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Want a BMW with street cred? build yourself a HPN, it will go anywhere without snapping in two or the front wheel falling off, more importantly you will get utmost respect & god like worship wherever you park it.
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Want a BMW with street cred? build yourself a HPN, it will go anywhere without snapping in two or the front wheel falling off, more importantly you will get utmost respect & god like worship wherever you park it.
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I find that most people don't notice the difference between a HPN and a GS so they leave you alone. Might have something to do with the colors, mine is a bit more discrete.
BMW is the most common brand used by people on the HUBB, so I guess they are doing something right
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I find that most people don't notice the difference between a HPN and a GS so they leave you alone. Might have something to do with the colors, mine is a bit more discrete.
BMW is the most common brand used by people on the HUBB, so I guess they are doing something right
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The sure do they marketing thing right......
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BMW are the best (at marketing) motorcycle company in the world ATM
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Interesting that the majority of the failures shown are castings and many are components that are specific to the bike. If you buy a million castings like Ford you can spread out the cost of the x-rays and ultrasonic testing. If you only want 500 you have to fabricate, or buy of the shelf or at least use prototyping techniques as the tooling costs are silly. BMW possibly have the perfect storm of many weird variants each in relatively small numbers.
Weight is the driving factor as much as cost. You'll all pan any new bike that has a spec sheet showing half a ton, yet BMW owners want the active suspension and other added weight.
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Want a BMW with street cred? build yourself a HPN, it will go anywhere without snapping in two or the front wheel falling off, more importantly you will get utmost respect & god like worship wherever you park it.
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Shouldn't that read Build yourself a HPN with a BMW engine in it.
I'd love to see the reaction to this post if it was loaded onto the UKGSer worship vessel
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I'd love to see the reaction to this post if it was loaded onto the UKGSer worship vessel
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Questions about how painting the exhaust black will cause non-reflected heat to melt the TT water bottle? Answers about how this will invalidate the warranty, your insurance and make your male parts turn green and fall off? Further questions about getting cream for that?
BMW Club would of course point out that the upper left rear light retaining screw is Phillips when historically an '89 frame would have used slot head. Also they used the wrong engine oil.
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