[Swamper]

WE have 3 R1150R and 3 R1100S BMW's. All are great to ride and set-up just a little different. Haven't had any major failures on any of them but we do our own maintenance and probably being enthusiast over maintain them. The servo brakes aren't as big as problem as you may think. You need to understand the system and service it properly. Our dealer has never seen a failure with this system however has had many of them were the owner has tried to work on them and screwed them up, he has always been able to get them straightened out. We change the fluid every other year on all our bikes. As for the clutch problems we haven't had any however on one of our S's we have replaced the clutch because we had a rear bearing going out on the drive and had the cases apart. Never had any problems with the hydraulics but have replaced the rubber lines with the braided SS type. Wiring usually has to be re-wrapped but that's just a one time day job. These bikes get great mileage and touring on the R model works rather well, I prefer using one for touring than any of our other bikes.