[firebladeboy]

Hi All,

Newbie here! Thanks for the add.

I'm about to buy a 2017 R1200R. It's the white and blue color but I notice it has a silver finish on the forks rather than the more common gold. Does this denote anything?? Like lack of ESA? Does an ESA equipped bike still have a manual adjustment know on the rear suspension?

I'm buying this bike remotely and they're telling me it has ESA but given the above questions, I'm starting to wonder! 🙂

Thanks in advance!

FBB

 

[Boxer25]

Gold has ESA and no manual adjustment on front or rear, Silver doesn’t have ESA and has the manual adjustment on rear.

Al.

 

[firebladeboy]

Gold has ESA and no manual adjustment on rear, Silver doesn’t have ESA and has the manual adjustment on rear.

Al.

Aha!! I thought as much! Thanks so much!
And ESA is an expensive option on the bike right?
Cheers,
FBB

 

[Boxer25]

Of course it’s expensive, it’s a BMW 😂

Al.

 

[daniel.poirier]

You could ask the seller to send you a photo of the ESA control on the dashboard (with the engine running), but it looks Boxer25 already answered the question

 

[firebladeboy]

Does anyone know how much the ESA option was on that bike?

 

[Panzermann]

You could ask the seller to send you a photo of the ESA control on the dashboard (with the engine running), but it looks Boxer25 already answered the question

Existence of a black electrical connector on the left fork cap will confirm ESA fitment, but I’ve never heard of silver ESA forks on a 2015+ Roadster.

 

[r0ckrat]

2016 BMW R1200R Options and Equipment says $950 for the 2016, but IIRC it was part of a package that was like $2000 in the US, and it was REALLY hard to get anything on the bike without it being in a package... It might still have basic "ride modes", but a non-esa bike probably doesn't have very many options on it.

If you can get the bike's serial/ID#, the VIN decoders will tell you how it shipped from the factory, and ESA wasn't a dealer-added option.