Just curious, do treat your landy the same way, only clean it when it is due for a service?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by camel_landy
Some of us take pride in our bikes, just because it is a work horse does not mean you can not keep it clean.
I seriously doubt if the BM is bombproof and the only bike to stand up to the punishment.
Been a long time since a BMW took out the prestigious Paris Dakar.:p
By the way it has not been a Japanese bike either.
So maybe it's the KTM which is Bombproof?? Chain drive as well.
Although some motor vehicles do have inherent faults, after 35 years of riding , racing, off road, on road and spending time in the trade.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MAINTENANCE?
Even then a 20c part can end it all.
The owner who takes the time to keep his ride clean on the outside is more likely to have taken the time to have kept the inside clean as well.
All said and done, take each bike on its merits, check tyre condition, brakes, loose/worn head stem, swingarm and wheel bearing's.
AND the big one I all always looked at when I was buyer.
Does the amount of K's on the clock reflect the condition of the bike.
Nothing ages a bike quicker than being left outside in the weather.
The sun fades and the rain causes corrosion.
Any of the Japanese 750's would be a good buy for the right money in good condition/well maintained.
Just not ones with R in the prefix and the greyhound rooting a bowling ball riding position.:D
