2022 Officially "On Order"!

[Grumpy Goat]

... Dealer also said he wasn't surprised XR buyers aren't getting all their parts because that's one of the harder bikes to sell. Said they had one on the floor for months now and nobody wants it -- they sit on it or take it for a ride, find the ergos so unaccomodating they they move on to a GS or a Multistrada (dealer sells BMW, Ducati, and MV Agusta). They sell RSes but have never had any on the floor; all the RS sales are from people like me who come in off the street and order one.

This is not surprising to me. I have hardly ever seen XRs on the showroom floor in all 4 of the dealerships in the Houston area. They are even rarer on the showroom floor than the RS!! At least 2 of the dealers have the occasional RS on the floor. The other two I rarely go to and have never seen either an RS or an XR on the floor. Both models are apparently very niche and have their people. The XR was the first BMW I drooled over before deciding it would be too uncomfortable for my needs, and I ended up with the RS instead.

My black storm metallic beauty will supposedly be in my hands in 2-3 months, so targeting sometime in June. I hope.

Fingers crossed and I do hope that it works out for you and you get the bike even sooner. Looking forward to pictures.

I live in apartment building with only street parking, so that gives me at least two months to find a new place to live with a nice garage to park it in.

Yes, that would be a good idea. It would be a shame to park that new bike on the street; you won't be able to sleep with the worry.