Low - 2,000 miles in the last 6 months on mine, battery was not very good so it was swapped at first service, however I read on a German forum recently of one that had done 65,000 Kms so far which is a good start.Who has done the highest mileage on their HP2 and what have the breakage warranty claims actually been with their particular bikes?
Has anyones HP2 been fine 'out of the box' and been perfect from day one with no leaky forkseals etc,etc.
Any info appreciated FP.
I see a bit of an HP2 bashing trend starting right now, as Vern said in a previous thread: The only people who slag them off,are the people who can't afford one,or the people who can't ride one,or haven't ridden one
but it's too unreliable, with the wrong battery fitted from new, poor design on the forks for it's weight, sidestand switches going wrong and an electrical system that doesn't allow easy repair etc etc. I don't have a local dealer close by and what happens once out of warranty.I'm waiting on mine, the deal is done etc, etc!
I'm going down the route of TT Zegas small screen and large tank as a few guys on the ADVrider site have done so it'll be interesting and exciting to see how things turn out..............!
I loved it , it's a great ride
Yes there may be a few with reasonable mileages but how much of that was doing what they were designed for.
I really wanted one and think in many ways it's my kind of bike but it has too many issues for that money, and it's charm is not strong enough to overcome them....besides I have no ego and nothing to prove
That's just a 'Vernism' to be taken with a pinch of salt.
I could afford one, and reckon I can ride one, I have ridden one and ridden amongst several. All off road btw
I loved it , it's a great ride
Yes there may be a few with reasonable mileages but how much of that was doing what they were designed for.
I really wanted one and think in many ways it's my kind of bike but it has too many issues for that money, and it's charm is not strong enough to overcome them....besides I have no ego and nothing to prove
Low - 2,000 miles in the last 6 months on mine, battery was not very good so it was swapped at first service, however I read on a German forum recently of one that had done 65,000 Kms so far which is a good start.
I see a bit of an HP2 bashing trend starting right now, as Vern said in a previous thread: The only people who slag them off,are the people who can't afford one,or the people who can't ride one,or haven't ridden one
They are one hell of a bike, it will be interesting to see what the HP2 status is in 10 years time
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not an ego thing, just a logical alternative to her new kitchen and bathroom, and hell we had a bathroom and kitchen but not the thing in blue and primer
Why are you still here then.
How does it compare to the bog standard HP2?
Thread hijack? Not at all, it's great that the HP2 can cause such mixed views/interest among both owners and non owners alike!
The reason for owning one....? That's a hard one to justify but no harder than most high performance sportsbikes on the road for practicality and cost etc.
For me the reasons are
it's a BMW
it's a boxer
it's an offroader
it does it for me where the rest of the 'current' BMW fleet doesn't!
it's like no other BMW i've ever seen except in earlier PD races etc and just looking at it is reason enough for me to make the decision to buy one!
Reminds me of seeing the first GS in the early eighties in Germany it was like nothing else and in some ways the HP2 harks back to those earlier bikes without the bulk and no small offroad ability!
it's a bike I know well and have ridden a few times and possibly one of the best ones out there.
