Pretty good review, I enjoyed reading that. Cheers.
6' - its buffeting is minimal
That’s in your opinion, as valid as anyone’s but I love the bike, exactly as it is, including the fishtails! It’s why I bought one. Owners who want a different look, de-chromed, blacked out, chopper style with angry exhausts or whatever have gone down that path to create something that speaks to them. BMW are never going to build such an extreme machine because 1) it just doesn’t sit with their corporate brand and 2) they can’t anyway because of all the Euro regs and strict rules they must follow to homologate bikes that hopefully appeal to a wide range of potential owners around the world. Regarding weight, yea it’s heavy but so what? If you can’t manage it buy something else. There’s plenty of choice across all the big brands and something for everyone. Like others have said before on the forum the silent majority who have no problems don’t tend to post, why would they, it’s always the vocal minority that vent online (sometimes with understandable frustration and disappointment but not always), but this can create an overly negative impression. This is my 5th BMW, my first was around 2000/2001, cant even remember now. As the months click by we learn more & more about the bikes on this forum and share experience living with them, servicing them, customizing them, making mistakes sometimes. Corrosion can effect any bike, it depends upon use, annual mileage, climate, cleaning regime and so on. An 8 foot long bike, heavy and low with exposed shaft drive, plastered in proper chrome (no plastic) with spoked wheels is never going to be an ‘easy’ keep is it? Buy a Honda Transalp if you want practical. Know what I mean
That’s in your opinion, as valid as anyone’s but I love the bike, exactly as it is, including the fishtails! It’s why I bought one. Owners who want a different look, de-chromed, blacked out, chopper style with angry exhausts or whatever have gone down that path to create something that speaks to them. BMW are never going to build such an extreme machine because 1) it just doesn’t sit with their corporate brand and 2) they can’t anyway because of all the Euro regs and strict rules they must follow to homologate bikes that hopefully appeal to a wide range of potential owners around the world. Regarding weight, yea it’s heavy but so what? If you can’t manage it buy something else. There’s plenty of choice across all the big brands and something for everyone. Like others have said before on the forum the silent majority who have no problems don’t tend to post, why would they, it’s always the vocal minority that vent online (sometimes with understandable frustration and disappointment but not always), but this can create an overly negative impression. This is my 5th BMW, my first was around 2000/2001, cant even remember now. As the months click by we learn more & more about the bikes on this forum and share experience living with them, servicing them, customizing them, making mistakes sometimes. Corrosion can effect any bike, it depends upon use, annual mileage, climate, cleaning regime and so on. An 8 foot long bike, heavy and low with exposed shaft drive, plastered in proper chrome (no plastic) with spoked wheels is never going to be an ‘easy’ keep is it? Buy a Honda Transalp if you want practical. Know what I mean
Well said! And I am glad that you mention the '... the silent majority who have no problems ...' that is so true. We often see all the issues posted .. and there are, mine had some as well (although some may have been operator causedThat’s in your opinion, as valid as anyone’s but I love the bike, exactly as it is, including the fishtails! It’s why I bought one. Owners who want a different look, de-chromed, blacked out, chopper style with angry exhausts or whatever have gone down that path to create something that speaks to them. BMW are never going to build such an extreme machine because 1) it just doesn’t sit with their corporate brand and 2) they can’t anyway because of all the Euro regs and strict rules they must follow to homologate bikes that hopefully appeal to a wide range of potential owners around the world. Regarding weight, yea it’s heavy but so what? If you can’t manage it buy something else. There’s plenty of choice across all the big brands and something for everyone. Like others have said before on the forum the silent majority who have no problems don’t tend to post, why would they, it’s always the vocal minority that vent online (sometimes with understandable frustration and disappointment but not always), but this can create an overly negative impression. This is my 5th BMW, my first was around 2000/2001, cant even remember now. As the months click by we learn more & more about the bikes on this forum and share experience living with them, servicing them, customizing them, making mistakes sometimes. Corrosion can effect any bike, it depends upon use, annual mileage, climate, cleaning regime and so on. An 8 foot long bike, heavy and low with exposed shaft drive, plastered in proper chrome (no plastic) with spoked wheels is never going to be an ‘easy’ keep is it? Buy a Honda Transalp if you want practical. Know what I mean
) ... and forget about all the folks that are happily riding with a big grin on their face 
Yep! Like me!Well said! And I am glad that you mention the '... the silent majority who have no problems ...' that is so true. We often see all the issues posted .. and there are, mine had some as well (although some may have been operator caused
