stevenrankin
Active member
So, I am an affirmed airhead BMW guy. I am on record stating I have never desired or liked anything BMW produced after 1995.
At a local shop the other day, I was side by side comparing a R1200RT to my 84 R80T.
I won't say a thing about the obvious differences in power or handling. No, I just wonder why it is BMW choose to cover so much of the R1200RT with yards of plastic? I mean, I can SEE the engine on my bike, I can get to things to work on without having to remove plastic invoking the gods of broken tabs mentioned in another thread in the BMWMOA forum.
Is it just the fact the 1200 engine and components are so ugly they need to be covered up? Is there some demand for yards of plastic covering an ugly gas tank, rather than having an attractive gas tank? Do all the buttons and knobs and switches have to be surrounded by plastic?
OkAY, This is not meant to be a serious thread so don't go crazy and beat me up regarding my Luddite ways. I just cannot fathom some of things designed into a bike that only make more work, or more stuff to break if the bike falls over and does nothing but add swoop. LOL. Cheers, St.
At a local shop the other day, I was side by side comparing a R1200RT to my 84 R80T.
I won't say a thing about the obvious differences in power or handling. No, I just wonder why it is BMW choose to cover so much of the R1200RT with yards of plastic? I mean, I can SEE the engine on my bike, I can get to things to work on without having to remove plastic invoking the gods of broken tabs mentioned in another thread in the BMWMOA forum.
Is it just the fact the 1200 engine and components are so ugly they need to be covered up? Is there some demand for yards of plastic covering an ugly gas tank, rather than having an attractive gas tank? Do all the buttons and knobs and switches have to be surrounded by plastic?
OkAY, This is not meant to be a serious thread so don't go crazy and beat me up regarding my Luddite ways. I just cannot fathom some of things designed into a bike that only make more work, or more stuff to break if the bike falls over and does nothing but add swoop. LOL. Cheers, St.