01-29-2021, 05:59 PM
Thanks, all, greatly appreciate the inputs as they have helped address my concerns. And I get the point about qualifying the Consumer Reports study - a YZF-R1 rider will not likely put nearly as many miles on the bike as, say, a R1250RT rider will. Myself, I ride about 5K - 7K miles per year - most of which falls into the "pleasant substitute for a car on trips I would have to take anyway" category, although there's an annual excursion to Deal's Gap and environs which adds 1700 miles to the odometer. As for working on the bike, I'm somewhere between "oil changes and nothing else" and "tear down the engine" category. Mainly depends on how much time I want to invest. Agree about checking the dealer out, too. When I had my Harley's there was one local dealer which was quite good, one which you had to keep an eye on. Problem with Beemer's is that the network is not as dense and you don't have as many choices - the place where I'll pick this one up seems OK but we'll see. Look forward to conversations with you guys on other threads. C'mon, Spring!