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#1 Re: General Discussion » Newby. » 2020-10-20 22:04:03
Is it in good nick? Some go for silly money now. Loved all the GS range just a shame Suzuki could not make proper RR's
To be honest i think the GS850g was a bike of its time.
Its a tank of a bike,bit of a heavy slug,heavy on petrol, if you push mine along it averages about 35mpg.
To be fair to my bike, other than servicing and two rev counter cables, its not seen a spanner since new in its 41000 miles.
#2 Re: General Discussion » Newby. » 2020-10-18 18:53:35
Hi Vaz. I used to hang on to things but in the last four years have been letting them go. What has gone, Norton commando owned 43 years. Yamaha xjr1300sp owned 18 years and a daihatsu fourtrak owned 25 years. None of them had been run for at least 5 years so it was time for them to go. Next to go will be my Suzuki GS850g which I bought new in 1989, I,ve probably done a 1000miles in the last 4 years , it's time to move it on. The pug partner has been a great little van , its going next weekend. All of them bar the pug have sentimental memories attached to them, but they were not being used.
#3 Re: General Discussion » Newby. » 2020-10-17 14:53:51
Hi, thanks for the welcome and comments. I,am pretty familiar with PSA diesels. Did over 200000 miles in our pug 206 with the dw8 motor, bought it new in 1999 and part chopped it in against a new berlingo hdi 1.6 here in France in 2014. Theres nothing wrong with the 1.6hdi, as long as you get one with good service history, some of the 10 year old mk2 jumpys advertised here are north of 200000 kms. The recommended service interval for the 1.6 HDI is 20000 kms, but I change the oil every 10 to 12000kms. Correct grade of oil for these engines is a must(5-30) otherwise the turbos will fail, a well documented problem. We also own a 2003 Peugeot partner van fitted with the dw8 motor showing 270000kms on the clock. It's a great van to drive, but we just
needed more power for towing the caravan. It will be going next week, a shame really because it's been a great little workhorse in the 3 years we have owned it. You had to work the engine though if you had a heavy trailer in tow. The jumpy we have just bought is kitted out in the rear with racking and shelves so have not experienced the empty tin can noise experience yet. When I do strip the interior, will then put in some sound deadning panels.
#4 General Discussion » Newby. » 2020-10-16 11:54:12
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Thanks for having me on the forum. I,m a English guy living in France. Just bought a Dutch registered 2006 Mk1 2.0L jumpy with 143800 kms on the clock, one company owner from new. Took a risk and bought it over the internet unseen. Not in bad nick, apart from the cruise control not working and the cab interior light again not working everything else seems to be ok. AC works which is good,and the 800 km drive back home did not show up any faults. Here in France Mk1s with the 2.0L engine with approx 200000kms are going for between 3500 to 5000€,if you can get one,hence my trip to Holland. Would have preferred a 1.9d but for the fact it will be towing a small caravan (800kg) and carrying a motorbike. After changing the oils and coolant, my first job will be to sort out the side door, what a racket at 100 kms a hour, there is no way Mrs FM will stand that. Not sure yet but might make it into a weekend camper. I,m sure I,ll be posting a couple of questions in the next couple of months. Cheers.
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