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Bipper , buddy , did you not believe yourself the first time Dusty
Why Dusty, did you see something? I didn’t see anything. You sipping the whiskey this early in the day? That double vision will get ya And here I am thinking I can operate a Beemer’s cruise control, heated seats and ESA suspension. I’d have more luck hooking up my VCR, probably
Its and 1150 but for $2,800 so if it lasts a season its money in the bank. If it doesn't last a season part it out and recoup your money and then somehttps://advrider.com/f/threads/2800-2004-bmw-r1150rt-in-oregon.1422129/
That is true. Let's say you get it for $2500. You can sell the bags, windscreen, seat, rocker covers, headlight, and wheels pretty easily for premium prices. Then you can sell all the bits needed to convert a police bike to a standard RT - those are in high demand. After those quick sales, you will have a large pile of stuff to get rid of. I currently have a large pile of stuff from an 1100RT. Or you can just run it till it dies, which could be a very long time.It's kind of sad how cheap some quality used bikes are. But that means there are some excellent values if you are just looking for a solid commuter.
Wow. I totally and completely appreciate all the input here but has this thread has gotten a little off course from my initial post - maybe some of that’s my fault. But here’s what I put in my initial post“But anyhow, yesterday I phoned a guy I know who is a 10 year BMW mechanic to ask him a couple questions. He was fantastically, ridiculously helpful. Surprisingly, however, he said he would not buy any air/oil cooled RT without having him or a BMW mechanic look at it. He said the clutch and the brakes are both a 3k dollar job each if they are down. For the clutch you have to split the bike to repair even.”Please note, he didn’t say anything about drive shaft or any other issue. In fact, he was quite complimentary of the bikes. He just knows my limited budget and said these are the 2 things to look out for in a R1200RT purchase and said he wouldn’t recommend buying one unless it can be inspected for these 2 issues first. He also said the brake issue was remedied beginning in 2007, so if I must, that I should seek a post ‘07 bike to at least rule out the one potential big repair. In fact, he said if I just HAD to get one without inspection, to get one with higher miles on it as the likelihood the brake issue had already been addressed and the clutch issue less likely - at all costs, he said avoid one that’s been sitting, at least avoid it if can’t be inspected. He also suggested the wet clutch on the K1200 bikes of the same era are far less prone to failure but a ride yesterday on a K1200GT - a wonderful machine - proved yet again that I’m just not a 4 cylinder kinda guy.Just reposting this to maybe bring it back. I expect these kind of posts to drift a bit on the manufacturer but I wasn’t really asking for nor commenting on BMW reliability in general and I was only speaking strictly to the R1200RT and what the mechanic told me.
bmw doesn't exactly have a whole lot of dealers either. when i last had one, there were several states without a dealer at all. west virginia and wyoming come to mind. maybe that has changed.
they have harley and honda dealers and those can cost as much as a bmw.
Some people find comfort in a large dealer network. I know Harley owners that love the fact there is a Dealership (or two or three) in every town. I prefer to ride a motorcycle that doesn't need a lot of dealer involvement. When I retired and left the "big city" for the country, some of my friends thought I was nuts. I told them then, as now, "there's nothing on this earth I need that can't be delivered to me in the back of a UPS truck!"