Nothing wrong with blind brand loyalty in my book.Faults and all.. including our bikes. G1 slipped timing via the tensioner spring, G2 electrical gremlins. But pale against BMW faults.Starting with the early K series.. faulty abs. At least one KIA. No brakes come the moment. From memory,BM didn't even issue a recall.I work togehter with a BMW/Suzuki Dealer, there is som kind of friendship between us. He talks very open to me! He showed me the Mountains of Papers from BMW with recalls, and even so the digital BMW Network instructions. Hell.....i was pale for a while!
The problems of BMWs are known everywhere, not just fairy tales or bad gossip from the competition. But the success is unbroken. There are people here who wait weeks or months for their bikes because there are no parts, but BMW forbids them to ride their bikes. And they still praise this crap in the sky. As if they were indoctrinated. My dealer also says he's grateful for BMW. Because the customers pay whatever is asked. Customer service for a Busa 245 euros, for a BMW GS1250 just 850 euros. Without BMW, he would have been bankrupt long ago, because at Suzuki he had hardly anything apart from customer service. You get a set of tires or an accessory part, but otherwise you don't see the customers. You can't make money on that! Since trading BMW, he has had to hire employees, has a full workshop all the time and Suzuki only stands around there occasionally because he loves the brand. But only with Suzuki would he be finished long ago. He openly admits. A friend of mine bought a new S1000RR in 2019 and then told me in March 2020: "yeah, finally my S1RR is at home." I was happy for him, he had to leave the machine at the dealer since September, 5 callbacks had to be edited. Too thin crankcase, cracks in the oil pan, leaky brakes, defective display and defective shift camera system. So I'm happy for him and said "well let's go now". Then he looked a bit serious "no no ... I was allowed to take it home now ... but I am not allowed to drive it ...... the cylinder head still has to be replaced ... BUT then it is the best ever. Yeah ....... great ...... that is also an attitude.
This is not only the case with you! I mean the "King of the Road" as you notice it. Like the kings who want to be admired but ignore the normal person / biker. As if they were something better. In Germany it is a tradition that bikers always greet each other. Unfortunately this is decreasing more and more, even the boys say "boaaa..ey .... why is that? That's something for the old sacks". But generally a nice custom. But BMW riders? 8 out of 10 do not say hello at all, of the remaining 2 ... it is rather carelessly greeted back. It's a genre of its own, even if I don't want to generalize. Often they look down on Japanese Riders, only I wonder why? My motorcycle is fast, reliable, durable and still affordable. Everything I can't see in a BMW. Everyone has their own thing, but it is often difficult to be tolerant.
As for not nodding, many more do nowadays but it 'twas ever thus.
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I've never had a bike before that didn't hurt or pinch anything, nothing either. Neck, shoulders, back, wrists, everything is completely relaxed, even after long journeys. After 150 kilometers my butt starts to hurt a little, 5 minutes break and I can drive the next 150 kilometers. It couldn't be better. The only thing I could complain about is that my fat lady likes to drink a bit, which is probably due to the Euro 5 standard. So congratulations on your decision, you are definitely not making a mistake. The black one is very maintenance-intensive, but a feast for the eyes. Even if I admit, I would have seen a white one before, I don't know how it would have turned out: D
