Roger, if I wanted a set of lightweight tires for street riding and don't want carbon fiber, which would you recommend: forged or cast, aluminium or magnesium?

...and this is what it looked like last year...
...Hartenjäger #4...


http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/6a30ffbb.jpg

Roloo, I'm curious as to why they chose to do the cutouts on the nose/headlight fairing in front of the hands. Any ideas?

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...they didn't ; it just looks that way...
...just compare the Hartenjäger to the original...


http://0.tqn.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/e...FL_3-4_ext.jpg



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An optical delusion. hmmm.

when is the big unveiling?

...next Saturday ; 11AM...


...do you want to be there...? ;)

They certainley do,but diverse?? they most certainley ain't,get phoning them for wheels for a BM RR excepted they'll be laughing their socks off,I see there's another question about forged or cast,in most instances unless you have a gixxer thou or as common you have to settle for what you can get.

I've mag on the 1100s,Alloy on the Tiger and BST on my K only choice was take it or leave it :)

of course! will they be serving Grolsch on tap? SmileWavy

...think we can arrange such... ;)

...here we go... (a few pictures)


http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/cb3334ed.jpg



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http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/71d54324.jpg



...the bike in red looks very lightweight, in comparison to the stock, dark version...



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/0c274ca4.jpg



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/1c747e4d.jpg



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/4bf23fa5.jpg

B e a uuu tiful!!!

That looks great........Roloo, thanks, and is that a carbon swing arm on the bike?

Cheers

...no, 'just' CF covers...

...'only' the bodywork, and some additional stuff is CF...



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/d0fd62ee.jpg


http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/6fe2ce79.jpg


http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/d3d64b25.jpg

serious eye-candy! the Ohlins suspension is gorgeous on that bike! will BMW launch a S1000RR "S" version soon? :D

True. I was merely commenting that they sell all 4 materials in their line overall.

Jerry, as Chris said, you might not even have a choice. For the street, it's hard to argue against forged Al being the most fault/damage tolerant, and the most bang for the buck.
Mg is what you buy if your budget and risk-tolerance and performance-needs are all somewhere between Al and CF.

I've been very happy with my forged Al PVMs. And for that matter, Braking Rotors. They are a big improvement over stock in weight and braking power and feel. The Alths might be better, but not a lot. Braking are already very very good.

True. I was merely commenting that they sell all 4 materials in their line overall.

Jerry, as Chris said, you might not even have a choice. For the street, it's hard to argue against forged Al being the most fault/damage tolerant, and the most bang for the buck.
Mg is what you buy if your budget and risk-tolerance and performance-needs are all somewhere between Al and CF.

I've been very happy with my forged Al PVMs. And for that matter, Braking Rotors. They are a big improvement over stock in weight and braking power and feel. The Alths might be better, but not a lot. Braking are already very very good.

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...movie time... :)


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shakedown at Assen last week, friday (April, 8)

...very first test sesions...



...but so very different from the former Boxer-Jägers...

...a lot (and I mean 'a lot !') more HP ; so, a lot faster...
...conventional forks...
...slicks...
...deeper handlebars...
...the S1000 feels smaller than any R1100S/R1200S/HP2Sport-Jäger...

...etc.etc.etc...


...a few pictures :


http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/17a5c8bb.jpg
heating up the slicks



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/7bacce99.jpg
getting dressed for all the fun



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/6f0bfda3.jpg
here 'we' go, for this all new experience



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/a409b8a1.jpg
bwooooooap...



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/06121338.jpg
well..., it looks quite serious



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/8c9a99f8.jpg
not bad at all for a first training session



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/c6c49740.jpg
and back again in one piece



http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/afcecc89.jpg
sticky rubber








http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/45742538.jpg

...and I..., I just brought the good old boxer with me...; nothing more, nothing less... ;)


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