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* had Koni back shock absorber
* had Koni back shock absorber
* bad front shock absorber
* bad front shock absorber
* oil leaking cylinder head
* oil leaking cylinder head<ref>Typical for the XL500 engine</ref>
* something loose in the exhaust
* something loose in the exhaust
* simple tech, easy to fix and maintain
* simple tech, easy to fix and maintain
* good handling
* good handling
* Schuh mount, looking not very stable but never let me down
* Schuh mount and cases, looking not very stable but never let me down
* won't start if not used for 14 days. Also when temperatures below zero. Unfortunately the FT is missing the XL's kickstart. :-(
* pretty ugly :-)
* pretty ugly :-)



Revision as of 23:58, 7 June 2010

Heikos motorcycles

199x-1998 Honda FT 500 '82

After I crashed my car, I bought this motorcycle (the one in front; Kampfbonsais GPz900 in the back).
FT500.jpeg
What sums this bike up for me?

  • had Koni back shock absorber
  • bad front shock absorber
  • oil leaking cylinder head[1]
  • something loose in the exhaust
  • simple tech, easy to fix and maintain
  • good handling
  • Schuh mount and cases, looking not very stable but never let me down
  • won't start if not used for 14 days. Also when temperatures below zero. Unfortunately the FT is missing the XL's kickstart. :-(
  • pretty ugly :-)

1998-2001 Aprilia Pegaso '98

I rode this bike about 26Mm and sold it for the BMW.
Pegaso.von.hinten.jpeg Pegaso.von.hinten.links.jpeg
Pegaso.von.links.jpeg Pegaso.von.vorne.jpeg
What sums this bike up for me?

  • a beauty
  • badly designed ignition box, after "adjusting"[2] it, the hickup below 5000rpm was gone
  • weak Sachs back shock absorber, died after 15Mm, exchanged it for one with handwheel for adjustment, luckily I could convince someone in italy[3] to get it on warranty
  • Hepco and Becker sucks - those folks even denied that there is such thing as resonance frequency, which was in fact exactly at 4000rpm, wenn the whole mount began shaking and buzzing
  • loosing screws
  • a beauty[4]

2001-2008 BMW R1150GS '01

Bought in 2001...
KuhGanzNeu.jpeg
...I rode it for nearly 8 years until I sold it 2008.
What sums this bike up for me?

  • Badly designed ABS, if she was not moved for some days (especially winter), or it was below zero, ABS won't initialize for the next 100km[5]
  • Badly designed rear brakes, when heavily breaking (f.e. when driving down hill like at Stefia Pass) the brakes fail
  • Badly sized battery, when temperature below zero she most like won't start (even if you have an fully loaded (but cold) battery)
  • Very comfortable
  • Very reliable[6]
  • Yellow

Footnotes:

  1. Typical for the XL500 engine
  2. The garage removed some resistors
  3. Yes, if had to talk to some italian call center...
  4. again, yes
  5. You might think, that especially in winter ABS should work - I agree. BMW obviously doesn't.
  6. besides the battery-, ABS-issue and the braking-issue, but that were minor (Okay - probably not minor. It's probably the reality distortion field) problems :-)