Really the only downside to owning an X is the aftermarket. But if the balance works for you, nothing should scare you away from the purchase.
Others may lean toward a KTM690 or a DR650 and I won't say they are wrong. It strikes the perfect balance between performance and reliability. I have owned several other bikes and they have come and gone while I have owned my X. I have never once regretted the purchase. But when the price fell to $6000, it just seemed like a screaming deal. When I bought mine, I was riding a DRZ400 and shopping for a DR650. It is a great bike and most owners really like the fuel injection, added power, lower weight compared to the other 650cc competitors. There is a reason the 10 year old bike you are looking at is priced at $5100, even though the new price fell to $5995 at the end. I was really happy switching to a $650 Hyperpro. Many people are happy with the air shock and accept its idiosyncrasies.
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When you take you weight off the seat, the seat returns to full extension which is only an issue for short guys like me. It unloads under heavy braking causing ABS to kick in a bit early. But it does have unusual characteristics. The air shock actually isn't a bad shock. A test ride on the target bike should let you know if it has any driveability issues. A handful seemed to have more stubborn issues. Most of these issues were cured with new batteries or cleaning the IAC (easy). Some X bikes had fueling/cold stalling issues. But once people went to Yuasas or other batteries, it was a non-issue. BMWs early solution of replacing the Exides with other Exides didn't help. The bad batteries are a big reason the X bikes got a bad rep early on. It was an Exide issue, not really a BMW issue. This was a known issue/recall and the dealer didn't have the replacement Yuasa battery in stock. The only time it left me stranded was shortly after I bought it because the POS Exide battery failed. I have had my bike since new and put almost 20K on it.
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So any farkles not found on the bike, you may want to buy sooner rather than later or be prepared to mod something to fit. The aftermarket was actually fairly decent for such a short run, but it is drying up rapidly. If that comes up, you will have to improvise. That said, other parts don't and will eventually be unavailable or hard to find (cush rubbers for instance). Numerous other parts cross reference to other bikes. It is as close to a bullet proof engine as you will find and parts for it will be available for awhile. The X uses the same engine found in the F650 and virtually the same as found on the G650 and Husky Terra/Strada. Also note, most people haven't had an issue with their cush rubbers wearing even after 20+k miles. Worn cush rubbers will make a bike worthless? Worst case, it will make it ride a little uncomfortable - then you put pieces of inner tube to shim the rubbers and you are good to go (if you don't just buy the replacements currently available). How many of these posters have any experience with an X-Challenge? Not saying that invalidates their opinions, but I am hearing stuff that really seems to be closer to hyperbole than reality.
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