Not sure Why?

[Netminder]

Looking on Google news and came across this. Considering it is about a BMW recall, not sure why they are showing pictures of 3 wheel vehicles?(and no BMWs)?

http://www.latimes.com/business/auto...327-story.html

[Don in E Texas]

....but BMW makes a trike. One was at Spyderfest last year.

[Chupaca]

They mention the 1200 RT. Guess the researcher failed to see that there is also BRP RT. They really should correct it...

[Netminder]

....but BMW makes a trike. One was at Spyderfest last year.

Realize this, but there is no picture of it? Just thought it was weird the pictures that accompanied the article? Plus the first picture of an RT they call it a RT3???

[Tom in NM]

Looking on Google news and came across this. Considering it is about a BMW recall, not sure why they are showing pictures of 3 wheel vehicles?(and no BMWs)?

http://www.latimes.com/business/auto...327-story.html

. . . . . since it is from a NEWS source, and they are always completely accurate, BMW has bought BRP. Case closed.

Tom

[Tango]

. . . . . since it is from a NEWS source, and they are always completely accurate, BMW has bought BRP. Case closed.

Tom

OMG! When the did this happen? That means service costs will double because BMW mean's "bring more wampum". And we will be subject to stop riding your bike recalls. We complain about BRP prices. Go look at BMW prices. I know, I had 3 of them. If it was on the internet it has to be true. Tom

[OJ UK]

....but BMW makes a trike. One was at Spyderfest last year.

Actually they don't. Swiss company Grueter and Gut Technik, or GG for short, build the Taurus but it does have a BMW
1300 4cyl. motor which makes around 175 bhp. I saw it at SF last year; owned by a guy who was up from Florida.
Hugely expensive!! If they were the same price as the Spyder I'd have one! Switzerland is closer to me than Canada!!

[ARtraveler]

That is a pretty bad error for the LA Times. The RT from BRP picture only adds fuel to the error.

[jaherbst]

They mention the 1200 RT. Guess the researcher failed to see that there is also BRP RT. They really should correct it...

They coined the RT first! BRP copied it.

Jack

[vided]

The main stream media, lacking fact checking

[Oldmanzues]

Proof readers and/or fact checkers ??????
One of the local TV station mis match aircraft names and photos and we live right outside a a USAF base.

I believe RT and GT have been in the names of several vehicles, GT meant Grand Tuirimso and R was something Turimso
Oldmanzues

[Illinois Boy]

Looking on Google news and came across this. Considering it is about a BMW recall, not sure why they are showing pictures of 3 wheel vehicles?(and no BMWs)?

http://www.latimes.com/business/auto...327-story.html

The picture is advertisement. If you click on the "show caption" on the lower left of the picture text about the Spyder comes up. There is a scroll arrow on these pics also so you can scroll through various pics of machines to include the Polaris.

The article is not saying the Spyder is a BMW.

[Tom in NM]

The picture is advertisement. If you click on the "show caption" on the lower left of the picture text about the Spyder comes up. There is a scroll arrow on these pics also so you can scroll through various pics of machines to include the Polaris.

The article is not saying the Spyder is a BMW.

. . . . . the picture is one of those photo-listicals of motorcycle "stories" they have done in the past. There are pictures of all sorts of motorcycles (and articles) if you click through them.

OK, I will absolve them of poor reporting and fact-checking in this case - it is their Web Composition & Presentation skills that suck ( and lack of layout and editorial review ) and just turning articles over to the robots to post. They are not wrong, just sloppy.

Tom

[BikerDoc]

....but BMW makes a trike. One was at Spyderfest last year.

BMW does not make a trike. GG Taurus makes a trike that is powered by a BMW engine so if it is an engine recall it would affect GG Taurus in addition to BMW products. The unit at Spyderfest was a GG Taurus

[Netminder]

. . . . . the picture is one of those photo-listicals of motorcycle "stories" they have done in the past. There are pictures of all sorts of motorcycles (and articles) if you click through them.

OK, I will absolve them of poor reporting and fact-checking in this case - it is their Web Composition & Presentation skills that suck ( and lack of layout and editorial review ) and just turning articles over to the robots to post. They are not wrong, just sloppy.

Tom

I agree, and I did go through all the pics and the captions, just found it strange and as you stated sloppy!

[trikermutha]

The picture is advertisement. If you click on the "show caption" on the lower left of the picture text about the Spyder comes up. There is a scroll arrow on these pics also so you can scroll through various pics of machines to include the Polaris.

The article is not saying the Spyder is a BMW.