I'm from Hungary and living in Thailand, started with scooter here for a year then had a Kawasaki Vulcan 650s for another. Once I tried a few BMW bikes at a local shop and I fell in love instantly with the s1000xr, so after a month or two I just bought it...

Since that I use it every day for communing and touring also around in SE Asia, first week unlocked 1k km then 10k in a few months.
I had no problem with the bike whatsoever except with the ignition switch, that got fcked up in a middle of nowhere, basically I was unable to turn the bike off when I removed my key from slot, also I was able to turn the engine on without key..

BMW fixed it in warranty and no problem since.
I got some extra aftermarket stuff, such as grill protectors, heavy handlebar ends and crash bobbins form evotech.
