J_Slyter
Well-Known Member
Well, Lytehouse is bugging me to post up on why she had to go to Utah with me and was delayed enabling BOM voting. She helped me pick up a new bike.
So what exactly did I get? A 2012 BMW GSA with 4086 miles on it. I saw the ad on Sunday morning on Adventure Rider and was the first post on it about 40 minutes after it went up and after a call from the seller a couple of hours later the deal was done. Details about the bike:
2012 BMW GSA with the "Special Model Triple Black" option. Another reason for BMW to charge more. It pretty much has every other option except the alarm system. Heated grips, Electronic suspension, ABS, On board computer, fog lights, enduro transmission, tire pressure monitors, and traction control.
The original owner added (Note, everything that says BMW is official BMW stuff, which means, if it is aftermarket but goes on a BMW it is twice as much as it should cost. If it is the official BMW version then add another 50-100%):
1. A brand new set of BMW Cast wheels (on the bike) because the original spoke ones were too hard to clean. He included the OEM spoke wheels. This may give you a idea of how clean he kept the bike.
2. BMW Aluminum Adventure cases. Left, Right and Top box.
3. BMW bag liners for all 3 cases
4. BMW carrying straps for the aluminum cases (seriously, BMW does not give you these with the cases).
5. BMW Large GS Tank Bag (just to give you an idea on the above note, this official BMW GS tank bag is apparently worth $328 to an online BMW dealer I sometimes use. Really... who pays that for a tank bag).
6. 2 sets of BMW GSA seats, because he liked the red trimmed version instead of the gray trimmed that came with the bike. I got both sets. I like the gray.
7. BMW Titanium exhaust made by Akropovic. I got the OEM "chrome" one that came as an option.
8. BMW Nav IV GPS with lifetime maps. He also threw in the car kit for the unit that he bought separately.
9. DSBP Tool Box
10. Stebel Horn on Hornig Mount (I got the OEM horn too)
11. Skene P3 Rear Running/Stop/Tail Lights
12. AltRider Lexan Headlight Guard
13. Machine Art Moto Front Fender Extender
14. Kaoko Throttle Lock
15. Added BMW Power Outlet (near left handlebar)
16. Additional Powerlet Outlet - Wired to Battery w/ Fuse
17. Touratech Sidestand Foot
18. GS-911 (2 of 10 VINs used) never heard of these, but apparently it is a service tool used to read/clear codes and reset the service light.
19. Touratech Rear brake master cylinder guard
20. BMW Factory Service manual DVD
21. Anodized aluminum fork caps from Wunderlich to replace the cheap plastic ones.
The bike looked like new, never ridden off-road and never dropped, and I got all the original documentation so I feel like I really scored on this one.
Lytehouse says I have to include the price because people will want to know. I paid $17,400 for it. The BMW hang tag that lists the factory options and prices says $21,890. I went to A & S Cycles web site to price most of the extras and a few other Adv sites for the other stuff and came up with $7966 for the all the extras. I do know he got the Akro exhaust on sale, but he still put a lot into this bike. I kind of knew the extras were going to add up quickly so when I saw what he was selling, I acted pretty fast.
Sorry Oldschool, I know you would have liked to test a KTM 1190R on the COBDR but this was too good a deal for me to pass up. This gives KTM a couple of years to work out the bugs on the 1190 before I start shopping again.
Apologize for the long post, it is helping me avoid dinner preparation...I love my wife, she let's me buy motorcycles and fixes dinner for me. :woot:
So what exactly did I get? A 2012 BMW GSA with 4086 miles on it. I saw the ad on Sunday morning on Adventure Rider and was the first post on it about 40 minutes after it went up and after a call from the seller a couple of hours later the deal was done. Details about the bike:
2012 BMW GSA with the "Special Model Triple Black" option. Another reason for BMW to charge more. It pretty much has every other option except the alarm system. Heated grips, Electronic suspension, ABS, On board computer, fog lights, enduro transmission, tire pressure monitors, and traction control.
The original owner added (Note, everything that says BMW is official BMW stuff, which means, if it is aftermarket but goes on a BMW it is twice as much as it should cost. If it is the official BMW version then add another 50-100%):
1. A brand new set of BMW Cast wheels (on the bike) because the original spoke ones were too hard to clean. He included the OEM spoke wheels. This may give you a idea of how clean he kept the bike.
2. BMW Aluminum Adventure cases. Left, Right and Top box.
3. BMW bag liners for all 3 cases
4. BMW carrying straps for the aluminum cases (seriously, BMW does not give you these with the cases).
5. BMW Large GS Tank Bag (just to give you an idea on the above note, this official BMW GS tank bag is apparently worth $328 to an online BMW dealer I sometimes use. Really... who pays that for a tank bag).
6. 2 sets of BMW GSA seats, because he liked the red trimmed version instead of the gray trimmed that came with the bike. I got both sets. I like the gray.
7. BMW Titanium exhaust made by Akropovic. I got the OEM "chrome" one that came as an option.
8. BMW Nav IV GPS with lifetime maps. He also threw in the car kit for the unit that he bought separately.
9. DSBP Tool Box
10. Stebel Horn on Hornig Mount (I got the OEM horn too)
11. Skene P3 Rear Running/Stop/Tail Lights
12. AltRider Lexan Headlight Guard
13. Machine Art Moto Front Fender Extender
14. Kaoko Throttle Lock
15. Added BMW Power Outlet (near left handlebar)
16. Additional Powerlet Outlet - Wired to Battery w/ Fuse
17. Touratech Sidestand Foot
18. GS-911 (2 of 10 VINs used) never heard of these, but apparently it is a service tool used to read/clear codes and reset the service light.
19. Touratech Rear brake master cylinder guard
20. BMW Factory Service manual DVD
21. Anodized aluminum fork caps from Wunderlich to replace the cheap plastic ones.
The bike looked like new, never ridden off-road and never dropped, and I got all the original documentation so I feel like I really scored on this one.
Lytehouse says I have to include the price because people will want to know. I paid $17,400 for it. The BMW hang tag that lists the factory options and prices says $21,890. I went to A & S Cycles web site to price most of the extras and a few other Adv sites for the other stuff and came up with $7966 for the all the extras. I do know he got the Akro exhaust on sale, but he still put a lot into this bike. I kind of knew the extras were going to add up quickly so when I saw what he was selling, I acted pretty fast.
Sorry Oldschool, I know you would have liked to test a KTM 1190R on the COBDR but this was too good a deal for me to pass up. This gives KTM a couple of years to work out the bugs on the 1190 before I start shopping again.
Apologize for the long post, it is helping me avoid dinner preparation...I love my wife, she let's me buy motorcycles and fixes dinner for me. :woot:
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