Won't make any promises.
Marty, I was being nice and Kawasaki has little to do with Ass ass in being a troll. Some people just go through life.
Way to go. Join a forum to just bitch about your prior ownership. You do realize that no one here really cares about what you say, as your only premise is to complain... FWIW, I too owned a '12 R1200RT, and sold it, as it was a slug, and handled worse than the 04 RT I currently have. Wow, guess anyone can complain about a previously owned bike. Glad you posted your feelings....Hope your FD doesn't fail out of warranty...
Really? Your previous posting was 4 YEARS ago, but you feel the need to post now about the same thing- a bike you "hated" and got rid of 4 years ago? You need to find a hobby to take up some of your time... perhaps motorcycle riding?
The troll is back. You get banned from the BMW forums?
wow...been 4 years already? time flies when your nutz aren't fryin'.
workin' on the bike thing...6 surgeries in 5 years kinda drains the bank roll.
you did.It's called sarcasm. We've all bought bikes we didn't like. Hope the surgeries corrected your physical situation. The RT is a great model, but to read about them on BMW forums, one would believe they are total crap, which they are not.
It's called sarcasm. We've all bought bikes we didn't like. Hope the surgeries corrected your physical situation. The RT is a great model, but to read about them on BMW forums, one would believe they are total crap, which they are not.
Well, I don't have that issue- since I have a gen 2
Sorry to hear that
indeed, they are not. Had one for 2 years and put just over 4000 miles on it. Excellent for travelling, nothing else. I put over 4000 miles on my C14 the first 2 months of ownership. Completely different animal. I had both bikes together for a year, then I sold the beemer, after driving it for less than 300 miles, while I did 20 times that on the Kawa.
But the fact is: the Kawasaki does everything the RT does and a lot more (no sporty side whatsoever on the beemer), it costs less, and is more reliable. I still ride the RT every now and then (I have that luxury) because I take it when I know I have a 1000 miles weekend trip on the Autobahn and don't want to ruin my Kawasaki's tires profile. Great fairing and amenities. Just totally dull drive. And noisy. And annoyingly vibrating engine. The new water cooled model is an improvement, but an evolutionary one, nothing that managed to change my opinion.
Yeah before this gets out of hand, lemme explain sumthin'...
<snip excellent, lucid post>
So that's my piece...won't say another word. Never been a troll...no need to get labeled as such.
Yeah before this gets out of hand, lemme explain sumthin'...
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So that's my piece...won't say another word. Never been a troll...no need to get labeled as such.
I hope the RT fits the bill for me.I thought the same thing with my 2014 (I've been a long-time BMW owner), and it didn't . If you haven't bought it yet, RENT ONE first man. Coming from 4-cyl bikes, I also thought it was the perfect bike for me. Just never warmed up to it, or BMW's boxer twin. After my first trip, just fell out of love. That's why I'm encouraging you to rent one first. Fortunately, when I realized my mistake, BMW issued a recall, and I jumped at the opportunity to give it back, and even got my accessory money back (nav V, Akra exhaust, etc). Although it took them 5 months overall. Anyway, got the Connie after that, and couldn't be happier. Plus it was nice to keep the few grand change . Good luck.
I thought the same thing with my 2014 (I've been a long-time BMW owner), and it didn't . If you haven't bought it yet, RENT ONE first man. Coming from 4-cyl bikes, I also thought it was the perfect bike for me. Just never warmed up to it, or BMW's boxer twin. After my first trip, just fell out of love. That's why I'm encouraging you to rent one first. Fortunately, when I realized my mistake, BMW issued a recall, and I jumped at the opportunity to give it back, and even got my accessory money back (nav V, Akra exhaust, etc). Although it took them 5 months overall. Anyway, got the Connie after that, and couldn't be happier. Plus it was nice to keep the few grand change . Good luck.