RE: so, who has ordered a 1250? - 16

On a serious note........ I can't help feel sorry for you guys who had their hearts set on a 1250 for April. BMW have been really cuntish.

Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #225

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Look on the bright side Ged...... us 1200 owners will talk to you at the South West weekender now

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maybe all should email Von arsehole

Zitat von Bunter im Beitrag #227

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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #225

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Look on the bright side Ged...... us 1200 owners will talk to you at the South West weekender now

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It's that really a bright side?😮😎

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Real Bummer to hear about the delay. Feel sorry for all that were expecting to have their 1250 in early spring. Will be interesting to hear what BMW have to say about delivery time up here in the north at the motorcycle fair next week. Wonder if we will get any at all 2019.

I spoke to my local dealer yesterday ( I had to phone them ) to be told the same as everyone else that it would be September before we would see any of the new RS's. I agree with most of the others here that it seems BMW have little respect for potential owners of the new bike, I was also told that they still expect the new R1250R to arrive in March / April. I can't understand why such a delay for the RS. I am very disappointed as I was going to change the bike last year but had heard rumours of the new 1250 engine and so decided to wait, this now means if I want a new 1250RS I will have to wait another year, as I agree no point in buying a new bike in September. My bike will be 4 years old by next March which will mean a significant difference in price with the new one, I'm really not sure what to do I love my RS and had my heart set on getting the new one in April, I am now looking at other manufacturers. I have had to phone my dealer every time as well, they never phoned me once throughout the whole process of ordering or informing me of the delay, which wasn't great service either. I feel very let down.

I really feel that the powers to be should hear the anger of BMW riders who do not ride GSs or RTs and write to the chief executive. If they got a thousand emails they may think that screwing with their customers may have some consequences

now to go and look at the new Triumph tiger XRt before the part exchange on bike make it a costly change

Graham

@ Harry:
I can understand your disappointment .

I have no Problems of getting Information about the Orderstatus of my R1250RS.
My Dealer calls me, or send me a Mail whenever he has new Information about the R1250RS

But I too consider the behavior of BMW borderline.

The last few Years, the RS was sold as well in Germany as the R.

2018: RS-> 1204 / R-> 1200
2017: RS-> 1224 / R-> 1185
2016: RS-> 1644 / R-> 1595
2015: RS-> 975 /R-> 1941

Therefore i also can not understand why the R is preferred.
But I can imagine that BMW loses some customers because of this Statement.

Okay, i will wait what happens to my RS

But..., BMW will get a Mail from me too .....

Zitat von Stefan S. im Beitrag #233

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@ Harry:
I can understand your disappointment .

I have no Problems of getting Information about the Orderstatus of my R1250RS.
My Dealer calls me, or send me a Mail whenever he has new Information about the R1250RS

But I too consider the behavior of BMW borderline.

The last few Years, the RS was sold as well in Germany as the R.

2018: RS-> 1204 / R-> 1200
2017: RS-> 1224 / R-> 1185
2016: RS-> 1644 / R-> 1595
2015: RS-> 975 /R-> 1941

Therefore i also can not understand why the R is preferred.
But I can imagine that BMW loses some customers because of this Statement.

Okay, i will wait what happens to my RS

But..., BMW will get a Mail from me too .....

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Zitat von midlife crisis im Beitrag #234

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do you want the Chief executive email address?

Graham

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I got an email from BMW customer services, I had contacted them while awaiting my local dealer to return my call.

"Thank you for getting in touch.

I have made some enquiries and spoke to your local Centre and they have confirmed that you have been contacted in regards to your order being delayed. We understand that you have cancelled you order and apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience caused.

If there is anything else I can help you with in the future, please do not hesitate to let me know."

I have replied to inform him I was not contacted, I had to contact them after reading about the delay on this forum, I also did not cancel the order, I told the dealer I would call in to discuss it with him. My local dealer also informed me they had not ordered the bike anyway as the delivery date was still a while away. (this is when they still thought delivery would be March / April) to be honest I'm very disappointed in the way both the dealer and BMW have handled it. To be honest the general feeling I got from the start of the whole process was one of disinterest from the dealer. I called in to the dealer and told him I wanted to buy the new bike and from then on it has been me who had to contact them, call in to get any info at all. It used to be if you expressed interest in a new bike they would have tortured you to try and sell it to you, now it seems the customer has to do all the work. That said there is a severe lack of competition over her in N. Ireland (1 dealer) which probably explains there lack lustre approach.
I am (sadly) seriously considering buying something else now.

No wonder you're pissed off but at least it will delay the 'Dull Blue is faster than Piss Yellow' bollocks for six months.

Zitat von Tony101 im Beitrag #237

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No wonder you're pissed off but at least it will delay the 'Dull Blue is faster than Piss Yellow' bollocks for six months.

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I think both BMW and dealers have become complacent, due to the "booming" economy brought about by Central Bankers who have discovered that printing money to juice an economy is far easier than fixing the underlying problems. Result? A flood of money into risk assets and material goods. When this party ends (and perhaps 2019 is when it does), the same entities who currently treat customers as though they are doing them a favor by "tolerating" them will be begging those same customers for business. I do think BMW may see the writing on the wall, though, if the limited production of 2019 models is any indication.

Bike technology has become a race for the flashiest display and somewhat weird alterations to body design. It appears that higher-priced, technology-laden new bikes have overtaken common sense. At this point, having yesterday seen a 1250 GS's TFT display, I'm no longer interested. I'm a rider, not a video game player.

I'm now looking at 2018 leftover models...

I believe there is also an advantage in the delay. Normally BMW would dump the older model prior to the release of the new version with free or cheap gadgets. Let's hope that, as the production of the R1200RS must have stopped as well, by then the stock has been sold out and we're not troubled with lower prices if we want to trade in our bikes.