This is an honest question. Not meant to stir the pot, just to understand what happened.
Ever since the NT1100 came out, many on this forum have gone nutso over the NT1100. It's like it is the greatest bike ever made, no one makes anything like this and the "I gotta have it" feeling comes through loud and clear. Why?
It isn't like there were no other choices to fill that niche. I'm more than a little partial to the BMW F900XR I have. It's been out since 2020? The Yamaha FJ09/Tracer, etc has been out for almost a decade. Suzuki has their GSX-S1000GT+. Kawasaki has the VERSYS® 1100 SE. And Ducati has the Multistrada V2. All seem to be trying to fill that same niche and except for the last two, are in the same ballpark price. All are twins with the exception of the Suzuki and Kawasaki. All designed to eat miles up and then hit the corners with ease.
Two of them, the F900XR and the Yamaha Tracer are less than 500 lbs wet. The others, including the NT1100 are over 500 lbs.
If it is reliability, I think the last comparison I saw on reliability had Yamahas at the top and BMW at the bottom. But I would venture to say they all are about equal now. I heard the electronics on the BMWs were the cause of their higher repairs back then...but all have about the same electronics now. And going by the BMW F800GT's history with me, I would say BMWs are not prone to breaking down any more than any other bike.
I buy my bikes based on their ability to check the boxes on my list of "must haves". The manufacturer's name means little to nothing to me. Well, unless it is Yugo. I might draw the line there.
Chris
Ever since the NT1100 came out, many on this forum have gone nutso over the NT1100. It's like it is the greatest bike ever made, no one makes anything like this and the "I gotta have it" feeling comes through loud and clear. Why?
It isn't like there were no other choices to fill that niche. I'm more than a little partial to the BMW F900XR I have. It's been out since 2020? The Yamaha FJ09/Tracer, etc has been out for almost a decade. Suzuki has their GSX-S1000GT+. Kawasaki has the VERSYS® 1100 SE. And Ducati has the Multistrada V2. All seem to be trying to fill that same niche and except for the last two, are in the same ballpark price. All are twins with the exception of the Suzuki and Kawasaki. All designed to eat miles up and then hit the corners with ease.
Two of them, the F900XR and the Yamaha Tracer are less than 500 lbs wet. The others, including the NT1100 are over 500 lbs.
If it is reliability, I think the last comparison I saw on reliability had Yamahas at the top and BMW at the bottom. But I would venture to say they all are about equal now. I heard the electronics on the BMWs were the cause of their higher repairs back then...but all have about the same electronics now. And going by the BMW F800GT's history with me, I would say BMWs are not prone to breaking down any more than any other bike.
I buy my bikes based on their ability to check the boxes on my list of "must haves". The manufacturer's name means little to nothing to me. Well, unless it is Yugo. I might draw the line there.
Chris