Street Pictures of S100RR!!!!

[Guest24]

Like the 80 year old wife said when she saw her new 82 year old husband naked for the first time, "We'll need a good ironing"

+1 on the flying around blind curves NakedRider

[MaineRoads]

Originally Posted by N8Kern

The S1KRR's will be here very very early in 2010.

I already miss our Boxers and what they are.

N8!

"Miss", like they aren't coming back ?

[Guest24]

I think N8 was talking about the racing circuit.

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by chewie

Brekky sounds good!

...in order to get the complete picture ; I forgot the onions...
...sorry...

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[shreddr]

When is BMW going to start putting this bike on their corporate website as more than a teaser? Like with prices and specs.

[signit98]

...after the "official" US introduction... just a little while longer!

[MaineRoads]

They have a problem with intro's. By the time a model is released it's at least a year old and old news. i.e. the "unstoppable" 800Gs.

[signit98]

Steve, no one ever said that BMW's marketing departments are blessed with brilliant people... quite the opposite holds true, actually!

[kocook]

Originally Posted by signit98

Steve, no one ever said that BMW's marketing departments are blessed with brilliant people... quite the opposite holds true, actually!

If they are not brilliant, it is because those at the top are calling the marketing shots and the brilliant won't work under those rules.

[yugi]

Originally Posted by HugoVW

BTW there was a story some months ago in Motorrad where a new Boxer engine was shown based on inside information. It had a central camshaft and the valves where actuated via rods (a la Harley The engine was very compact and small in width (just like the old Boxers) and with new materials a high rpm-level is possible...the insider had seen parts at suppliers

I think oilheads are more narrow than airheads.
I also think that boxer will not benefit a lot from water cooling, as it's well cooled with an airstream. OHC is good addition, but it's already there in HP2S, so we need to wait while it will propagate to another models.

[tjs]

The first showing I know of is it's debut at Miller Motorsport Park . At the end of May. Big deal with BMWNA. You guys probably already know this. tjs

[Dr. Curve]

IMO a "new boxer" is already on the drawing tables. It has the radial valve train of the HP2 S but the variable cam timing parameters of the new S100RR. Thats where the twins are going, at least the ones used to keep the tradition alive.

[Jonas The Swede]

Originally Posted by MaineRoads

They have a problem with intro's. By the time a model is released it's at least a year old and old news. i.e. the "unstoppable" 800Gs.

Well BMW might be slow to produce their bikes, but not the slowest!
This post was posted 04-27-2006, 03:44 PM on http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83052

"2008 Aprilia V4 1000

Hi everyone ; I,ve just recieved my latest Australian motorcycle news magazine that we get every 2 weeks down here and there was an artical and an artist impression of what that bike should look like.
Most of the time the bike when released comes in pretty close to the artist picture in the mag. I tell you its finaly going to look like a pretty mean good looking machine in V4 configiration with a claimed 170 HP out put."

So Aprillia took almost three years from when we first heared about it until we saw it!

[throttlemeister]

Originally Posted by Dr. Curve

IMO a "new boxer" is already on the drawing tables. It has the radial valve train of the HP2 S but the variable cam timing parameters of the new S100RR. Thats where the twins are going, at least the ones used to keep the tradition alive.

There are only 2 boxers left: the RT and the GS. IMO, they are letting the boxer die off and make the same mistake they made in the '80's. And I think they will not get away with it again either. There's some very thickheaded guys up there at HQ.

BMW should realize there is a reason companies like Guzzi and Ducati are still in business: they stay true to their heritage.

BMW let their engineers do what engineers do, while forgetting that heritage.

[yugi]

Originally Posted by throttlemeister

There are only 2 boxers left: the RT and the GS. IMO, they are letting the boxer die off and make the same mistake they made in the '80's. And I think they will not get away with it again either. There's some very thickheaded guys up there at HQ.

There are also 2 HP2s and R.

[signit98]

Originally Posted by yugi

There are also 2 HP2s and R.

The HP2's are true niche bikes and the R is a REAL good alround bike but lives in the shadow of the ever so capable GS...

I would not hold my breath on any new Boxer for a while either... you might turn blue!

There are some folks who keep an eye on said heritage, Gijs... but the folks who are pushing into the "main stream" i-4 sector are slightly outnumbering them...

I hope they'll realize quickly that they'd loose a significant market segment if they turn completely away from the boxer... I know quite a few people who sold their 800GS quickly infavor of a Boxer model...

It's just not quite the same... especially with all the issues they have with the cooling systems on the 800 motor!

[squall_line]

Why do people have their panties in a wad over the lack of new versions of Boxer models? The R1100S lasted 7 or 8 years, and the R12S isn't nearly that old yet. The RT has been constantly updated, but hasn't had a MAJOR overhaul since the move to the Hexhead engine. Similarly with the GS.

The LT is the model that is the oldest in the entire BMW lineup. I would personally be more upset if the LT went another 2 or 3 years without an update, as there is a much bigger market to be lost in that part of the lineup if it continues to sit by the wayside.

[chewie]

courtesy of the guys at i-bmw

[turboflyer]

Hummm, BMW with a chain. Almost seems well, just wrong. [img]

[jduke]

I can see one in my garage.....just need to win the lottery first.