Newbie in BMWs - Airhead, Oilhead or K bike?

[AndresS]

Ya drop them.......
Air heads are a LOT easier to pick up, and you do, particularly them GS's in the dirt.
Water cooled K bikes are easier to drop, usually on pavement, usually doing 0 MPH.
I have ridden both extensively (not as extensively as most of the serious members here, am sure) and on comparable generation bikes, I cannot say I would go for one over the other. Having said that, and as I happen to own K bikes, I have to tell you K bikes are VASTLY superior on everything, including their heated grips.... kidding, just kidding....
Cheers
Andres

[PGlaves]

Airhead primary design done in about 1967

K Bike primary design done in about 1981

Oilhead primary design done in about 1991

[lkchris]

Resale value of Airheads is better than resale value of K-bikes.

Not sure about Oilheads, but it's probably better than K-bikes, too.

BMW at one time thought they'd made the "last edition" of Airheads, but it turned out they hadn't.

This must say something, but I won't speculate what.

[CHARLES960]

I skimmed all replies. I see you are on cruiser now, low easier on knees, etc. Why not look at a C bike from BMW. You get the boxer motor. You can load them up with luggage. Flat foot them. And do your own work.

I don't think an airhead is the ideal touring bike unless you already know how to "keep em flyin"


just my thought.
Charles