Why yes. MOA has better things to do.Originally Posted by RadioFlyer
Why yes. MOA has better things to do.
Kent Christensen
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'12 R1200RT, '02 R1100S
I have a dumb question about all this: How does this effect those who race motorcycles? I don't know much about racing but just saw a picture pop up here of a race and this question came to me. Will the BMW dealer show up to the track with their authorized technicians and act as a pit crew since the traditional crew isn't allowed to touch "their" motorcycles? Could this be the end of car and motorcycle racing, at least with newer vehicles? I know that they do have an "official" race team but there are races every weekend with many teams all over the world. The brands doing this are bowing out of motor sports? Our society and technology are changing much faster and in a direction not to my liking.
Some of us do not agree with this statement.
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I’m curious how many with this concern have reached out to BMW, either the US office or the German office, with a hand written letter/note of their concerns on this subject?
Social media postings have little effect and really don’t reach anyone that may effect a policy change.
OM
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Well, they don’t really seem to be interested in any contact via mail—only voice and email options are listed on the BMW Motorrad Contact Page:
“Since the first one rolled out back in 1923 we have been building motorcycles for real riders. You, with your love of the ride and high standards for performance, have driven us to keep innovating, keep refining, keep improving. So if you have something to say, good or bad, we want to hear it.
Call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-831-1117 and follow the automated voice prompts. There is a live representative between the hours of 9:00AM - 9:00PM EST Monday-Thursday, and 9:00AM - 6:00PM EST Fridays. If someone's not there to take your call, you can wait and the automated voice will prompt you to leave a message.
You may also reach our Customer Service Department by sending email to CustomerService@bmwmotorcycles.com.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.”
Best,
DeVern
DGerber
1983 R80ST — 1984 R80 G/S-PD — 2010 K1300GT — 2018 R1200GS
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In 2019 social media posting caused BMW to reverse its controversial decision to start charging an annual fee for using Apple Carplay.Social media postings have little effect and really don’t reach anyone that may effect a policy change.
OM
My objective in posting on this forum is to express my continuing view that when it comes to policy and practice decisions by BMW that negatively impact BMW motorcycle owners the MOA should be putting aside its obligations to support BMW public relations and put the interests of its members first by acting as our collective voice.
That was for vehicles as I recall. I’ll bet it’s a larger segment of sales therefore a larger audience with more influence.
If BMW doesn’t frequent this social media platform, it’s just noise.My objective in posting on this forum is to express my continuing view that when it comes to policy and practice decisions by BMW that negatively impact BMW motorcycle owners the MOA should be putting aside its obligations to support BMW public relations and put the interests of its members first by acting as our collective voice.
Someone is going to bootleg a copy and put it on the internet and things will return to somewhat normal. I’m not much for pirated copies but if there is a demand, it will happen.
The only thing that might lag is a Haynes manual to help interpret the BMW information.
OM
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OM
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My understanding has been that the pullback of service information was global, not just the US or North America. I don’t expect that input given to BMWNA would get upchanneled to the mothership, nor that it would have a lot of impact with the mothership given the relatively small size of the North American market.
Best,
DeVern
DGerber
1983 R80ST — 1984 R80 G/S-PD — 2010 K1300GT — 2018 R1200GS
BMWMOA#52184, AMA#271542, IBA#138
My take as well. We are a small market regardless of size of an owners group. The forum represents a small fraction of that membership.
Having German heritage in my DNA, working with German Nationals as co-workers and an engineer neighbor with dual citizenship, the old saying of “You can tell a German , you just can’t tell them much” seriously applies. As mentioned many times by a member from NM, Germans don’t buy into home repair and they don’t have Pep Boys in the neighborhood.
Contrary to the constant soap box posts, most of us here are adult men and women and don’t need self appointed saber rattlers speaking in our (my) behalf. We understand the issue and the effort that has been taken through the years. If one forgets the logo trademark issues several years back, a German owned conglomerate such as BMW isn’t going to change plans or decisions. Assumptions by some that nothing has been done, asked, and replied to is just that. You truly have no clue nor do I. I do know this has been discussed here by current and former club officers enough to satisfy my questions.
At some point, someone will pirate the info as mentioned and/or the manual publishers will catch up. The current option they have offered is what we have. Remember BMW/AG would prefer a dealer work on your motor and don’t see that changing. We too have choices and mine currently are to maintain the year models I do own and have tech info for, sorry many cannot.
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Better written ... thinks they have better things to do!
Kent Christensen
21482
'12 R1200RT, '02 R1100S
"That was for vehicles as I recall. I’ll bet it’s a larger segment of sales therefore a larger audience with more influence."
Exactly why the MOA should be involved.
"Someone is going to bootleg a copy and put it on the internet and things will return to somewhat normal."
Copy of what? There is no RepROM for the new models as they come out.
"My understanding has been that the pullback of service information was global, not just the US or North America. I don’t expect that input given to BMWNA would get upchanneled to the mothership, nor that it would have a lot of impact with the mothership given the relatively small size of the North American market."
Exactly why the MOA should show some leadership both in the home market and with the other BMW umbrella clubs participating in the BMW Clubs International Council.
"At some point, someone will pirate the info as mentioned and/or the manual publishers will catch up."
It hasn't happened with the BMW cars so there is no reason to believe that it will happen with the motorcycles. This is a false hope.
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