Corrosion already!

[busy builder]

Oh right I hadn't realised that Honda had replaced their 12 year old design because the old one, I had, did all the above.....oh and I nearly forgot corroding fork legs....and chocolate nuts and bolts. but hey that's progress. Maybe the Police will start buying them again.

I take it you had a bad experience with Honda then ?? personally I like Hondas but there we go.

 

[GSTourer]

Oh right I hadn't realised that Honda had replaced their 12 year old design because the old one, I had, did all the above.....oh and I nearly forgot corroding fork legs....and chocolate nuts and bolts. but hey that's progress. Maybe the Police will start buying them again.

The police didn't stop buying them because of corrosion problems and "chocolate nuts and bolts" though.

 

[robvanelst]

I ride RTs privately as well as a blood-runner volunteer and have to say BMWs need more TLC than for example Pan Europeans; build quality is "temperamental at best" I'd say, some bits like plastics and exhaust silencer being impressive, others (engine-casing, headers, wheels, footrest-plates, forks, nuts & bolts) outright disappointing. Still, rinsing the bike with a garden-hose with a brush attached after wet and salty rides goes a long way and only takes minutes (esp with the panniers coming off so easily). ACF 50 works well too, although the trouble with that is that if the bike does loads of miles and needs to look clean and fresh (and bloodbikes need to look like that) then you still need to wash the bike frequently and the ACF 50 will wash off and will need re-applying (even though it's much resilient than other sprays).

BTW - I still prefer the RT over the Pan, even though I won't deny that the Pan is in many ways superior (including reliability). The Beemer is just "the right tool" for those long busy days in the seat and it's more fun as a bonus - I don't mind the extra hosing down

 

[Capt Over-reaction]

Dealer has to keep parts for 3 months then destroy them!

Around the back of Pidcocks a few years ago

 

[busy builder]

I ride RTs privately as well as a blood-runner volunteer and have to say BMWs need more TLC than for example Pan Europeans; build quality is "temperamental at best" I'd say, some bits like plastics and exhaust silencer being impressive, others (engine-casing, headers, wheels, footrest-plates, forks, nuts & bolts) outright disappointing. Still, rinsing the bike with a garden-hose with a brush attached after wet and salty rides goes a long way and only takes minutes (esp with the panniers coming off so easily). ACF 50 works well too, although the trouble with that is that if the bike does loads of miles and needs to look clean and fresh (and bloodbikes need to look like that) then you still need to wash the bike frequently and the ACF 50 will wash off and will need re-applying (even though it's much resilient than other sprays).

BTW - I still prefer the RT over the Pan, even though I won't deny that the Pan is in many ways superior (including reliability). The Beemer is just "the right tool" for those long busy days in the seat and it's more fun as a bonus - I don't mind the extra hosing down

totally agree