anyone here ride a bmw?

glezgaderry · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 05 May 2006 Karma :

nearly ready for my next bike, ive decided ill take as close as i can get really but would like info of the bmw 650 series bikes, hard to come by here in NI but may trave to scotland if i see one on offer! i know theres a few types so what you got and whats it like?

they worth the money?

do normal garages sevice them as any bike or do they hit you with a bmw invoice etc

cheers

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

ask Sunbear he? has one of those 650BMWs , I don't like them though , you have to put petrol in the rear!
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Its a Rotax engine so any garage can service them. But saying that its an easy job to do yourself. I have an 1150 and thats a peice of piss to work on.

Don't go to a BMW dealer as they charge waaaay too much!
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ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

Nick has the R1150gs and loves it! Spoke to our mechanic at local yamaha dealer where my bike came from and they said they wont touch BMW for servicing. Its very ltd here on the Island, we only have three main bike garages/dealers. Nick has to take his gs to Alton nr farringdon for this service, on a plus of that though they are very good and give him another for the day to use so we make a day away out of it.
At the moment he only has the standard can on his bike so mine sounds much much nicer, like a bike should sound I tell him, his sounds more like a tractor but does go like shit off a shovel mind Laughing

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glezgaderry · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 05 May 2006 Karma :

i heard most garages other than bmw wont touch them? but bmw overcharge, why is this?

_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

Dad has a r850r, neither of us like cornering because of the telelever, hes now going for a f650gs mainly because hes a bit short but it looks a nice bike Thumbs Up

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phatstorage · Trackday Trickster Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Karma :

don't mean to sound rude but they don't seem to have alot of poke for a 650cc and the tank isn't very big either.

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/gb/en/index.html

_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

Its not that bad for a single.
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