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Well
IF BIKE was right (and rumors are correct) here's an interesting dilemma: 1. 08 Blade (~158 bhp) DOESN'T need "VTEC" stuff because it's on the limit between "nuclear" power and "common" sense (add some ' ' more for the latter). 2. R1000SS (~ 185/190 bhp, or maybe these are crank horses? - if initial target is to be met) needs "VTEC" stuff because...well...when much is toooo much? Don't go away: count the Big Brother/1198S stuff as well (anti spin, anti traction, anti something). PS: I'm talking for non racers - obviously, that is: 99% of people that would sign the dotted line for that nuclear Beemer.
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01-29-2009, 10:03 AM
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Peter, here in the states, BMW calls the bike an S1000RR. I guess the R1000SS is the European designation.....
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01-29-2009, 10:15 AM
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My bad...indeed the name is S1000RR in Europe as well.
Motorrad claims that the SS market is "around" the 230000 mark. Needs some (big) pie. I'm in some turmoil...VS a Blade, that is
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01-29-2009, 10:34 AM
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Coates has been under a fraud investigation for quite some time about his snake-oil claims regarding his "rotary valve" engine, of which two prototypes have been built, and numerous investors bilked out of money.
I still don't see how that design could possibly be any good at actually moving the volumes of air needed for efficient operation, though.
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