09-12-14, 10:36 AM
adding my twopenny's worth in against BMW I had a brand new F650 for my 30th birthday and when i took it in for it's 1st annual service (about 1200 miles), bike shop couldn't book it in before the year so was 1 year 1 week....well when i went to pick it up after leaving it 24hrs they said it wasn't ready, what why not? well as they took it for a test ride after service the front wheel bearings seized and locked the front up!!luckily this was only in thier car park and didn't get dropped, but if i had had it i could have been on a motorway and been thrown off it!
oh but because its over the year old its out of warranty!!!!
WTF I said but they did accept that it should not have failed even in that short space of time and replaced it free but had to wait for parts.. plus i got a GS as a loaner till it was fixed. but that was down to dealership rather than BMW itself!
personally for £3500 I'd go for a triumph or VFR, thats what I'm looking at getting next september to replace my Fazer
oh but because its over the year old its out of warranty!!!!
WTF I said but they did accept that it should not have failed even in that short space of time and replaced it free but had to wait for parts.. plus i got a GS as a loaner till it was fixed. but that was down to dealership rather than BMW itself!
personally for £3500 I'd go for a triumph or VFR, thats what I'm looking at getting next september to replace my Fazer
It ain't what you ride, it's who you ride with!!!