2021 BMW R nineT Scrambler - long (ish) term review 

I follow a chap in Canada who took a 72 BMW R60/5 completely apart and is currently restoring and building it. If you're interested he's Workshop Rebuild on you tube. He has a few other machines on the go too.

​​​@@simonchilli2088s, I have over a million miles on my R60/5. They are well supported over a half century later. I have rebuilt the engine 5x, every 150-200,000 miles or so. I have had the splines cut off and had new splines welded on at similar intervals. I replaced the wiring harness once. New headlight+speedo, etc. People think BMWs are expensive and have high costs of operation, but if you do your own servicing+maintenance, they are not expensive. Parts are sometimes 2x more than similar Japanese parts, but a) at least with boxers, ease of servicing+maintenance are engineered into the design, making repairs much simpler+faster than similar repairs to other bikes, and b) the quality of the metals/alloys are much higher and there is generally much less trouble with corrosion and stripping threads, etc, than with other mfrs of bikes. I mean, in my experience as a motorcycle mechanic (about 15 years), I never felt like the extra costs associated with BMW parts were actually extra costs. I never felt cheated, because on the whole, you really do get the value out of the parts that you're paying for. Eg, 2 sprockets and a chain may only cost $200, but you will need 5-8 such purchases before you need to spend $1000 (or whatever the cost is now) to replace worn splines in the rear wheel drive train. Big BMW expenses are often as cheap or even less than the equivalent of the many small expenses required of other mfrs.

@@chadkline4268 That's some going mileage wise. And well done you on the maintenance. The bike must be like a member of the family now.

@@simonchilli2088 tbh, it's my only family. It outlasted a dog, a wife, a career, several homes, most all friends, over half a dozen presidents, several wars, etc 🤪👍🛣️🏍️ we can't hold on to anything in this world. Everything comes and goes. Even cars succumb to rust. But a good bike, if you love it, can outlast you 🤔

@@simonchilli2088 of course, it's only possible because there are many others like me. You can get any part for any BMW motorcycle (at least, the boxers) back thru 60s models at least. Because people are still buying them and maintaining them. That's probably one way of choosing a good bike: see how long they are supported. The KLR is probably going to end up in a similar category. Maybe REs too. And that's really a nice thing. In most cases, as with cars, once the vehicle is 10 years past production, a junkyard is the only way to find parts. But motorcycles can be different with a supportive community.

Me too 🙂

90 degrees to push bike backwards out of garage and stop at right angle to garage entrance. Then 90 degrees to proceed forewards from garage. The cylinders are a pain during this manouvre.