BMW Bikes?

SunnY S said:
+1. Notice I didn't say anything about their sales dept?

For Sales, we've had good experience with Wolf BMW and incredible experience with Durham/Endras.

But for service, Budd's is the place to go. It used to be the best kept secret, but not anymore.

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I noticed. :D
 
+1 for Wolfe. Trust Ian's workmanship and advise.
Been a cruiser rider for over 20 years and switched last year to lighter/faster F800ST and love it! Ridden the bike in all conditions and it has never let me down.
 
Another one for Wolf. I go every year for my annual service. You can hang out and read a magazine, help yourself to the beverages, shoot the breeze with other customers or take a loaner bike on a tour around London etc. Well worth the drive for me.
 
I bought and had good experience with Chris at Wolf.

Ian though? Im positive that guy has a split personality. Thought it was just me, but riders on other forums confirmed this. He is a unique individual, thats for sure.

Did my first service with Wolf. They treat you like a number there. Wouldn't let you talk to the mechanics, see whats going on with your bike, nothing like that. One time, I went into the "delivery" section of the dealership, where there's a door with a small glass window to check out the service shop, and Ian comes out yelling, arms flailing, driving me back in the showroom like a stray cattle, locking the secondary delivery door, and shouts out.... "Do not feed the animals!". Needless to say, I had a dumbfounded look on my face trying to make sense of what he was saying. Weird. Thought he was going to arrest me. When I went to talk to the mechanic after he brought out my bike to the front, he seemed and acted like a preprogrammed robot.

Anyways, if you haven't been to Budd's for service, you'd never understand.


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If Ryan is workin at Budds now I'd definitely be taking my bike there. He's class.
 
sunny s said:
i bought and had good experience with chris at wolf.

Ian though? Im positive that guy has a split personality. Thought it was just me, but riders on other forums confirmed this. He is a unique individual, thats for sure.

Did my first service with wolf. They treat you like a number there. Wouldn't let you talk to the mechanics, see whats going on with your bike, nothing like that. One time, i went into the "delivery" section of the dealership, where there's a door with a small glass window to check out the service shop, and ian comes out yelling, arms flailing, driving me back in the showroom like a stray cattle, locking the secondary delivery door, and shouts out.... "do not feed the animals!". Needless to say, i had a dumbfounded look on my face trying to make sense of what he was saying. Weird. Thought he was going to arrest me. When i went to talk to the mechanic after he brought out my bike to the front, he seemed and acted like a preprogrammed robot.

Anyways, if you haven't been to budd's for service, you'd never understand.


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das ist nicht ein robot!!! Das ist deutsche efficiency at its finest!!
 
Back on topic....K1300S is a phenomenal machine. No disappointments. Back off topic, Budd's Service dept is the place. John Parker knows his sheit and takes care of his customers!
 
Another F800s owner here, very happy... Next bike will be a BMW (I'm coming of a Suzi by the way)
 
Another happy F800ST owner, I've had Kawi's, Honda's and Suzuki's over the years, strangely never a Yamaha but ridden lots. The BMW is my favourite so far, if I had the budget I would have a couple more in my garage!

Btw the price of my bike was a little cheaper than a similarly equipped Honda VFR when I bought 3 years ago.
 
My friend has a k1300s and came from an r1. He says its not as much fun but it is a much better ride.

My girlfriends dad has a r1200cl. He clicked over 100,000 km and while on a trip had the rear bearing let go and damage his whole rear end. $3000 in repairs. He said he will still buy another BMW. I think it was John who came out and talked to him for a long while about what he needs and what they are going to do. Even as busy as he was he still took the time.

I went into Budds to look for a GS/GSA and they were fairly helpful. Not as friendly as GP was but i wouldn't hesitate to buy a bike from there. I'm also young and was looking at some fairly expensive bikes and he stood there and answered all my questions.
 
f1mauro said:
Back on topic....K1300S is a phenomenal machine. No disappointments. Back off topic, Budd's Service dept is the place. John Parker knows his sheit and takes care of his customers!
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I have a R1200RT 2007, fantastic bike! and John Parker and the Budds team are the best.

Long story short, stay away from TO BMW worst experience ever after dropping 14k on a used K1200LT, no customer service, no backing up their product, Quote from Dealership manager after them having the bike on the bench for six weeks trying to diagnose and fix a problem that was existing when bike was purchased " I am sorry Mr. Jackson we are not in the business of refunding money".

John helped me out of a big jam
 
Rjack said:
I have a R1200RT 2007, fantastic bike! and John Parker and the Budds team are the best.

Long story short, stay away from TO BMW worst experience ever after dropping 14k on a used K1200LT, no customer service, no backing up their product, Quote from Dealership manager after them having the bike on the bench for six weeks trying to diagnose and fix a problem that was existing when bike was purchased " I am sorry Mr. Jackson we are not in the business of refunding money".

John helped me out of a big jam
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Just interested ...how long after you bought the bike from them did you find out about the existing problem? Cause you would think that any dealership would have a standard warranty period of at least 30 days on used bikes... I think when I got my bike from GP it was 90 days
 
I bought my GS from Budds this August and can't say enough good things about their service department. John will always take the time to talk to you about the service on the bike and why it needs it. He'll even walk you through doing the maintenance on your own. The 10 000 km service on the bike was reasonable, a shade over $400.

John will be running maintenance workshops again this winter for those looking to do more of their own maintenance work.
 
I bought a new BMW R75/5 in 1971 from the distributor and raced it at Mosport in 2 races. 5 hour endurance ( finished 5th after a crash ) and all comers later that year. Replaced rings and one valve quide and then rode it for 17 years. Bought another BMW 1984 R80st in 2002. Parts are cheap if you buy used and lots are available. New parts like rings are not really expensive. The best part is the engine is very easy to work on and keep tuned. My bike is worth as much or more now than when I bought it.

In 1971 the list price was $2500 when jpa 750s bikes were about $1500 but they last for a long long time. My R80st has chrome barrels that never wear out -- no need to rebore for large pistons -- just replace the rings.

I repair these BMWs for $30 an hour -- very cheap riding !!
 
First bike, first season, so nothing to really compare it to. But I am very pleased with my F650GS with a little over 13k kms under my belt. Bought it "used" with under 2k kms and over a year of warranty left for 2/3 the original selling price and in pristine condition. Just a hell of a lot of fun to ride almost anywhere :)

For service, just did my 10k at Downtown BMW. About $300 taxes in. I was going to take it to Budd's given their reputation but could never find the time to scoot over to Oakville. My experience was excellent at Downtown though: service manager Andrew is a great guy, very laid back, responsive and detail oriented. I was impressed.

I also have a 545 (cage), and I was not nearly as impressed with their service.
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