BMW

[choogh]

Why are there none, or almost no posting regarding BMW workshop requests??
Are they THAT good 😱😂
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Current Squadron:
R1200rt. Virago 535
Loro Sono tra noi.

[P.]

No, they are shit and people don't buy them. Hence no posts here.

[stinkwheel]

Because they aren't a motorcycle, they are a lifestyle accessory and people don't try to fix their own lifestyle accessories because they might get oil on their touratech adventure suit.

Anyway, not much goes wrong with them that a bucket of water can't fix.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/R1200GS-BMW-Motorcycle-Photo/Nothing-Good-Just-Bad-Ugly/i-cdnNMJV/0/5ee63eb3/L/r1200gs_final_drive_fire-L.jpg
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[yen_powell]

Go on UKGSer and enjoy the tales of woe.
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Blackmail is a nasty word........but not as nasty as phlegm!
XT1200Z and a DR350 in bits

[RhynoCZ]

[Rogerborg]

[stinkwheel]

[Polarbear]

[MCN]

BMWs are shite.

Paint fell off my K1300 14500 (Just out of BMW warranty) Four bikes I have had so I got absolutely Zero goodwill from the fuckers.

Sump of my S1000RR disintegrated at 5500 miles.

The ABS Module on the first R1200GS I had catastrophically failed at about 15000.

So in a word yes they are so reliable.

I think most folk who can afford them don't 'reeeeally' use them much.

My next bike will be a Hardly Dae-anything as they seem to spend most of their Outings on the way to the shop or an the way back.


My goodwill is to not use dealers except for essential BMW parts.

They get fuck all service work off me now where I did help keep their lights on during the times when most BMW owners are sat in front of their fire. (Not the 90º Drive Fire.)
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[Rogerborg]

^^^^^^^^^^^
Very Stern Letter.

[Pete.]

Mine's on 60-odd thousand miles which is the longest lived commuting bike I have ever had. There are good and bad points to them but I think the biggest angst comes from he fact that they cost so much but the quality isn't better enough to warrant it. You can't bitch about peeling paint on a 4-grand-new Suzuki but you don't expect it on a BMW costing 3 times as much even though there's probably little you can do for any bike ridden through winter to stop the finish going off. That said, I love mine and I'll be sorry to have to stop riding it when the new LEZ charge kicks in.

If anything I think that a lot of their 'problems' stem from being 'over engineered' in so much that stuff needs a more exacting adjustment than your typical Jap bike. One example is the rear paralever bearings. They require quite exacting torque to avoid premature failure (plus they are bloody expensive) but people still do them up like a Scammell wheel nut.

Another thing about them is that they are seemingly so low-maintenance that they are susceptible to neglected servicing. By the time something goes wrong you might find that you've gone past 2 or 3 servicing schedules.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[stinkwheel]

[rhun]

My F800gs seems bulletproof so far.
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Honda CBR600F6

[BTTD]

BMW's got a reputation for reliability and build quality when they were air cooled lumps that went forever. My father did 150k+ on an R100RS before having the engine rebuilt (and new clocks cos they'd packed up). I believe it's still out there somewhere having sold it a few years ago.
The reliability continued into the early oilheads and then they went all techno crazy and things started going wrong.
Lighter, more powerful, what were they thinking!
Solid, strong, dependable with odd ball character went out the window and was replaced with expensive fancyness and breakdowns/death kill.
Fcks sake. I sound like Teff.

[MCN]

[RhynoCZ]

[MCN]

[temeluchus]

The twins R1100 and before and K75/100/1100 triples and fours are well made and generally owned by people who wouldn't need to ask or are too old to engage with an online forum.

The newer ones, post R1150, seem to be put together on the cheap to fleece Ewan MacGregor fans.
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Some shite cruiser. Now with guns and FREEDOM!

[Rogerborg]

[MCN]

[choogh]

Really ??!!!! He said that....what's his new job title 😂😂
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Current Squadron:
R1200rt. Virago 535
Loro Sono tra noi.

[RhynoCZ]

[Snodvan]

My BMW (a rarity - 650CS Scarver, belt drive job) has suffered little really.
Sure the paint was very flaky on the engine when I bought it with about 2500 miles on the clock (Checked as genuine). I fixed that myself with a proper chemical clean and lots of thin coats of Hamerite smooth silver. That paint still totally sound 7 years and 10,000 miles later. Yep - a VERY low mileage but then I am retired so no commuting and the bike is just for fun.

Other grouse is corrosion of almost all the wiriing harrness terminals. "Wires" they are so inflexible you would think they were cast !!!

Otherwise - brilliant bike. Rides like it is on rails. Nice sit up and beg ride position. Ideal for a 76 year old.

Snod
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04 (UK Reg) BMW F650cs, but really 02 first Reg in Holland

[sievuun]

[Islander]

I've had a R100RT that I rode all over the country. It had the usual wear and tear items, i.e. a clutch, wheel bearings, caliper seals and the like but was otherwise very reliable and surprisingly nimble. My OH had an R65 which was as solid as can be. I currently own a R850R which is proving just as reliable overall.

I like boxer engines and the simple engineering in these bikes.