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K12GT checking in. It’s the smoothest bike I’ve ever ridden. I wish the brakes weren’t made of wood but, I’m used to “quirks” of BMW’s now, after 200K on 1150 (RT & GS-A)
Pros: smoothest bike ever ridden
Cons: brakes made of wood
Mileage: 200000 km
My local dealer has the “value service” pricing on BMW USA’s website, front rotors/pads/sensors on an 18 330 x drive for $419.95 front and $435.95 rear.
Pros: affordable pricing
Vehicle:
BMW
I installed R56 front brakes.
Pros: improved braking
Vehicle:
MINI
M3 stock brakes are better, the GTI gets a little tail-happy under hard braking above 110-130mph.
Cons: tail-happy under braking
Vehicle:
BMW
Seems like there would be room in the market for a slightly detuned S55 base model without the fancy seats, brakes and wheels for about $5-8k less like the M3/M4: M3/M4 Competition.
Vehicle:
BMW M2
I really love driving it though, particularly the brakes and the handling.
Pros: glorious sound, great handling
Vehicle:
BMW
Have yet to find a better street pad than BMW's OE compound. Ceramics dust less but feel terrible.
Pros: better than ceramics
Cons: Ceramics feel terrible
Vehicle:
BMW
The way the brakes begin to grumble during heavy braking is less impressive, but they work well enough.
Pros: work well enough
Cons: grumble during braking
Vehicle:
BMW
And jesus christ. $600 for rear pads and rotors? the the parts are like $250 and labor shouldn't be over $200...
Cons: expensive rear pads and rotors
the steering lacks the consistent weighting and tactile communication that a Porsche offers. For a car this rapid, it's not as talkative as it should be. We've also got reservations about the brakes. Our test car was fitted with competition-grade brake pads to cope with track use, but they still faded badly after a handful of hard laps.
Cons: brakes faded badly
Vehicle:
BMW
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