BMW R1200R R1150R/T F800 K1200R R1100R/T R1250R RnineT Message Board

thank you very much for this info!

ktms are....aggressive bikes

ducatis are excellent bikes, especially now that they solved the reliability issues.. however. i believe that the ducati stealers here in the usa are ready to give a lot of problems to all the local ducatistis...

lucky guy .. seriously now, i have never heart nice comments about the ktm quality (except the wp suspensions)..espesially the first 990..

Mollygrubber wrote:I would agree, Don. The only exception might be the new KTM Supermoto 'Touring'.

If I was not concerned about spare parts in remote locations, that would be a cool traveling mount.

ktm =unreliability/you are never sure that you will return home

The reason is..that usually i am getting bored of my bikes, so there is no long run.. (usually after 1-2 years i sell them).. I will be very happy if this does not happen with the r1200r (i will have..major financial benefit. .)

i do not know how a sargent seat feels in a bmw, but i had one in my zx14..and it is just excellent!!! Go for it

Mollygrubber wrote:Mercedes went through a similar flat spot in QC a few years ago, they learned quickly to dig their way out of that hole.

clever people..

thank you very much for your feedback and all of you guys that you are so polite to reply to my thread!! I checked yesterday the insurance in chicago for the 1200r and the quote was quite reasonable (500$) per year with comprehensive.. i hope that there i will work out a deal with a dealer, and i wi...

akra is the BEST aftermarket exhausts. I think that all the people agree on this. They are uncomparable ...like ohlins.

chitown i have just read the post in which you report your problems with chicago/bmw . It is the first time i read something like this!! i was going to have a stroke...

I have been in miami for about 3.5 years. I bought a new hayabusa, a new gsxr1000 (both got stolen) and a zx14 which finally i managed to sell 5 months ago(full titanium akrapovic, sargent seat etc). Previously in my home country (greece) i was driving a cb1 400 and a cbr600. Why bmw?? Because here ...

dderrig wrote:I think it's safe to say avoid Chicago BMW (Search the Forum for Chi Towns problems with them).

Dave

i got it.. something more specific about dealers? if this can be considered advertisment, just pm me. i really need some help on this. thanks

i would like to buy my first bmw in chicago, but i do not have any experience on these bikes and their dealers. do i have a chance for a discount? Insurance rates? Thanks!!