Aeolo Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Traded in the VFF last week Had some great times on this bike. Enjoyed the 3 years of ownership and it’s never missed a beat. Previous bike was a blade and I still miss the va va voom and the low weight. So was going to buy this But got a better deal on this Maybe in a year or two may return to the VFR when I’m fed up of the wind blast and points on my license 😄 What ever you ride enjoy yourself and thanks for some great advice over the past 3 years.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 Congrats! The power and torque of the S1000R is absolutely amazing - and I love the RWB paint scheme - enjoy! You might get a good laugh from my S1000RR test ride a few years ago 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswe Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 You got me worried there for a moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Bent Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 Congrats! BMW makes good bikes after owning two of them. Neither one had a single non-routine maintenance repair after over 20K hard miles on both of them. The good news is for them is they have a long warranty. The bad news is, when on a long trip and it's time for warranty work, they expect you to get it done on time. More good news is, like a VFR, they don't break. I always thought BMW bike horsepower is under-rated and under-stated, unlike Honda HP ratings and butt feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeolo Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, Bent said: Congrats! BMW makes good bikes after owning two of them. Neither one had a single non-routine maintenance repair after over 20K hard miles on both of them. The good news is for them is they have a long warranty. The bad news is, when on a long trip and it's time for warranty work, they expect you to get it done on time. More good news is, like a VFR, they don't break. I always thought BMW bike horsepower is under-rated and under-stated, unlike Honda HP ratings and butt feel. The 3 year warranty was a major plus point and a local mechanic described seeing some Aprilla engines as if a grenade had gone off 😳. BM also 5k cheaper 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 Sorry to hear of another leaving. Great choice as a replacement tho. Lovely bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGross Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Ya gotta follow your bliss. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiutis Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Good looking bike! How are the engine vibes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Bent Posted December 31, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Aeolo said: The 3 year warranty was a major plus point and a local mechanic described seeing some Aprilla engines as if a grenade had gone off 😳. BM also 5k cheaper 😀 I would bet you never need the warranty. That was my experience with BMW's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeolo Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Tiutis said: Good looking bike! How are the engine vibes? I’m aware of the vibration issues with this model. Last two years they have fitted rubber mounts on the bars. Had a full days demo on one and only have ridden 200 miles on my current new bike due to winter weather and Christmas holidays but have not found it a problem as yet. One thing I have noticed it does throw out a lot of heat. Ok now not quite sure in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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