All of the complaints I have read, on this forum, on Adventure rider and the British blog is, in my opinion from a couple of anal, narrow minded persons. My bike has now just over 1200 k's on the clock, of which I have done in excess of 800 K's on dirt. The new bike is so much better than the previous 1200 , which was the undisputed leader in it's field!
If you cannot afford one, save until you can, but do not make statement about tank slappers, and other defects, based on hear say and unconfirmed statements from people with dubious mindsets.
In my opinion, BMW is the obvious leader in the adventure bike market, with the rest playing the carch up game.
Please submit problems that YOU have personally experienced, not some hog wash from looser pommie blogs!