Featured Bmw F900xr Loan Bike

You no work to go to

 

I just sold my F900XR after 2 years of ownership. The major bugbears for me were as follows:

• Seat comfort (as above), somewhat improved with a BMW “Comfort” Seat
• An engine rattle that developed after approx. 2000 miles and BMW said this is normal
• Excessive oil consumption that resulted in the bike being at BMW for nearly 5 months waiting for a new sump part to be sourced. To be fair, they did loan me other bikes for the whole time.

Shall we say “I wouldn’t not recommend buying one” but I would recommend buying a used Tiger 900 GT Pro instead!



Reggie the Cockapoo wasn’t that impressed either.

 

Ok but it looks the part of not comfortable.

 

@Dougie D I must admit, the boxer engines grow on you and become additive. There’s nothing like them out there.

 

Thanks for sharing your experience with the BMW F900XR. It's always interesting to hear different perspectives. That engine rattle and oil consumption issue doesn't sound ideal, but it's great that BMW provided you with loan bikes during the repair process. The seat comfort seems to be a common concern, but at least there's an option for a "Comfort" Seat.

 

I test rode one of these when they first came out before I bought the Tiger 900 (it will be on here but back in 2020).
Have to agree about the uncomfortable seat and also note the rubbish screen.
Definitely felt like it had less go than the Tiger despite the extra 10 bhp.