08-01-2017, 06:53 AM | #16 | |
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It's a shame as I thought it was an interesting platform. I don't quite Get BMW's GS offerings; they've got three bikes all around the same displacement. I guess it didn't make sense to them, either. |
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08-01-2017, 06:13 PM | #17 |
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I had a BMW 650 thumper back when it was called the G650GS...about 5 years ago. Mine was assembled in China. Of course there was much anguish from the BMW die hards...Chinese junk and such. Interesting enough, the Chinese bikes seemed to have fewer problems than those assembled in the 'old country'. Specifically, the water pump shaft seemed to be machined just ever so slightly off center and would start to leak. That was a royal bitch to fix and BMW refused to admit any fault. My bike was completely problem free.
Now Ducati and Triumph assemble bikes in China. Peter Y. |
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08-01-2017, 07:38 PM | #18 | |
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Exploding wheel bearings, failed fuel injectors...it's pretty interesting reading. |
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08-01-2017, 09:40 PM | #19 | |
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I believe BMW has interest in 2 Chinese factories that built the G650 engines. I wonder what will happen to them. jb
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08-04-2017, 09:46 AM | #21 |
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The F650/G650 motors were first built by a Taiwanese company, then production was moved to Loncin in China. BMW set up their own production line at Loncin staffed with BMW engineers and QC staff.
You can tell which BMW motor was made in China by the color. The Chinese ones are black. I don't know why, but BMW eventually moved the 650 single motor production line back to Germany a few years ago. I owned a 2006 F650GS (thumper) for a few years. It was a good bike. Cheers, Dan K.
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08-16-2017, 11:11 AM | #23 |
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It looks nice, but??????
It looks very modern and updated, but does it still have the same old, out-dated, mechanical, uber maintenance and unreliable engine, transmission and the rest of the running gear?????
Function is a lot more important to me than cosmetics!!!! Time will tell. You can go first! |
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08-16-2017, 02:49 PM | #24 |
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have them ship me one to try out. i'll let you know how it performs.
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08-16-2017, 03:31 PM | #25 |
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Not sure where you get this idea. Both my RX3's are OHC, fuel injected, shift like a dream and have proven to be very reliable. Doesn't sound to outdated to me.
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