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Damn front fender is damn ugly, but the rest looks awesome.
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Shouldn't this debut when it's available? I'm considering a new bike now. This will be available March 2010 if past practice is any indication. I'm still not sure why they debut a bike almost a year in advance, so that by the time it comes out it's almost a leftover.
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The dealer I was at yesterday said they expected it in October.
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If you live on the west coast.
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They have always done it that way. It will probably be March 2011..
The r1200s took longer for the debut and delivery to dealers than it's sales life.
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Kawasaki had those back in the 80's for the first 750 ninja... Makes for easy shim replacement. On the later ZX750's you push them sideway against a small spring, to let you remove the adjuster shim.
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My 03 RC51 SP2 is 455 lbs wet, and it pulls 84 lbs-ft of torque. I can't wait to get my hands on this S to check her out! I biased towards the twins but I really dig the headlights!
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It employs some of the same quick removal features to get it ready for the track as the HP2S. Since I'm looking at this on my BlackBerry, the front fender llooks same as HP2S. What does it weigh is in cf? Bill, are you building an arc in AR yet? Got the HP at the Bikehaus. Will be spending a lot more time here after Christmas.
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They should come out with a WSBK version in cf,Ohlins and paint. Do you think it would sell Pelicans?
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The press release states a wsbk color will be available at an additional cost.
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Yup, more Japanizing the Krautcycle. Big boo. I'm simply not impressed. After how many decades finally conceding that HonYamaKawaZuki had it right?
I think that it's time to switch over to a non-carbon based fuel, such as ammonia (not hydrogen) and also start moving away from internal combustion. IMHO, the twin, opposed, vee (ala Moto Guzzi, NOT H-D) or inline (Rotax) is the pinnacle of motorcycle IC engines.
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And let's not forget that abomination of a Prince Albert in a Can combo cat converter and muffler! How much does that damned thing weigh, and why did they use stainless steel? Might as well make the frapping thing out of lead (Pb).
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And the cockpit is a cluttered mess of after-thought "where does it go, where does it go". you can't even read all of the LCD panel for the brake reservoir being in the way.
What about a nice, wide, color LDC panel, virtual instruments that can be configured by the user, and all superimposed over a nice digital TV picture from a tail camera, and then trash the mirrors? And make the camera have a night infrared mode. All the hardware exists right now...
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My jeep is good for 4 feet of water... (Owners manual on the 05 JK says 30") but mine has been lifted a bit. I love all these thunderstorms.... Makes for more indoor time with the wife. 
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Sorry to be curmudgeonly today, but the color kicked it all off for me: Geezer Gold. Sheesh, the PhotoShop boosted version of "champagne"... eye-catching if you are an octagenarian retiree in southern Florida.
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No need to apologize Merv.... Most of us regulars know what you deal with.
BTW today is mothers day...Be sure to thank your wife for raising that fine young man of yours...
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Looking at the pics, It appears that BMW has been able to produce a bike that still apears to be distinctly BMW, even though it is on the same basic platform as a plethora of other crotch rockets...
Thumbs up.... Though for the street I still like a twin.
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Yesterday while riding on some long boring straight between here and Alpine, I was thinking how nice a big digital dash would be with built in nav.
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