Are BMW riders prats?

[Pixie]

There is nothing special about BMW's ergonomics.
They have just continued to retain a sensible seating position with some adjustability,where many other bike manufacturers give priority to styling.Wether it's sport bike or cruiser.Neither will be as comfortable as a conventional seating positition.

[Posh Tourer :P]

BMW perhaps attracts ponces who want to be able to ponce about something. I'm ride an R100S around Europe cos it is comfy, will cruise at 90mph fully loaded, and be comfy all day. I've ridden other things too, but the BM was the obvious choice because of insurance, cheapness, knowledge of the bike etc etc. I fully accept that a new Bandit 600 is a faster and better bike than my '80 R100, but I don't care. I enjoy having a twin, low revving thing thumping away underneath me. Back in NZ, I'm normally last on KB rides because my 82 R65LS dont have the top speed, but who cares. I have great fun scraping things through the twisties. And it is good round town, and on gravel etc. Suits the kind of riding I do. I wont argue that it is great. BMW still make the worst gearboxes on the market, and there are other things I'd love to have better.

I ride BMs cos I know about them, they are cheap and easy to fix, and somehow I enjoy being on something so completely different to anything else on the road.

[**R1**]

I worked with a guy that was beemer mad, but he said he only liked them coz he was scared of bikes like mine...

but he was a nice guy that did more miles in one year than i ever will

[SixPackBack]

I flatted with a guy who rode bmw's for a while. he was a pompous arse, ending up hitting me in the face over a $6 food bill. he was of the opinion that "the jappa's are an inferior bike, and can never match the performance of a real bike like a R1100 RT" (Or whatever bke it was)
I attempted to explain to him that things like the hayabusa, zx10 etc, are the fastest bike around, but he reckoned that the beemers were the best ever. he would scoff at other bikes with disdain.

Your ex flatmate sounds like a total cock head.....owning and being questionably delusional about BMW's says more about his flawed character than quality machinery......hope you kicked his bike off the stand!.......most motorcycles have a redeeming aspect that sets them apart, personally I would be happy to ride with any make of bike, perhaps as this case shows the pilot is of more concern!

[Lou Girardin]

You'll get all types, but there is a certain type that "appreciates fine Bavarian engineering" that German vehicles attract.
Then there was the couple that bought an RT, all the best BMW riding kit, then went for a ride and had a little whoopsie ( didn't come off) then went straight home and sold the lot.

[bladez]

yes there are all types of riders and some bmw riders think they are god but i found some to be very helpfull when in need like (bugger droped bike again) very nice to lend a helping hand

[keza]

as a owner of a few bmws and some kawasakis the people you tend to have problems with tend to be the modern bmw owners ie have the car want the bike because i think that most people in the motorcycling comunity would help anyone reguardless (i would)and as for the difficult ones just shrug it off mate go for a ride far better than dwelling on dickheads opinions but whos to say he doesn't think the same of us different strokes for different folks

[Zebedee]

In the style of Alcoholics anonymous …

My name is John and I ride BMW motorcycles

Am I a prat? Well that all depends on how many ales I've managed to pour down my neck.

Sure there are "better" bikes out there, but how do you judge better anyway? Quicker? Faster? More reliable? More comfortable? Or sexy enough to snap nicker elastic at twenty paces?

As far as I'm concerned the big GS offers ME the best compromise (apart from being pig ugly that is) for a bike that I use every day, and yes I have had it on a track. I even managed to get a peg down.

I also love my old 80 GS, because it is such a simple bit of kit, and with just over 100,000 kms on the clock it's just about run in.

Finally, I don't know about being other BM riders being prats, but these guys consider it something of an honour to be called a tosser