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ballisticexchris
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And me as well!!I want him to have a fantastic ownership experience too. .
And me as well!!I want him to have a fantastic ownership experience too. .
Your comments don't really lend themselves to that statement. I did not assume you bought them new, or anything else, other than you haven't owned a BMW long enough to understand the costs involved. I did make the statement that IF you haven't owned a BMW out of warranty, you haven't completed the BMW experience.Why would you assume all 4 BMW's I bought were new?? By your standards, I have completed the experience. Keep enjoying your bliss.
Whaaaat?You have to know about the secret reservoir immediately above main drain plug (inside the case) to fully drain this bike. Miss it, and you're leaving a quart of old oil in the bike. I say secret, because the owners manual tells you to take the bike to the dealer if the oil level needs to be changed.
Yep, it was a real mess on the first oil change. I asked the dealer to give me everything for an oil change. Left there with 4 qts of oil. I had no idea how much it would take, but since I had 4 qts, I was pretty sure it would take at least 2.5 before I had to start being careful and measuring. Nope, started the 3rd qt and immediately had oil pouring out of the fill hole. Didn't know about the secret reservoir at that point.Whaaaat?
If they don't show the secondary drain plug, then yes, they are not doing a complete job. I once saw a reference to it being optional, but does leaving 1/3 of the old oil in the bike seem optional?So, all those who show by videos how to change the oil and filter, in the 750/850 gs do it wrong? ... do not show that there is a secret deposit. Could you put a pic of that secret deposit?
It works wonderfully so far, and DM is very please with it. She is much more willing to go for a short (day) ride now that she ever was with the Tenere.Whatever - As long as it works and D_M likes it.
I was downright amazed at how much I disliked the 850. Dirt_Mom does not like to test ride bikes and relies on me to check out everything for her. If the 750 had felt like the 850 I would never have considered it for her. The dealer thought it might be the different suspension between the standard 850 and my wife's lowered 750. I find it hard to believe it would have made that much of a difference. Whatever it was, that 850 felt like one of the most unnatural feeling bikes I've ever experienced. About what you'd feel if you were trying to balance a 25 gallon fish tank on you lap while riding.Hmmmm...I'm surprised the 850 felt so different from the 750. Nice that you got to test ride it though. I am not surprised you were initially impressed with the 1250GS. Can't speak for long term ownership, but lots of new owners are happy from what I gather.
The Ducati Enduro felt like that to me. Ergos are one thing but odd, unnatural feeling is not good at all. Did the 850 have a top box mounted? The Ducati did and I was wondering if it had something to do with the strange handling.Whatever it was, that 850 felt like one of the most unnatural feeling bikes I've ever experienced. About what you'd feel if you were trying to balance a 25 gallon fish tank on you lap while riding.