My point was that they are over engineered machines albeit very nice, and that even what should be a "basic" bike could be a maintenance nightmare to do yourself. Also costly to pay someone else to do the work. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:17:28 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Dilemma: 750 NH vs K1100RS vs PC800 I was just thinking about that Allen. Although it is probably unfair to give an impression about all bmw's based on one single model, I think it is well known that parts and labor are always very expensive and complicated. IMHO they are also a bit overpriced. Javier. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > True that. Javier has a friend with one of their enduro type bikes, it > took him 3 hours and a huge mess in the garage just to change the oil > himself. His had two separate oil tanks, it required removal of the airbox > and what little fairings it has, along with a transfer pump. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Pastor Ron <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:32:24 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Dilemma: 750 NH vs K1100RS vs PC800 > > I am partial to the ST since it’s a Honda and I own one, but I have > recently looked at some BMW’s and my bro in law owns one. The consensus is > they are engineered very well, and have disgustingly expensive parts and or > service. And they do break down. Having BMW repair them is insane. $500 > of an oil change to get an idea. I love my ST1300 but it does not have > all the bells and whistles of BMW. I think it is over engineered for what > the average rider wants to spend. Before you buy that BMW I suggest you go > price an air filter and brake pads. > > Ron > > > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:00:10 PM UTC-5, Jeremy.Kindy wrote: >> >> I made the mistake of visiting the local Honda dealer here. They have a >> BMW K1100RS ('93 ABS with ~49K miles, around $4K) and a Pacific Coast 800 >> (unsure of year, I think around 22K miles, no price on it - they apparently >> just got it in recently). >> >> I have a '92 750 with ~26K miles that I bought almost 2 years ago. I've >> been eyeing the ST1100/ST1300s for the additional wind protection and >> luggage carrying capability. Of course, it would likely be cheaper to add >> hard bags to the NH for the luggage and you can add a fairing. >> >> Realistically, it would take a lot of convincing of my wife to get >> anything else and I would sell/trade in the NH to fund the purchase. I'll >> still see if I can get a test ride out of them. Any thoughts on the >> relative strengths/weaknesses of these 3 bikes? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Jeremy >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/BGR-SvNMUEYJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
