BMW 1150 GS THE FINANCIAL MISTAKE WILL IT START?

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks for watching folks. If you enjoyed please give me a thumbs up.

[@Filipediasalmeida]

Now, that is a proper GS running! Chers, Mate! That bike is damm fantastic! Always loved boxeur BMW engines!

[@stevepest3184]

Brilliant watch

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you.

[@KetilDuna]

The child awakens! I'm so happy for you, and really rooting for you. Thank you for sharing!

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you for watching. Fingers crossed the progress continues.

[@m.f.m.67]

There's nothing quite like the sense of relief hitting the starter button and hearing the engine light off instead of expensive mechanical crunching sounds.

[@SidekickSolo]

Absolutely and until it fires up you never really know which way it going 😆

[@inspectorclouseau3880]

Great job mate, I saw one of these in Wales a couple of weeks ago with 218,000 miles on it

[@SidekickSolo]

Let’s see if I can this one some where near that mileage.

[@fotog04]

Nice job man! I have the same bike, 2004. It's a little quirky but I like it!

[@barryEames]

Awesome, I'm chuffed you've decided to do your own channel. You're a top bloke and very inspiring.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. 😊

[@onahi2002]

Brilliant. I feel your joy. This video so makes me want to find my 1150 and buy it back. Fantastic.

[@SidekickSolo]

The relief was real when it started back up.

[@onahi2002]

@@SidekickSolo I bet. But they are built from old WW2 Panzers. My 90k miles 1150 i kept for 14 years , and I'm not exaggerating, Looked like new when I sold it on. No corrosion, nothing. The engine didn't use any oil, the final drive oil and gearbox were as golden coming as going in. One headlight bulb and that was it. Brilliant bikes. Higher quality then the later versions. i've subscribed now, looking forward to your future instalments.

[@thetreadtrader7565]

I had a 1150gs for a few years, me and the missus did many tours on it. Now watching this I’d like it back. EBay here I come😏

[@SidekickSolo]

I do really like it. It’s my first gs and I can see why people like them so much.

[@HelmetHead]

Awesome great to see the work paid of 🚀👍

[@SidekickSolo]

Still more work to do tho 😅

[@0910davey]

It's great to see it running it sounds and looks great your face said it all when you started it up.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks.

[@Bowlin01]

oh the tension! So happy it all worked, the look of relief/ joy on your face was priceless 👍very well done! (Once again, a great dance)😂🤣

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. I’m thinking starting dance class if your interested 😂

[@davidschoenoff4262]

thank you I have a 2003 , and ive had some fun , with pinging , so no cheep gas , and the pinging ( actually crazy knocking that was crazy loud ) . The gear shift indicator went out during the rainy season , slowly came back over a 3 week period after the rainy season changes , the ignition wires ( single spark ) turned rock hard and I lost all semblance of timing , and power and any syncing between the two throttle bodies , replacing those made so much of a difference , of course taking the fuel tank off , and the jostling about , and putting the tank back on , probably helped on that but now the fuel pump sounds like a jet engine and the sound that happens when the kill switch is turned to start position , the buzz of the fuel pump priming is now a much higher pitch , like the pump may have shifted a bit and iam getting a resonance because of that so that woo-ping happy sound that you were doing as you were riding that bike and it was riding fantastically, ! I can wholeheartedly relate too 🤪, your video is great

[@advmike]

It’s alive. ITS ALIVE!!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@SidekickSolo]

What a relief!!

[@scblackburn43]

Brilliant, glad you've got it sorted, it sounds great

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks

[@OzBloke]

Well worth the effort - should last forever with proper care and maintenance - enjoy 😎👍

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks.

[@davidwarren9204]

Well done! I do all my own work on my bikes, and there is no better feeling than when theres been a problem, I've worked it out, fixed it up and... that first press on the starter when it fires up, and that first test-run when it bloody works :) Can't be beat!

[@SidekickSolo]

Definitely. I get just as much enjoyment out of that as I do riding it.

[@nickloftus9079]

Amazing to see it up and running. You can tell how happy you are with it. Its been great to watch the repairs come together. Keep them coming 😊

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you.

[@ripmax333]

It may give you a lot of struggle, but after all that, It's all worth it. the memory that you would cherish after all this pain will stay there forever. Look at that, you have done all that by yourself, well done indeed.

[@SidekickSolo]

It’s always worth it when you hear something fire back up in to life once you’ve been working on it.

[@ReferenceFidelityComponents]

Good job. Glad to see it healthier and hopefully dependable👍

[@SidekickSolo]

It definitely in recovery.

[@joeybobbie1]

Hello from Texas. Great Job on fixing the Ol Girl back up. She looks Great, Sounds Great, and Runs Great. You’re really going to enjoy Her. I ride a 2006 R1200GS and Love every Second I’m on it. I think they are the best Bikes ever made, and I have Rode just about everything in my 50 Years of Riding. It’s do anything Bike. I hope you get many many happy Miles out of her. One thing about the Boxer Engines, is their Longevity. As long as you keep up the Maintenance and take care of her. They will last almost forever. I’m really enjoying your Videos.👍👍❤️

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you very much for you kind words. I really do love the bike and I think we will have some good adventures together. She just needs to be brought up to date with the maintenance.

[@tangmonster]

For a smoother Throttle balance measurement. Take some wood and get a looong piece of see through pipe ( I used aquarium air pipe) put some 2 stroke oil in it. and nail to to a plank ,making sure both ends are same length.The 2 stroke oil is thick and the Pipe is soft so it slows the response down nicely. Google for throttle body sync tool and note the pictures of planks.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks

[@aukdudedude2634]

What can I say.....your reaction said it all 😃. Well done. Enjoy it. Great job.

[@SidekickSolo]

It was a relief to hear it fire up again.

[@gerrypowell2748]

Reckon you fixed it great,mileage on these bikes can be irrelevant it’s how you invest care into them 👌👌

[@SidekickSolo]

I think this bike has many years ahead of it yet. It just needs some love and maintenance to get it there.

[@neilmackinnon3371]

Just shows that with a bit of knowledge, skill, care and patience, it is possible to make a good bike out of a nail. Let the adventures begin.

[@SidekickSolo]

I wouldn’t say it’s a good bike just yet but it’s getting better.

[@bikerbuddy3166]

I loved that because your joy said it all , I was never in any doubt that you couldn’t make her the bike she deserves to be top man 🙏😎🤘

[@SidekickSolo]

It was real relief when it started. One job off a long list 😆

[@UKPete]

Great job well done mate!. Glad to see and hear it running so well.

[@alanalan3290]

Looks and sounds great and must be such a relief for you after all of your hard work. Just needed a bit of love and attention!

[@SidekickSolo]

It was definitely a good feeling to hear it fire up and run sweet. A great reward for the effort.

[@michaelmclarney1994]

Great result! I'm so pleased it all worked so well and your joy was so obvious and infectious I couldn't help but grin too 😀👍

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks.

[@TheMatlockBiker]

Happy Days.😃😃 Little by little, step by step she'll get fixed 👍👍

[@SidekickSolo]

It’s getting closer everyday.

[@paultownsend6085]

Good to see you get the gs back up and running.... Nice one.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks.

[@bally632]

Well done for fixing it 😁.I had a big smile on my face watching how pleased you were. Enjoy your new smooth ride 😀

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you

[@grossi46]

There was never any doubt she would fire up with your skills mate 👌 😊😊

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you bud but I had many doubts 😂

[@carlhibbert5260]

Yes she lives haha the difference in the bike now you have put a lot of tlc into it the excitement in your voice I'm happy for you can't wait for next video rear shock, fork seals, that bike will be like new when you have done good on you m8 for having the faith and patience it paid off look forward to next vid happy camping.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. It’s always a relief when something does go to plan. I’ll keep chipping away and turn it into a good bike eventually.

[@carlhibbert5260]

@@SidekickSolo sorting the fuel tank has made a great difference you must be well chuffed bike sounded sweet as a nut and I'm sure when you have finished the bike it will be a awesome bike for you good on you m8.look forward to next vid.

[@johnveal39]

What a Sidekick transformation, from a very peed off demeanor in the first video, to whooping for joy in this one! That's an ace video, well done👍

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you.

[@kurt-kq7se]

Take thepipe off the bottom of the vac gauges and look up into the spigot. If theres a screw you can adjust them to dampen the needle movement. If not then the previous tube /oil/ plank method would work. Does sound sweet tho!!Good on ya!!

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks for the info. I will look into the gauges and see if I can adjust.

[@bob76jsv]

I just subscribed. May I request you not to speed-up parts of the video, as it causes some dizziness. For myself, I just want to “ride” with you and thats best when its on regular speed. Thank you.

[@grominwithrob1339]

Really excited about your new channel. No doubt, you'll be a lord soon yourself!🤣😂🤣

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. I’m more happy with the broken bikes and greasy spanner’s. Being a lord take a special kind of idiot 😆

[@alexwoods1094]

Great to see you doing some videos on your own buddy and good to hear you will still be teaming up with Alan too. Hope to see more GS videos in the future along with the CBR600 based special too! Subscribed.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. As it goes Alan is coming round tomorrow to do a recording for his podcast and this will be done while I’m recording some more repairs on the GS.

[@Gsrider65]

Top job, cant wait to see how it continues to go with the other jobs 👍

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you.

[@chris_dowsett]

Nice. Well done on getting her going.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you.

[@jameslynch5716]

Great vid. Congratulations.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks.

[@darrenpalmer8695]

Happy for you that you sorted your gs,let's hope for many trouble free miles.

[@SidekickSolo]

A few more jobs to do yet but she’s getting there.

[@kevinc8744]

Nice job

[@johna6968]

I fitted fish tank adjustable valves to the piping to dampen the bouncing needles

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks I will have a look at that.

[@67parky]

Thanks for that lots good

[@SuperGinkgo]

Glad you have the Yellow Peril sorted! A bit of TLC, logic and nounce goes a long way... You have my sub. ps Look at your vid settings, 360p? 😊🖖

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks for the sub. My mistake when doing something in the edit and it ended up being in 360p. I’m still new to editing but should be good after this one.

[@TheWurks]

Fair play pal… another one lives on!

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks. She’ll get their.

[@parasinthephilippines]

Cracking job. Rewards are big.

[@SidekickSolo]

Nothing like hearing something fire up after it has been in for surgery.

[@norriemasson4080]

There ye go when you know what yer doing ( I wouldn’t have a clue) health to enjoy and many miles n smiles on it

[@SidekickSolo]

Still have few more jobs to do but it’s getting their.

[@daveharriman2756]

Nice bike now, well done!

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks.

[@mash988]

Well done mate, good repairs. Watch the fuel lines between the tank and the hard lines to the injectors…can leak there. Besides that - I own one of these down here in South Africa and ride several different countries on different surfaces, they are really rough dogs. As long as you do what’s required in terms of general maintenance she will put a big smile on your dial every time. She’s no racer, but that the point - sow have done over half a million k’s with nothing more than fluids and standard consumables.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks I will keep any eye on the fuel lines. I’ve no doubt that once I’ve caught up on the maintenance it will be a good strong bike.

[@mash988]

Sorry Meant tough dogs & Sow = some!

[@mash988]

Sorry Meant tough dogs & Sow = some!

[@mash988]

Sorry Meant tough dogs & Sow = some!

[@mash988]

Sorry Meant tough dogs & Sow = some!

[@byronomahoney2260]

Looks like the hard work has been worth it, get out and enjoy it

[@SidekickSolo]

Few more jobs to do yet buts it’s on the round to recovery.

[@Flexnes1]

Great job! Just a thought on the video quality - it's really low, only 360p. Maybe you need to change the settings on the camera or something?

[@SidekickSolo]

It was my fault, I’m still novice at recording and editing and I made a mistake when I saved from the edit.

[@QTMagic]

I've always wanted to try something like this (buying a cheap bike and fixing it up), but I don't know if I could complete the process from start to finish. I've worked on bikes before (cosmetic and simple electrical work), but I know that I would find some of the harder jobs (valves, tappets, carburettor adjustment etc) difficult. Did you learn how to fix bikes yourself, or did you learn at college and now do it on a daily basis as your job?

[@SidekickSolo]

I’m completely self taught. Started off repairing my own cars some time not very successfully but I learnt from my mistakes and believe me I have made a few. I would encourage you to give it a go with the use of KZbin and Google you can always find a how to on most things. The more you do it and learn the more confident you will become. Just have faith in yourself and give it a go. I still surprise myself now on some of the things I repair. The feeling you get when you do find the fix to something is great.

[@joeybobbie1]

One thing about the Boxer Engines, is that they are so easy to Work on yourself. Like he said, watch KZbin Videos on how to do the Repairs and just follow what they do. There’s probably a Thousand Videos on how to Repair a GS.

[@austinmatthews347]

Sounds well

[@muzzkeg8172]

OHH YEAH!!!!!!!!!

[@thimbur3543]

Good job. On a side note, any reason why your last two vids are only 360p?

[@SidekickSolo]

Probably due to me making a mistake in upload or editing. They are filmed in 4k so I’m not sure what I’ve done wrong. Hopefully I will sort for next time.

[@brucegroom1929]

Great video. Now it's working, we can actually see the bike. Beautiful And Monkey Yellow! Question. Did it come with MOT? If so , how, when in such poor repair?

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. Yes it does have an mot but I am very doubtful that it had a proper inspection. With it having so many mot failing issues I can not believe that they have all happened since it was mot’ed.

[@tomthompson7400]

wait till you try the 1200 or newer ,,

[@MikeHarveyPhoto]

sounded like a GSX when you speed up the video lol

[@SidekickSolo]

😂

[@livinginmyownlittleworldad1905]

Just supscribed. Found u on helmet heads channel. Its cool to see ur videos now too. Btw would u reccomend buying a new vespa gts 125, i know this is random like lol

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks for the sub. The new Vespas are great I would say yes go for it.

[@livinginmyownlittleworldad1905]

@@SidekickSolo cheers. Really looking forward to see u go to sahara desert on this weapon. Its very interesting watching the bike in progress 🙂

[@austinmatthews347]

Your guages should have dampers on them to remove the flutter

[@SidekickSolo]

Thanks I will have a look.

[@austinmatthews347]

I managed to buy a carbtune original one a few years ago its the mercury version bit old school now but works a treat. I have had a coupke of the hexhead r1200rt and not sure if its same setuo but i think you are supposed to balance them from rh cylinder only

[@couttsy222]

I'm glad it's working out for you! The 1150GS is a lovely, mellow yet very capable bike. I bought one here in Australia in 2003, sold it 8 or 9 years ago to buy a new R1200GSA but missed it so much I bought it back a couple of years ago. It's done 200,000kms and is in semi-retirement. I also bought two in the UK (at different times) for my wife and I to tour Europe on. (see kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3bcm6Svbt1jfck&pp=ygUOMTE1MGdzIHRyaWJ1dGU%3D ). Look after them properly and they'll give you years and years of enjoyable use. Looking forward to following your adventures.

[@SidekickSolo]

Thank you. I will have a look at you link later.

[@allanhughes7859]

you will never beat that feeling on a first start up almost like seeying your first child me thinks ??

[@SidekickSolo]

Yes you can’t beat it. All the nerves of will it or won’t it start and then when it pops into life and you’ve been successful it’s a real buzz.

[@lyntonwebb9661]

You should take her to the ABR festival

[@SidekickSolo]

Unfortunately I have something else on that weekend. Maybe next year when it been throughly sorted.

[@scottmitchell6371]

😮😂

[@neonsheepspringroll]

ofcourse it will

[@SidekickSolo]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[@67parky]

Hi where did you get your wind screen?

[@SidekickSolo]

It came on the bike when I bought it. I believe it has a tourtec front end.

[@cl337oris]

is the video quality 360 for everyone else or just me ?

[@SidekickSolo]

Unfortunately it is 360. I’m new to editing and filming and something went wrong either in upload or editing. My apologies. Hopefully will be better in the next videos.

[@cl337oris]

@@SidekickSolo no problem, it's strange cause the first video you uploaded is 1080 and the last two videos 360

[@SidekickSolo]

@@cl337oris yes and the first should really have been in 4k 😆 unfortunately I’m not as good with laptops as I am with broken bikes.

[@unternichtuber4310]

360p.......

[@SidekickSolo]

A newbie mistake by myself when saving the edit.

[@marianpazdzioch7300]

I like the flag on the sealing.