Were you there (BMW open house)?

Chris-CJ

Chris-CJ

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BMW had their open house at dealers on Sept 6th.
There was a decent turn out at Budds BMW Oakville.
Couple of vintage boxers among the current BMW offerings as well as riders turning up on Triumphs, RE, Indian, even saw a Kawi 750 triple (mostly all original!) there.
No test rides, though 🫥
 
I went to Peak's in Barrie on Saturday. Was well run. Turnout seemed good. 50% off most gear and apparel. Test ride groups.
 
I saw an email from Motorcycle Mojo inviting me to it, but... Meh...

*dusts off soap box, puts on new balance old man shoes* Ahem.

I once tried to price out what a new F750GS (or whatever it is now would cost me)... the base price wasn't awful... high enough I probably would never pay it over buying a 0-3 year old model from someone else who did, but low enough that if I had a really good year financially, maybe I would just treat myself........ I haven't bought a new bike 16 years.

Anyway, then I realized those base prices for base models, and if you want all of the real goodies and comforts I've come to expect from previous generations of GS', those are now optional extras that you need to pay extra for, and all of those extras added up FAST.

To make matters worse, I've seen that motor with under 10k with a leaky valve cover gasket, so I don't even feel like I'm buying quality or reliability.

So anyway I'll probably just buy an FJ-09 or Tracer 9 or whatever they're calling the CP3 touring thingy now instead. Or maybe even tuck my tail and buy a Honda Transalp 750 instead... Not interested in playing the BMW bait-and-switch pricing game, or the BMW will-it-fail-or-won't-it game.
 
adri said:
I saw an email from Motorcycle Mojo inviting me to it, but... Meh...

*dusts off soap box, puts on new balance old man shoes* Ahem.

I once tried to price out what a new F750GS (or whatever it is now would cost me)... the base price wasn't awful... high enough I probably would never pay it over buying a 0-3 year old model from someone else who did, but low enough that if I had a really good year financially, maybe I would just treat myself........ I haven't bought a new bike 16 years.

Anyway, then I realized those base prices for base models, and if you want all of the real goodies and comforts I've come to expect from previous generations of GS', those are now optional extras that you need to pay extra for, and all of those extras added up FAST.

To make matters worse, I've seen that motor with under 10k with a leaky valve cover gasket, so I don't even feel like I'm buying quality or reliability.

So anyway I'll probably just buy an FJ-09 or Tracer 9 or whatever they're calling the CP3 touring thingy now instead. Or maybe even tuck my tail and buy a Honda Transalp 750 instead... Not interested in playing the BMW bait-and-switch pricing game, or the BMW will-it-fail-or-won't-it game.
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If you happen to fancy a BMW motorcycle with only it's standard equipment, as in base model you will never find one at any dealership in Canada. Sure you could plan ahead by months and take them up on the notion of ordering one with a vague and always subject to change (wait, wait some more) delivery schedule but that's not how my motorcycle consuming mind works. Plus, regardless of the "cache" attached to the BMW brand there are plentiful competing model options that will perform as well or better and are sometimes cheaper. Sorry BMW, you're just not that special.

I think the whole "Priced from" advertising schtick is dishonest if you cannot find a single ready-to-purchase example at that price anywhere in the entire national market.
 
IIRC BMW can now stand for "Beijing Motor Works"...

Past 2018 or so their F850 engines are built in China.
 
Bikes Made Weird = Boxer Motor
They are proven, well-engineered bikes and they ride well.
BMW could also be "Bikes Made Well"
Riddle: what label will denote a Ural which also has a boxer motor?
(nudge, nudge, Wingboy!)
 
Chris-CJ said:
Bikes Made Weird = Boxer Motor
They are proven, well-engineered bikes and they ride well.
BMW could also be "Bikes Made Well"
Riddle: what label will denote a Ural which also has a boxer motor?
(nudge, nudge, Wingboy!)
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Back around 1980 I had the pleasure of riding in a loosely organized tour of the U.S. Southwest for a couple weeks. A company called Western Adventures, run by a guy, Volker Beer who left his position with BMW in Jersey for his start up business. Started and finished in Vegas, we covered about 2500 miles all over Nevada, Arizona and Utah, it was amazing. He purchased 12 bikes and a spare bike carried in a bus which departed early most days with all our luggage which would be in our respective hotel/motel rooms later that day. We travelled light at a quick pace, most of the riders were from Germany/U.K. with one American couple. I was mainly aboard an R65 and rode the R80 and R100 a number of times, they were great bikes though felt a bit short of power compared to my hot rodded GS1000 back home. Those German riders had BMW`s back home and really hauled ass on spectacular roads. They could drink a lot of beer too. To date myself, I found the tour ad in Cycle magazine and set it all up on the phone, landline of course. If the closest BMW dealer wasn`t 100 klicks away a boxer BMW would be on my short list.
 
Is my Wing a boxer? Or is that reserved for twins only?
 
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