Why did you sell your BMW?

[atadaskew]

my g/f's '99 has 77K on it. neaither has had much at all in the way of non-maintenance repairs- 3 sets of pivot bearings for 2 bikes, and a shaft on hers.

I dunno, I consider replacing the shaft to be a pretty major non-maintenance repair.

[TheGoose]

I sold my '04 R1150GS because I ended up feeling it was too big, too heavy, and I ended up not caring for the character of the motor. (yeah yeah yeah, I ride '32 year old Guzzi now but Guzzi twin works better for me than the BMW flat twin, and it definitely sounds better).

I also found the bike to simply be too expensive for what it was ('character' is worth extra $$$ to me, but I don't care for BMW character).

[bikerfish1100]

I dunno, I consider replacing the shaft to be a pretty major non-maintenance repair.

was just the shaft internals (the u-joint was shot), not the housing. i considered it to be the equivalent of a chain and sprockets change (price was a bit more than a top end set). but having to be done at 65K miles would be = to a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) chain/sprocket combo. not a bad deal, imo.