OT; if you could have any 3 bikes in the world, what would they be?

[acidburn]

Rob, i always thought you had good taste, now i know its not all in your mouth.
Nice pics, all of them.

[Flatbutt1]

Well in addition to the S:

a) Road King as mule with a tricked out side car for year round
b) Full dress Indian Chief for boulevard cruising
c) Duc 916 just because

[John Lyon]

I agree with Steve's choices, but might replace the Norton with the Ducati 750 SS.

[motoman]

I like to answer this question with categories, rather than actual bikes.

I'm not really interested in owning any antiques. Only modern, rideable bikes. I barely even tolerate carburetors anymore.

So I think I need to own a:

Sport Tour bike: S
Naked bike: Triumph Speed Triple
Dual Purpose bike: Aprilia Caponord

[RoLoo]

...this one in a road-legal version please...(I'm saving up money already...)

Ron.

[bradzdotcom]

all three of the bikes i want aren't available yet.

there's a 2-wheel drive street bike i've been lusting over for a while. never ridden anything that pulls harder out of a corner.

there's a nice sport bike with fly-by-wire and active suspension that's so uber-techno, it adjusts footpegs, windscreen and seat height based on ground speed. plus other tricks.

...and there's a hybrid gas/electric that pulls SO hard from a light that it'll probably never make it to the dealerships (then again, the R-1 is available...).

fortunately, none of my choices will see light-o-day for at least 4-5 more years, so i have time to save up my pennies.

[smallj]

2 wheel drive dirtbike
R1200RT
R1200S

no particlar order

[bradzdotcom]

hey smallj~
know anybody in the netherland area?
the yamaha 2-wheel drive dirt bike is in it's second year of production and the '06 WR 450F 2-Trac will probably be available by mid-fall.
plus, i hear they've done a bit more polishing on the bike....not that it needed much.

[1967 R50/2]

Piece of cake:

1. 1929 Indian 101 Scout-Probably the oldest bike that you can still use on modern roads.
2. Vincent Black Shadow
3. Dasher!

[lennie]

I'd go with

Ducati 750SS after a ride on one at the age of 18 it seared itself in my brain

A Palmelli SFC 870 Laverda re engineered in England from a stock SF750.

I want my S back, but if the new R1200S is out anytime soon it may be a good replacement. That way I will have something to fiddle with and retain the Ducati and Laverda as they are.

If it was not only about money.

[PaddyDaddyO]

1) 2006 K1200S (custom painted M3 Silver, like my R111S)

2) Britten V1000 (for track days, you know)

3) Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sport (to take out and outshine everything on the road once in a while)

[jet]

These - Only I'd replace the F650GS with an R1200GS

[steve abella]

Provided that I did not have to get parts or maintain the bikes
for exploring I would go with a
KTM 660

for fun in the mountains



and as my daily assault vehicle



Of the 3 only the GS I fear is a bike I would Buy

[ExarKunONe]

If i still got to keep the S..
1. Suzuki DR-Z 400sm
2. Aprilia Tuono
3.one of those slick new Nortons

steve abella

and as my daily assault vehicle

Just curious: Any info about this bike WRT having no telelever front-end? Those are forks, yes?

I love the looks of that bike!

[powert]

Go to www.advmoto.com and see the goodies. Yes those are "special" forks for the weight of the GS.

Troy

[twodear]

That GS with standard forks is slated for limited production by BMW. It is an attempt to create a more serious dirt oriented version of the GS. Standard forks are utilised to enable a longer suspension travel than the telelever was capable of.

[Skippy]

I doubt if they will do a R1150GS with standard forks the HP2 is the GS with standart forks air suspension and a small tank.Only made for a very small group of hardcore BMW GS freaks that just have to be on a beemer when they do hardcore of road stuff.If I had the cash I probably would wanna be among that crowd though.