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#1 | Hi from San Diego Area datum

Wed Nov 03, 2021 7:24 pm

Hello, all. New Member. My name is Mike and I am awaiting delivery of new 1250 RS that is scheduled to complete production on 11/4. I am a re-entry guy, coming back into riding after a long hiatus. Looking forward to joining this group. I know I will be learning a ton from all of you--thanks in advance!

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#2 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Wed Nov 03, 2021 8:19 pm

SD is such a great climate to ride in, you will love the bike. Are you buying thru the dealer in Escondido?? Those guys are awesome.

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#3 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:52 pm

Hi. I spent a couple hours with Rudy at Escondido a few weeks back. Great guy. They had just put a new RS on the floor that day and I was literally sitting on the bike, reaching for the wallet when another salesman came up to say he had just taken a deposit on the phone. Riverside had one allocated in pre-production so I grabbed it. Escondido is much closer to me and I hit it off with Rudy, so I expect my follow-on business will be with them.

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#4 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:42 pm

Zitat von SDRider im Beitrag #1
Hello, all. New Member. My name is Mike and I am awaiting delivery of new 1250 RS that is scheduled to complete production on 11/4. I am a re-entry guy, coming back into riding after a long hiatus. Looking forward to joining this group. I know I will be learning a ton from all of you--thanks in advance!

Welcome to the site.
Is the factory back to building the RS with ESA now?

Lee
2022 R1250RS
Iowa, USA

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#5 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:58 pm

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #4
Zitat von SDRider im Beitrag #1
Hello, all. New Member. My name is Mike and I am awaiting delivery of new 1250 RS that is scheduled to complete production on 11/4. I am a re-entry guy, coming back into riding after a long hiatus. Looking forward to joining this group. I know I will be learning a ton from all of you--thanks in advance!

Welcome to the site.
Is the factory back to building the RS with ESA now?

This article (in German) states there are concerns the flooded factory will close with production relocated to Koblenz. I suspect production has already commenced in Koblenz - this is a massive operation with over 2000 employees whereas the Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler factory making the electronic valves employs 280.
I do not know for sure but I suspect the Koblenz factory makes the actual ESA sub-assembly using components from the smaller factory. As stated in the article, ZF has previously made noises about rationalising their factory estate so the flood presents an opportunity to bank the insurance payout and transfer production to Koblenz.
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-...lagern-100.html

As with cars and other makes of bikes, I think the constraint on production will not be the ESA for much longer but the more generic shortage of electronics.

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#6 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:38 am

Great move, Mike! Mine is somewhere upstream (TBD), but this is a great place to gather lots of experiences and opinions. What color/specs/options did you check off?

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#7 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:04 am

Zitat von SDRider im Beitrag #3
Hi. I spent a couple hours with Rudy at Escondido a few weeks back. Great guy. They had just put a new RS on the floor that day and I was literally sitting on the bike, reaching for the wallet when another salesman came up to say he had just taken a deposit on the phone. Riverside had one allocated in pre-production so I grabbed it. Escondido is much closer to me and I hit it off with Rudy, so I expect my follow-on business will be with them.

Wow! Thats a great story... I bet your heart sank at that moment, but glad to hear you got it all worked out.. Cheers!

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#8 | RE: Hi from San Diego Area datum

Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:40 am

Sorry to respond so late. Thanks for the welcome. Blue with Performance Pkg. Apparently it is bobbing about somewhere in the North Atlantic as I type this. Due to hit port on 12/9 if they can get in with no delay.

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