Grunt33 Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 I’ve just bought one . It’s stuck in nz till I can get it shipped to Australia Quote
Blubber Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 Hi and Welcome to OSS. Please post a more detailed introduction. (There might be someone close to you.) Congratulation on the purchase Quote
Jelly Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 Welcome. I fixed the picture for you: Want to have a GS1200SS at one point myself, but they're not common here. 3 Quote
TonyGee Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 theirs still one on the bay of E if you've got a spare £7.500 Quote
R1guy Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, TonyGee said: theirs still one on the bay of E if you've got a spare £7.500 There’s a couple of gs1200ss frames on the ‘Bay for around £250. Buy of them and a b12 and your nearly there... Quote
fab Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 6:29 AM, Jelly said: Welcome. I fixed the picture for you: Want to have a GS1200SS at one point myself, but they're not common here. you really are from down under, very nice score there enjoy the ride Quote
stueypie Posted January 28, 2021 Posted January 28, 2021 Howdy. Also from downunder here with a GS1200SS that I've only had 2 weeks. I am from the other side of the Tasman, so I am nearer to your bike right now than you are? They are a great scoot, oddly comfy due to a great "rider triangle" (bars-seat-pegs), and a handy screen. They are also pretty torquey-ish yet keen revving. Kiwis are either really good at looking after their bikes or rrrreeeeaaaallllyy shit - I say that with love, I've been here 10 years and I'm an ex-Pom and found things like service history record keeping in NZ is woeful. Most are 180kph restricted. Mine has some weird switch thing that allows it the full rpm in all gears. Along with leaky carbs, an aftermarket pipe and K&N filter without any carb adjustment and a ride that is super hot, idles fast and runs really lean. Just dyno'd it and the AFR on the chart only goes upto 18:1 and it's way above it....things like the chain being slack, 6 pot brakes needing a caliper rebuild, crack in the plastics and screen not fixed, an aftermarket fuel tap for some reason.... Yeah my to-do list is long and I am going to spend some money on putting stuff right so it runs as it should. She's a toughie though. Next week she goes on the dyno again for some carb needle/jet swapping to get it down near 13/14:1 ish. Even at waaaay over 18:1 (it could be peaking at 25:1 in places!!) and not running right in standard trim (other than the exhaust) it still pulls 101.7bhp on the rear wheel. Which ain't bad for a mostly aircooled 2003 model in 2021. Quote
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