BMW knew about the 2006 K1200R transmission problem (the gears needed to be undercut) and refused to help many (most, I'd presume, but not all) owners and never issued a recall, despite the clear fact that the transmission had a problem from the factory. They then updated the later model years with undercut gears to prevent the problem.
I also hate the way it was handled, but I still give BMW a pass.
Business is business.
Generally speaking Japanese bikes, like their 4-wheeled counterparts, are known to be reliable and rock solid. But they don't sing like or have the soul of a Ducati
