I'm willing to wait for an allocation spot if I can personalize the bike exactly the way I want it with factory options.
I spend a lot of time on my bikes and I keep them for a very long time as well, so unless the list of options is super short, I'm not content to just grab one off the lot that the dealer configured with the most likely options they think most buyers would want. Sometimes that means waiting up to half a year, but that's fine.
I'm willing to wait for an allocation spot if I can personalize the bike exactly the way I want it with factory options.
I spend a lot of time on my bikes and I keep them for a very long time as well, so unless the list of options is super short, I'm not content to just grab one off the lot that the dealer configured with the most likely options they think most buyers would want. Sometimes that means waiting up to half a year, but that's fine.
As more options become software enabled, I wouldn't be surprised if factory orders cease to be a thing. Dealer install exhaust upgrades, buy codes to unlock map, nannies, toys, gps, adjustable suspension etc. You hope dealer/factory order gets some decent colours. Otherwise, you wrap your new bike to preserve the paint for the next rider.
Long live individuality! A dying trait. I waited an extra 2 months to get my V7iii Milano
because it had shinny paint even if it was grey.
I refused to settle for flat black (AKA primer)
As more options become software enabled, I wouldn't be surprised if factory orders cease to be a thing. Dealer install exhaust upgrades, buy codes to unlock map, nannies, toys, gps, adjustable suspension etc. You hope dealer/factory order gets some decent colours. Otherwise, you wrap your new bike to preserve the paint for the next rider.
Maybe for SW integrated with the IMU, which is super-cheap. But it would be cost-prohibitive to put in expensive mechanical components like Electronic Suspension Adjustment and Adaptive Swiveling LED lights if the customer never pays the subscription for it.
Also, how would you enable/disable the "Swedish Gold" forks and shocks option?
Maybe for SW integrated with the IMU, which is super-cheap. But it would be cost-prohibitive to put in expensive mechanical components like Electronic Suspension Adjustment and Adaptive Swiveling LED lights if the customer never pays the subscription for it.
Maybe. It depends on the base price of the bike and cost model. If BMW just needs to pay for the hardware but not the IP for Magneride, incremental cost may not be high. If the owner buys the option, that triggers an IP payment up the chain. Swiveling headlights don't have to have to be super complicated. Obviously more than fixed lights (but you do get to eliminate adjustment screws so part count may not be grossly higher) and going with one light housing across the fleet saves you time and money in design and assembly.
To be clear, I was more talking about buy once options where they get unlocked with a code than a stupid subscription. Subscriptions for things that aren't constantly being updated annoy me to no end. This means there are very very few subscriptions I would consider on a bike.
Nice. The paint on that image looks like pearl or semi-gloss or something. Is that just because it is a render? I assume it is just normal gloss paint irl.
Nice. The paint on that image looks like pearl or semi-gloss or something. Is that just because it is a render? I assume it is just normal gloss paint irl.
The best is when the marketing division sells emission related tech as high performance. See variable exhaust systems, the patent says its for increased noise suppression while the brochure touts increased low end torque.
Nice. The paint on that image looks like pearl or semi-gloss or something. Is that just because it is a render? I assume it is just normal gloss paint irl.
The "grey" colour has a blue tint to it.
Looks much better out in the sunlight than under photography lighting or in the showroom.
I was considering to hit it with a couple of coats of blue tint clear coat.
I only bother to wash my bikes before I put them up for sale so it was not worth it.
I love the smug people who drive electric cars that think their power comes from the wind turbines on Wolf Island.
Statistically there electricity is coming from the OIL FIRED generating station 25 kilometers down the road.
I love the smug people who drive electric cars that think their power comes from the wind turbines on Wolf Island.
Statistically there electricity is coming from the OIL FIRED generating station 25 kilometers down the road.
Most of the time, the plant sits idle at or near a minimum load of 28 megawatt (MW) [..]
Data from 2015-2019 shows that the Lennox Generating Station operated between five and 200 MW for over 95 per cent of the time.
If we take the high end number of 95% of 200 MW = 190 MW
190 / 40200 is about 0.47% which is inline with Canada Energy Regulator's number of 0.3% total for electricity generation from all petroleum sources for the province of Ontario.
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