Hello Margus and guys,

You have had that BMW injection haven't you Margus........haha? After being a BMW owner for the last 20 years and still owning 6 of them I am beginning to waiver in my thoughts to where the company is going.

Ok, the 800 is a pretty neat looking bike and will be great for the weekenders who are riding nowadays. But for something a little more robust and that will stand up against harsh punishment I am inclined to begin to lean toward the Japanese now.

BMW have a BIG problem with their warranty issues. Like the 1200GS, if you take it off the road it tends to break, in a big way too! I have a 1200GS parked in Nairobi with no suspension and a square front rim (even though I asked for spokes originally I got alloys) This will take BMW around 3 months for a new set of shocks & rim. That is if they cough up at all? The bike has just done over 10,000 km! I have never heard of this before but apparently it is common! So why not fix all the warranty problems they have with the older bikes before introducing new models. Remember the R80GS & the R100GSPD (great bikes) and continued to go & go & go. So why not the newer models?

Just my thoughts guys, I do hope that the 800 will prove me wrong and that they will manufacture a decent off road bike again.

Cheers
Ivan