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Useless? You must have bought a lemon. I bought one new one and another after I sold it purchasing a new 1150RT. The screen wasn't high enough I agree but easily sorted with an add on that mounted on top. An oversight for BMW, but hardly categorising it useless. I too have had many Honda's, the last, a new VFR1200. Beautifully made and reliable. Like the BMW's I've owned. Didn't hold its value like the BMW's though. Only one Honda in my collection I should have kept, an RC30. Would be worth triple the money today. I will count 100% on getting more for the bike when it comes to resale time than an 'unknown'. I know how to sell. Witness the Wisper.....

You guessed! The i3 I use I had to pay for too.

Agreed with the comment, but I'd rather have a big player in automotive transport like BMW behind the brand I use, rather than the (relative) unknown. The quality of components they have chosen are good, with arguably the best 'motor' in the right place to power it. Nowt wrong with that. When I look at other eBikes, I generally see indifferent quality of chosen fittings and brands I've never heard of, usually imported by a small company in the U.K., (if you're lucky). Great whilst they are here, but not so clever when they are not. I still maintain that £1650 for a bike assembled and manufactured to the Cruise eBike standard of parts, 2-year warranty and sporting a BMW badge, will always have a wider appeal and therefore attract a better resale value at a future date. It rides and stops beautifully too. Like Sony with their first digital cameras in the nineties, look where they are now. Hitting Canon, Nikon and others right where it hurts. If BMW really wanted to, they would and could be a major player in bicycle manufacture. Maybe the margin and volume just aren't compelling enough investment for them. BMW have been making very decent in-line fours since 1996 with the brilliantly put together K1200RS. Before then, you're right, they were an oddity at best.

Hi David, you are welcome. I had great fun on the 905e Sport and out of the other bikes I looked at the time of purchase I thought they offered good value and were certainly better built than others viewed. The dealer network also was an advantage for servicing and spares that I may have needed. Pity my supplying dealer, Greased Lightning Bikes closed down though. I've spoken to its new owner of the Wisper and he is delighted and is now selling his current eBike. I will also say that the battery used in the 905e seems to have excellent longevity. It had no degradation in in capacity to hold charge over the years of use and never ran out of charge during riding. May I ask do you do a Wisper rack for the 905e Sport? The new owner needs one and it may be better than all the aftermarket variants offered.

I did have a chuckle on here reading posters perceptions of BMW as a bike manufacturer inferring they are "Old School". They are total innovators in Motorbike design and were the first to bring ABS, anti-slide, anti-wheelie and goodness knows what else. Their in-line 4-cylinder engines are one of the finest (and most powerful) designs in any bike and the S1000R rewrote the rulebook when it was introduced some 5 years ago. It decimated every other manufacturer in racing too. Yes, I was in the trade for years but not lucky enough to own a BMW franchise. Anyway, to the Cruise. Bought one at a silly discounted price of just £1650 from a BMW dealer. Sold my old Wisper 905e Sport for £1000 so it was a no brainer to upgrade. It is well built, looks in my opinion very modern and puts many others bikes in the shadows. I doubt they sell many at the moment. If they were serious about the bicycle market you would see them in adverts on TV, in the cycle magazines etc. As cycling gains more momentum, (no pun intended), I bet BMW will start to promote their range and grab a large slice of the market. After all, they have been around more than most and I guarantee they will be around longer than 90% of the "brand of the week" in the cycling world. And another thing, yes, it's great to ride, the brakes are exceptional for the bikes weight, the power assistance is linear and efficient and nothing has fallen off. I also get repeated comments on what a lovely looking bike it is. I agree.