One of the first ones in the country, March 2008.
Just short of 40 k when I sold it this year. Sadly it had grown too tall for me in my old age....
Around 70 to the gallon.
EWS went awol early days. Known problem. Promptly sorted by the wonderful Bristol Motorrad.
Shipped it out to Australia after 5k in the first year. 6k in 6 weeks. Only problem was remembering to put petrol in every 250 miles.
BMW kindly donated new chain and sprockets under recall at 15k. Regularly sprayed with Wurth dry lube and never needed adjusting before I sold it. Would never go near a Scottoiler again after previous experience.
New battery last year. Annual oil change, one new spark plug and that’s it.
Foresight is a wonderful thing. If I’d had it and bought a low chassis version, I might never have changed the bike.
Mind you, the 700gs is an aesthetic improvement, but I never felt the need for the extra weight of a second disc.