note from a friend on the road

[charismaticmegafauna]

....just to give you an update...rear drive problem..have been in grand juntion at the bmw dealer..another bmw story..15,000 miles and it is toast..sorry we couldn't hook up

My buddy's riding (ST1100) with his B.I.L. (who has a new R1200RT) .... another opportunity for a BMW 'adventure'....

Pretty sad, really

 

[GunMD]

Fire Sale on BMW final drives??

 

[SockMonkey]

Fire Sale on BMW final drives??

Mach schnell (uh, not so much...)

 

[madmike2]

Vee haff zuperior Cherman enchineering! Zis must be zee vault of zee operator, not uff zee Cherman product. Vee haff dezined zis machinen to perform abuff all eggspectashuns und vee haff built it zat vay, yah!?!? Zee Americaner moder-zyklist ist schust too hard on zis zuperiour product.

[SIZE=8pt]With apologies to my German-American grandparents. Believe it or not, phonetically, this is exactly what Grandpa sounded like...especially when he was excited or angry. I know...from experience.....[/SIZE]

 

[twowheelnut]

MCN is doing an exposé on this issue next month. Can't wait - forums be jumpin', yo.

 

[jesse]

Fire Sale on BMW final drives??

Mach schnell (uh, not so much...)

Ya, dat vus verrrry interesting, unst entertainink as vell.......vunderbar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gregory]

Now here is some German engineering we can really use!

https://office-humour.co.uk/item/7300/

 

[JRO]

MCN is doing an exposé on this issue next month. Can't wait - forums be jumpin', yo.

I look, eagerly, towards the Broken Motor Works getting their come-upance. It is many years in the making.

 

[odot]

Vee haff zuperior Cherman enchineering! Zis must be zee vault of zee operator, not uff zee Cherman product. Vee haff dezined zis machinen to perform abuff all eggspectashuns und vee haff built it zat vay, yah!?!? Zee Americaner moder-zyklist ist schust too hard on zis zuperiour product.
[SIZE=8pt]With apologies to my German-American grandparents. Believe it or not, phonetically, this is exactly what Grandpa sounded like...especially when he was excited or angry. I know...from experience.....[/SIZE]

Screw you, mike....I'm gonna have me mum call you.....and have you repeat the same ******** you just said. And we'll see if she can understand it.

otherwise, you should be banned for your transgressions here.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Vee haff zuperior Cherman enchineering! Zis must be zee vault of zee operator, not uff zee Cherman product. Vee haff dezined zis machinen to perform abuff all eggspectashuns und vee haff built it zat vay, yah!?!? Zee Americaner moder-zyklist ist schust too hard on zis zuperiour product.
[SIZE=8pt]With apologies to my German-American grandparents. Believe it or not, phonetically, this is exactly what Grandpa sounded like...especially when he was excited or angry. I know...from experience.....[/SIZE]

:lol: :lol:

 

[wheatonFJR]

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[twowheelnut]

Screw you, mike....I'm gonna have me mum call you.....and have you repeat the same ******** you just said. And we'll see if she can understand it.



otherwise, you should be banned for your transgressions here.

What, Eskimos can build a better final drive? Hey, there's an idea for BMW: Whale oil!

 

[madmike2]

Screw you, mike....I'm gonna have me mum call you.....and have you repeat the same ******** you just said. And we'll see if she can understand it.



otherwise, you should be banned for your transgressions here.

What, Eskimos can build a better final drive? Hey, there's an idea for BMW: Whale oil!

Whale excrement?!?!

:lol:

 

[MojaveFJR]

Sent to this a riding buddy. Cause we know, friends don't let friends ride BMW's.

 

[DailyCommuter]

Jeez the saleshit didn't mention anything about that?!?

 

[vectervp1]

Screw you, mike....I'm gonna have me mum call you.....and have you repeat the same ******** you just said. And we'll see if she can understand it.



otherwise, you should be banned for your transgressions here.

What, Eskimos can build a better final drive? Hey, there's an idea for BMW: Whale oil!

Whale excrement?!?!

:lol:

Wait a minute.... I thought that's what Yammi was selling for our final drives?! Could this be why they last so long?