I first saw the new four valve boxers being tested at der Nürburgring in October 1991 ... the circuit was closed at the time but I sneaked in at T14. I nearly got 'arrested' when I got my camera out.
At home I saw Shaun at Rainbow Motorcycles and told him I wanted one, their first one, in red.
The R1100RS wasn't available until April '94 .... a further two years of testing! I had a red one. Shaun gave me this watch with it ...
Don't see it?
Now you do ...
They don't test'n develop them like they used to do!
No they don't test them anywhere as much they used to
Does harm their advertising that’s for sure .
another friend of mine that got his engine filled with water when he tried to gross a low waterlevel ford due to a leaky airbox. The bike was less than a year old. And no offer or reaction from KTM. All he was offered was the bill for the pickup of bike and the repair…
The KTM790 Adventure was also shown at shows last fall, and I thought it may be a good alternative. But when I dropped by the KTM dealer, there was no 790 Adventure in sight, nor could they suggest any date soon.
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Don't be so sure, this WBM brand loyalty thang runs deep. It's beyond me but it really does.......
Andres
Well, another field day for grumpy old men................................
Besides, learning from my friends experience, it does not seem like I would be happy with the way KTM treats their customers. But I guess the customer part may be different from different countries.
Re: Riding throgh water.
The waterlevel was 50 - 60 cm, and the water leaked through a leaky airbox. This has been a known issue with KTM, and yet they do nothing about it. The 1190 is markedet as a bike with offroad capability. Surely it should be able to handle so water splashing. The water did not enter through the airintake. It entered through the leaky part.
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Ohwell.
I didn't repair the bike. I just know that the water did enter the engine, and it did not enter through the air-intake.
And the leak may be small, but at least two of my friends had to fix the airbox on their own expence. No interest what so ever from KTM.
I guess we all have different expectations from our dealer. ..
But as long as everyone are happy that is great .
Best stick to stuff you know about then
Indeed.
You carry on buying your bikes based on your perceived level of customer service.
I will carry on buying my bikes on whether they are the bike I want to buy or not.
Andres