Thursday 25 June 2009

BMW Indicators

I've been riding BMWs since my mid-20s . . . some sort of premature ageing, I suppose ;)

First an R65, then R100RT, before I moved onto the K bikes (100RT, 100LT, 100RT, 75RT), then an R850RT. I know what I like, OK? :)

I also like the flappy paddle, Lego-look, indicator switches, and it was with some dismay that I saw the bikes at shows last year with a 'normal' slidey, one-part, indicator switch for the 2009 range of bikes.

And it was with some amusement that I read today's MCN, about BMW quality control and poor design - giving the new indicator switch as a typical example of poor design!

He-He. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!


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