Recent content by wspollack

Nice bike, Mike. You ought to go into business -- with your own lot and those tall skinny air-pump figures, etc. -- with all the bikes you go through. BTW, I manipulated the exposure (HDR, actually) a bit, to improve your pic. Feel free to substitute:

1) Welcome. 2) Looks different from the one in the USA, too (and I notice that you're in the UK). One of my minor complaints with the display here is that RPMs are available only on the Urban screen, but that screen doesn't display anything else except the speed. I think the version over here...

I'm kind of weak on this subject, so I'll just get the ball rolling, and hope that more knowledgeable folks chime in. You use the (free) BMW Motorrad Connected app; see https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/en/engineering/detail/navigation-communication/connectivity.html#/section-navigation and...

Welcome, from a two-time C 400 GT and a two-time Burgman Exec owner. I'm in the Albany, NY, area -- you? If you haven't already, you might find some useful info in these recent threads that discuss some of the aspects of the C 400 GT...

No, you don't. I did -- the OEM rack and topcase -- because my wife, riding pillion during two five-day Edelweiss tours we took in 2022 on a C 400 X, liked the ergonomics so much that she suggested that I buy one (of course, the C 400 GT here in the USA). I'm talking about the seat width and...

Well, it's only $6, so maybe you should just give it a shot -- what the heck? But if you get it, be prepared for some potential modification of the hole, watch out that you don't have to make the lever-holding bolt so tight that the lever can't move, and so forth. And I guess that you park more...

Thanks for the update -- very useful report. I see from earlier in this thread that you're 5'10", while I'm 5'9" (with a 29" - 30" inseam). I've done testing with my left hand while at speed, to check out the airflow pattern over the Wunderlich. In my case, it's okay -- over my head -- but your...

I tried to add something like that, when I first got my C 400 GT about two years ago. It couldn't fit alongside the lever properly, even after I enlarged the opening with some big drill bits, to try to remedy the situation. And even then, to only sort of, kind of, make it work, I would have had...

@400GT Flyer & @mzflorida : Useful info from both of you, when, hopefully, both existing and prospective owners do some research on the forum on this topic. And I agree with both of you: very personal situations, just like seats. It depends on the torso, neck, and head sizes, how far back you...

Nope: Bob aka @rjs987. The cruise version is either here right now, or imminent.

Hoo boy, here we go, with another tough one. I guess I'll start ... 1) The 650 will have more power, more oomph off the line. The question is: does that matter? My wife and I did two five-day Edelweiss tours in Europe in 2022 on a C 400 X, and thought it was fine. And neither of us is a...

There's a guy on BurgmanUSA.com who bought one a year or so ago. This is a stand-up guy, long-time member there (former long-time owner of a 650 Burgman, maybe two of 'em), who knows what he's doing, 60-something years old, rides in winter in Ohio, etc. And we both hosted one of the admins from...

Probably a good scoot, especially for your dirt and gravel portion -- maybe the X-ADV would be even better. Here in the USA, the largest we get is the ADV160 from Honda, not the ADV350 (or the Forza 350 or the Forza 750). So you'll have to go by YouTube reviews, magazine reviews, perhaps your...

@tommydog: Just a side note on belts ... On regular bikes -- and on the AK 550, which is sort of like a regular bike, in that the engine is frame-mounted (like the discontinued 650 scooters from BMW and Suzuki), i.e., not on the swinging arm -- final-drive belts are usually not fully enclosed...

@tommydog: This is a tough one. First off, regarding your comment, "I have also read reports of serious engine problems on scooters with only a few thousand miles on the clock" [emphasis mine]. I have been on this forum for about two years now, and I've only read about ONE serious engine...