06-18-2014, 10:11 PM
It's not all roses in BMW land. This helps a little with the damage I know will happen on the dirt.
My next bike is going to have a silver motor!
An ADV member wrote:
"My concern is with the quality of build.
Not just the R9T, but with BMW in general these days.
My local dealer has an R9T demo bike.
I saw it when it was first registered, glistening in the sun, looking every inch a premium motorcycle.
I saw it again yesterday, and it is looking decidedly tired.
The engine paint is fading, and actually coming off the front of the engine.
It's only a few months old, but despite having just been valeted, the bike looked VERY second hand.
I was genuinely shocked that in terms of longevity of finish, it didn't even come close to my 15 year old R1200C.
It is still a great bike in every other way though.
Such a pity BMW are so clearly cutting corners in the finish dept."
My next bike is going to have a silver motor!
An ADV member wrote:
"My concern is with the quality of build.
Not just the R9T, but with BMW in general these days.
My local dealer has an R9T demo bike.
I saw it when it was first registered, glistening in the sun, looking every inch a premium motorcycle.
I saw it again yesterday, and it is looking decidedly tired.
The engine paint is fading, and actually coming off the front of the engine.
It's only a few months old, but despite having just been valeted, the bike looked VERY second hand.
I was genuinely shocked that in terms of longevity of finish, it didn't even come close to my 15 year old R1200C.
It is still a great bike in every other way though.
Such a pity BMW are so clearly cutting corners in the finish dept."