Bugger the HP2 - I'll have the KTM version

[clint640]

:love:
http://woodsrider.smugmug.com/photos/23177209-M.jpg

Cheers
Clint

[Badcat]

:love:
http://woodsrider.smugmug.com/photos/23177209-M.jpg

Cheers
Clint

dude.

that is seriously badass.

[vifferman]

Nice.

Alright - if that's too short, VERy nice.

[Motu]

Bout time they halved the weight of that thing....next they just gotta halve the seat height for me.

[Motoracer]

dude.

that is seriously badass.

Fuck yea, second that!

[Motu]

And it can beat the HP2 as well!......

Erzberg 2005: 2-Zylinder Königsklasse on raceday one
27.05.2005

GIOVANNI SALA WINS THE PRESTIGIUOS DUEL FOR KTM!

One second decided on the victory to conclude at the 2-Zylinder Königsklasse, the brand-new Race Event on the first day of the Erzbergrodeo in 2005, and KTM fetches the first podium at the Erzberg! With two perfect runs over the 17.5 km long gravel piste to the Erzberg peak the KTM factory rider Giovanni Sala (ITA) secured the first podium for the Mattighofener on his KTM 950 Super Enduro.

Behind Sala, Chris Pfeiffer (DE) hammered over the finish line on this BMW HP2. Kurt Nicoll (UK) saved an impressive third place for KTM, the Motocross team manager lost 10 seconds on his fellow brand collegue Sala.

The 2-Zylinder Königsklasse created huge excitement in the city of Eisenerz, as both heats of the newly established race event were started directly at the very center of town. Thousands of spectators cheered for the 60 big-bore riders and made the event a tremendous success for the race-promotors, providing exciting race-action and the breathtaking thunder of the mighty 2 cylinder Enduro bikes.

On Friday, May 27th the Erzbergrodeo-Action continues with the SIEMENS/TELERING IRON ROAD PROLOGUE, featuring the largest field of starters in the whole Offroad scene. Up to 1.300 Enduro riders attack the Prologue gravel piste up to the peak of the Erzberg!

Erzbergrodeo Press/Mediaservice
Photo: www.haliklik.at (Copyright free when mentioning photographer)

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[twowheels]

yup :Punk:

[gav]

Wow, looks evil :devil2: looks a tad underbraked at the front, though? (well, for road use .....)

[Coyote]

Whoa, thats awesome. How much are they?

[Coldkiwi]

whats this about the HP2? I thought I'd seen it on the front cover of a mag the other day but my beemer mad mate hadn't heard of it. Whats the deal? a sort of slimmed down aggro F650?

[Motu]

try here BMW HP2 (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=12497)

[Cary]

whats this about the HP2? I thought I'd seen it on the front cover of a mag the other day but my beemer mad mate hadn't heard of it. Whats the deal? a sort of slimmed down aggro F650?

Totally different to F650, 1200 to start.
Small writeup & pics in June Kiwirider. It is a limited run so will cost a f****n lot.

Chassis shot below.

[clint640]

Totally different to F650, 1200 to start.
Small writeup & pics in June Kiwirider. It is a limited run so will cost a f****n lot.

Chassis shot below.

Yeah, but full credit to BMW for actually selling them, so many manufacturers come out with awesome concept bikes that they don't have the balls to actually make. KTM aren't taking orders for 950 superenduros yet, but as the equally lusty 950 supermoto (have a look at ktm.com) it is based on is available already it's probably only a matter of time.

Cheers
Clint

[Coldkiwi]

cheers guys. yup, the HP2 is woefully ugly ain't it?

[Wellyman]

Nice bike apart from the front headlight WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING. they can do better then that.
WM

[clint640]

Good to see the Nation's premier bike mag is bringing us the latest info: In the latest Kiwi Rider they have a dodgy concept drawing of the superenduro -allegedly hot news from 'a source close to the factory' :rofl:
Given we were looking at pics of them being raced a month ago, & the 950 supermoto on which it is based is already on sale in europe, methinks KR may be a little behind the 8 ball!

Cheers
Clint