BMW 1200RS

[furious_blue_imp]

I hear ya, JPT, but not everyone has the desire, the talent, or the tools to do a rebuild.
BTW, What scared me off from BMW was the $2,000 final drive repairs and $4,000 clutch jobs. (Not joking)

I saved these photos that I encountered:

1. What it takes to get to the clutch of a Boxer so that a leaking oil seal can be replaced


2. catastrophic failure of an F model swingarm


3. catastrophic failure of an F model fork


I bought a BMW car in 2000, within a few months the paint was getting chips all over the front, I don't live in a gravel-ly area.. the paint on my old beater 1982 Nissan Sentra was far more durable than that...
I don't get it. BMW had (?) such a reputation for quality and durability ? (or am I seriously mistaken)...