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Another R1200S press review
http://bikepoint.com.au/portal/alias__bikepointau/tabID__5760/ArticleID__120264/DesktopDefault.aspx
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09-10-2006, 03:08 AM
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Why did you delete the part where he trashed the bike for not having monstrous hard bags?
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Interesting quotes from the article:
"Following on from the successful R 1100 S (which sold in excess of 30,000 units worldwide)" "Regular readers will probably be sick of hearing this, but here goes... BMW builds the most rider-friendly motorcycles on the planet. When it comes to ergonomics, competitors should grab this bike, measure the various relationships (seat to pegs, seat width, screen height to helmet position, knee-bend, forward cant, arm height, reach to bars... That will do for now), and replicate them. They are just about as good as it's going to get..." Anyway, almost all the reviewers seem to say the same thing. More power, lighter, a joy to ride... It does seem that BMW has addressed most of the issues we vocalized here over the last seven or eight years, and of course added their hand even more (questionable styling for some, touring potential) ... Questions remain with me. Are the mechanical issues fully resolved now? Or are there simply new and different problems that have been created? Will the increased power simply mean a shredded spline sooner. Is the canbuss going to create problems (like the guy trying to tour over on advrider). And will the highest compression boxer engine start blowing head gaskets after 10,000 - 20,000 miles... To name a few.
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Nice write up. Serves the bike well.
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Those who own them all say the same. I would agree that it picks
up where my 11s left off, one man's ceiling is another man's floor. As ck says, we'll see how they stand up mechanically as the miles pile on. As on other BMW twins I've owned the 3-4 upshift likes to slip into a false neutral under full throttle upshifts. |
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Bike magazine conducted a comparo, between the R1200S, VFR800, Triumph speed triple, KTM 990 Adventure and the Ducati SS1000.
The BMW emerged the winner... Also, an interesting article(living with the R1200S): http://www.bikemagazine.co.uk/nav?page=bikemagazine.contentspage&fixture_page=5246219&resource=5246219&view_resource=5246219 Last edited by Raging InfeRno; 09-12-2006 at 02:24 AM.. |
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1978 Porsche 928
2003 BMW Dakar
2000 Harley-Davidson Dyna FXDX Super Glide Sport
2007 BMW R1200S
2010 BMW F800GS
1983 Honda XL600r
2000 BMW R1100S
2001 BMW F650GS
