watermelon
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Are there any dealers that have a full line of BMW apparel?
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Are there any dealers that have a full line of BMW apparel?
Welcome to the forum! There are a number of full line dealers around. As you mention apparel my guess is that you may want to try something on. If you give the forum an idea where you are located, I'm sure you will get some help locating a dealer that can help you. OMAre there any dealers that have a full line of BMW apparel?
I'm in Minneapolis and I'm headed west to Wyoming, Utah and then back eastward. I'd stop at anyplaces around there.
Aerostitch in Duluth, Minn. has apparel that's probably better than most, made in USA. I have a lot of their gear and had BMW stuff years ago, wont go back. I wear the Olympic AST jacket from BMW stores, AD1 Pants/Darien Pants(Aerostitch) and Combats(Aerostitch) over my feet. The SERVICE is so much better than anything BMW offers in availability and after you own it. Better give it some thought! My youngest, however just bought DRY SUIT by BMW, likes it, but waited a LONG time to get pants delivered. The supplier for BMW has issues, so shop off the rack in stock at BMW, as they cannot keep pace with anything not on shelf already, in our case. BMW actually had the jackets without pants on shelf and its a SUIT package? My Daughters choice. Randy
Its all made by countries near Germany I am told. BMW Apparel. The gear is top notch, just getting it in timely fashion we found impossible just recently. BMW Dealer concurred, this is a yearly issue. JUST find your suit in BMW Dealer stock, buy it now. IF you have to wait for partial suit as we did, don't expect it soon. My Daughters BMW DRY SUIT, for men too is very nice looking and all here now. Took 4 months+. Randy
Is it a little surprising that a BMW rep doesn't read questions like this and comment? I've been very happy with my BMW gear over many years. I wish they wouldn't make me beg. And why don't they put apparel ads in the magazine? They want us to beg for it first.
Welcome to the forums.
Not surprising at all. The few times that's happened on forums I frequent (and not all of them are BMW bike forums) - whoever responded gets deluged with every complaint anyone ever had about the company they represent.
Just curious, how long have you been an MOA member? BMW has certainly put apparel ads in the Owners News in the past. It seemed like they wanted to sell stuff to us. I suspect BMW-Motorrad-USA runs hot and cold on apparel - at times they had travelling trailers with fashion shows, at other times it just seems to get stagnant and a small supply is pushed onto the dealers and the dealers are expected to market it. The last apparel manager I knew was a real enthusiast and real rider, and he would solicit ideas for new gear when he met people in person. He is no longer with BMW and I don't know who (if anyone) took his place.
As Randy pointed out - part of the problem BMW-Motorrad-USA has is the competition. It IS excellent, especially almost anything from RiderWarehouse (Aerostich parent company) and the prices while not inexpensive, are a bargain when the actual functionality and long-term use of the garment is considered. Since RiderWarehouse offers repair services and custom fits for most of their products, that makes it even harder for BMW to sell a competing product at an even higher price without those benefits. The BMW stuff is nice - but they don't really make a lot for the average US BMW rider, they seem to pattern them on slender-tall euro BMW riders.
FWIW - instead of begging for it - visit RiderWarehouse's website and ask for a catalog. You'll find some very good and functional stuff there at fair prices, with most of it made in the USA.
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