Or they may supply roadside assist as they do in many other countries. Or sponsor events. I would so love to see a BMW adventure ride.There is a lot they do though, I'm sure.Daffy, since you've had the F800, I like the water level indicator that can't be read. The posted technique is shine a light up from below the fairing while parked in a dark garage to see the water level. Apparently the liquid glows in the dark.Another favourite is, topping up the water.To top up the water;- remove the right hand mirror,- remove the right hand lower fairing- remove the right hand upper fairing- remove screws from half of the top cover.I've often thought as a comical skit you could film coming into a gas station and checking the water then having to top it up.Or me, on the side of the road with the bike half stripped down and a biker stops seeing the bike being disassembled..."so you've got bike problems do you need a hand? What's wrong?"me"oh, nothings' wrong I'm just topping up the water"him... puzzled look.In real life I've thought if I ever have that problem I'd pull the fairing to pieces and just pile it up on the back of the bike.I can't imagine a leak while out and having to top up the water several times on a ride till I can get it looked at. That would add hours to the ride.I have had two instances of water leaks and both happened just as I arrived home. Experience were just down the road within a few km's at Newmarket and all I missed out on was a ride. So I've been through the filling the water routine at home once. You just have to laugh as you do it because it's just so unbelievable.Can you imagine a pit stop while racing track side and finding you need to add some water.Now the things I do like;- the belt drive- the swingarm. Whoever designed that should be let loose on the bike, fairing and mirrors.- the ssseeeeaaattttt mmmmm.- the ergonomics- the indicators- the digital fuel gauge idea (it tends to read huge miles to go, then all of a sudden drops but it's a nice thought)- the brakes. Wow! (excluding the potentially fatal ABS which is an utter disaster, the designer of which, should be taken out side and given a good flogging (and more than once)).The short comings just seem so obvious and you would have expected them to be covered in design 101. Clearly the checking procedure to see that the obvious are right needs some work.Hopefully the newer models will just continue to get better and better.

I thought you could get extended warranties on cars and bikes just not BMW here unless you use a third party insurer for the extended warranty.BMW provide extended warranties in the UK as I understand it from the F800 forum.I have a friend that does over 100,000km's per year in his work vehicle. He's at around 340,000 km's and still has a few months left on his vehicle warranty. He always gets the extended or third party warranty and on his current vehicle they've paid out more than the retail price of the vehicle in repairs. In his world he'd never be without the warranty. He then offloads his vehicle and gets a new vehicle with the extended warranty. He's more interested in the warranty than the vehicle.As for fix's and owning up. In my experience BMW tend to say how wonderful the bike is until they have a fix then the guys tell you had bad the problem was and how necessary the fix was. it seems to be a bury the head in the sand attitude which can be a little annoying when the fault is plainly obvious. In the case of the F800 they used to be jerky to ride under 3000rpm. According to the guys at the shop, nothing was wrong, it ran well and I was imagining it. Then  when the fix came out (the new pulley) all of a sudden they commented on how bad it was, how it had to be done and guys were even taking the bikes for test rides and after riding they refused to buy because of the problem.It seems an incredible process to use, old and outdated. They run the risk of insulting customer intelligence and then when they change their tune after the fix arrives I wonder if they think about the customer thoughts. I recall specifically the flip in what they were saying before and after.As for the ABS fault, it's been experienced by numerous riders worldwide, one rider even traded his new F800 in for a new F800 without ABS at a loss to get out of it. We all generally agree that it is a matter of time before this design flaw injures or kills a rider. BMW are nothing short of negligent in not responding to this. The problem is, a dead rider won't take them to court. If a rider is seriously injured as a result of this fault in the US BMW are going to look pretty bad on the back of the level of complaints worldwide about the fault. BMW should be recalling the bikes and dealing to the ABS fault as a matter of urgency. Cynically it doesn't appear to effect sales as riders only discover it after sales. I am incredibly dissappointed with BMW's attitude and response to something so serious.