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* 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<ref>You might think, that especially in winter ABS should work - I agree. BMW obviously doesn't.</ref>
* 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<ref>You might think, that especially in winter ABS should work - I agree. BMW obviously doesn't.</ref>
* Badly designed rear brakes, when heavily breaking<ref>Okay, by "braking" I mean: Drive downhill as fast as possible. Braking in the last moment until ABS kicks in. Repeating this for >40 turns</ref> (f.e. when driving down hill like at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelvio_Pass Stelvio Pass]) the brakes fail
* Badly designed rear brakes, when heavily breaking<ref>Okay, by "braking" I mean: Drive downhill as fast as possible. Braking in the last moment until ABS kicks in. Repeating this for >40 turns</ref> (f.e. when driving down hill like at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelvio_Pass Stelvio 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)
* Badly sized battery, when temperature below zero she most likely won't start (even if you have an fully loaded (but cold) battery)
* Very comfortable
* Very comfortable
* Very reliable<ref>besides the battery-, ABS-issue and the braking-issue, but that were ''minor'' (Okay - probably not minor. It's probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_distortion_field reality distortion field]) problems :-)</ref>
* Very reliable<ref>besides the battery-, ABS-issue and the braking-issue, but that were ''minor'' (Okay - probably not minor. It's probably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_distortion_field reality distortion field]) problems :-)</ref>

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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[6] (f.e. when driving down hill like at Stelvio Pass) the brakes fail
  • Badly sized battery, when temperature below zero she most likely won't start (even if you have an fully loaded (but cold) battery)
  • Very comfortable
  • Very reliable[7]
  • Yellow

2010-now Honda NTV 650 '91

I bought this one in June 2010, (more to come)
What sums this bike up for me?

  • yet to find out

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. Am I repeating myself?
  5. You might think, that especially in winter ABS should work - I agree. BMW obviously doesn't.
  6. Okay, by "braking" I mean: Drive downhill as fast as possible. Braking in the last moment until ABS kicks in. Repeating this for >40 turns
  7. 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 :-)