles.  Beyond standard maintenance, how many parts failed and had to be replaced.

Was it still on its original tyres?


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