ANDYVH
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Because,....for all their "wisdom" in building bikes, BMW has determined that we, the owners/riders don't know a THING about proper suspension setup and calibration. When it comes to suspensions, BMW thinks the everyday BMW rider is an unknowing noob who wouldn't know what to do with suspension adjustments if BMW gave us the adjustments. So they don't.
The other part is purely economics. Cheap shocks that crap out in 30,000 miles exceeds the miles most riders but on their bikes in many years. Many, many riders only put on 2500 miles a year, so the stock shocks will last them 10 years if they keep the bike that long. Or the rider sells the bike before the shocks are crapped out because he/she HAS to have the latest/newest ride. Given that, BMW chooses to spend less bucks on the shocks, which BMW doesn't build anyway, and hopefully spend more bucks on the parts that BMW does build. If BMW can buy a pair of shocks that will last 30,000 miles, for less than $200, they will.
The other part is purely economics. Cheap shocks that crap out in 30,000 miles exceeds the miles most riders but on their bikes in many years. Many, many riders only put on 2500 miles a year, so the stock shocks will last them 10 years if they keep the bike that long. Or the rider sells the bike before the shocks are crapped out because he/she HAS to have the latest/newest ride. Given that, BMW chooses to spend less bucks on the shocks, which BMW doesn't build anyway, and hopefully spend more bucks on the parts that BMW does build. If BMW can buy a pair of shocks that will last 30,000 miles, for less than $200, they will.
