Hi,
Sorry to write this up in English, but I'm from Belgium and my written German is not good enough for publication. Don't hesitate to reply in German though.
I ave an eye on 2 Bobs, one from 05/06, the other one from 03/07. Both have a fair price. The only difference between them, apart from the engine change from TC88 to TC96, is that the 07 one has forward controls.
I've done a (small) testdrive on both of them
I have the following questions to help me decide between them :
- I'm 1,83m. Are the forward controls preferable (during the test I found the forwards a bit awkward, but that's probably because I'm not used to them). I'd appreciate your comments.
- I've seen reports, both on your site and on the American sites, of pinging (klingeln). In post "Geräusch beim Beschleunigen", people say they only have this on the 06 models. Is this confirmed in any way ?
- Heat : because of the lean (mager) configuration of the fuel management during idle/cruising, the engine gets a lot warmer compared to earlier years. Does it bother you ? Is it a real problem in our climate ? Is there a difference in generated heat between the 06 (TC88) and 07 (TC96) engine ?
- Do you know of any other differences I should be aware of (I know of the Primärgetriebe problem, but I'm not yet sure whether it was already solved in 05/06 models) ?
Sorry for the long post, but I'd really want to get the best bike I can get for the money and you are the ones who know them.
Hope to join you soon as an owner,
Regards,
Gert