BMW - comfort costs extra
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From: eatmorepies on 21 Jun 2010 12:23 I had a go on an F650, found it uncomfortable and found it hard to believe that they sell a comfortable seat as an optional extra. Here's my email to them and their reply; My email to BMW; I had a test ride on the F650 GS and found the seat to be quite uncomfortable after 30 minutes. The very helpful salesman told me about the comfort seat option available at extra cost. I thought this quite unusual. A world renowned motorcycle manufacturer makes a motorcycle with an uncomfortable seat and then wants to charge customers extra for a comfortable seat. I was told I could have a lower seat (uncomfortable version) option at no extra cost. Tell me; is it true that you want me to pay extra for a comfortable seat? I was also told that it wasn't possible for me to test ride an F650 GS with a comfort seat fitted - do you know of a dealer that has a demonstrator with the comfort seat? I couldn't possibly buy an F650 GS unless I was convinced that I could remain comfortable on it for 200 miles or so in a day. Their reply; Thank you for your email to BMW Motorrad Customer Information. I am sorry to read that you found the F650GS uncomfortable to ride after just 30 minutes, BMW Motorrad carry out extensive testing to ensure comfort and safety on all our vehicles. The F650GS is available to order directly from the factory with either the standard seat or a lowered seat, and will therefore be the only types of seats available on any demonstrators. The comfort seat is a chargeable optional accessory as it will require fitting once the bike has arrived at the dealers. Please contact me again if I can be of any further assistance. A BMW won't be replacing the Transalp so I suppose they've saved me some cash. John
From: stephen.packer on 21 Jun 2010 13:09 eatmorepies <jckipper(a)lineone.net> wrote: <snip> The 'comfort seat' has been a BMW option for years. Bear in mind that you're dealing with a company who's native language is German so their are subtle nuance's of meaning of words in play here.
From: stephen.packer on 21 Jun 2010 15:13 davethedave <davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:09:39 +0100, stephen.packer wrote: > > > eatmorepies <jckipper(a)lineone.net> wrote: <snip> > > > > The 'comfort seat' has been a BMW option for years. > > > > Bear in mind that you're dealing with a company who's native language is > > German so their are subtle nuance's of meaning of words in play here. > ^^^^^ > there're Thank you for your valuable contribution.
From: Lozzo on 21 Jun 2010 18:48 wessie wrote: > Dreaming about a super KLE? Not impossible, but certainly unique and > probably worthy of being defined as a new psychiatric illness. Sounds like he needs something like a KLE650. -- Lozzo Versys KLE650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: SIRPip on 21 Jun 2010 18:51
TD wrote: > On 2010-06-21, stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com > <stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com> wrote: > > davethedave <davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:09:39 +0100, stephen.packer wrote: > >> > >> > eatmorepies <jckipper(a)lineone.net> wrote: <snip> > >> > > >> > The 'comfort seat' has been a BMW option for years. > >> > > >> > Bear in mind that you're dealing with a company who's native > language is >> > German so their are subtle nuance's of meaning of > words in play here. >> ^^^^^ > >> there're > > > > Thank you for your valuable contribution. > > NAHAY? <snort> -- SIRPip : B12 |