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Thread: Riding a BMW
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Old 06-06-2008   #18 (permalink)
TigerBonnieRich
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I have two Beemers. An 1150 RT, and a K75RT.

I have been very dissatisfied with the 1150 RT. It seems the present BMW technology and improvements are about as reliable as a new version of Microsoft software. BMW has a way of not listening to it's customers. My 1150 lost the gearbox at 6000 miles, and surged to the point of making low speed handling a balancing act.

I don't think you can compare the handling to the Tiger. High speed handling, I would give it to the 1150. Anything other than that, my 05 Tiger smokes it. Reliability? Tiger, hands down, compared to the 1150. Ultimate long term reliability? The K75 is the one to beat.The only tripple BMW produced,and they dropped it. Go figure...

The Tiger has alot more wind noise than the 1150. It's just shapped dfferent.

On the fun meter, the Tiger kills em all....
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