New BMW R nine T

[Paulo]

http://rideapart.com/2013/10/2014-bmw-r-ninet/ specs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA8z7T3JqZk&feature=youtu.be (launch video, warning contains facial hair crap music)

tasty :niceone:

[jim.cox]

Does nothing for me at all :(

Another Cherman bike - but at least this one is a little less ugly than most

[AllanB]

Got my rod a twitching ....... first factory BMW to do that.

Great base for a few personal mods .......

I need to wind lotto.

[Voltaire]

Retro bikes are for posers. If you want an old styled bike get an old bike.:innocent:

[gammaguy]

One of the best rides I ever had anywhere was a BMW R1200R naked from Christchurch to Akaroa

Top bike,great handling and plenty of power,awesome

[skippa1]

That looks tasty

[AllanB]

Retro bikes are for posers. If you want an old styled bike get an old bike.:innocent:

Stirrer ........

Shit brakes, crap power, bendy frames, crap rubber ......... ah the 70's 7 80's ..............

I have fond memories of some classic Jap rides - GSX1100 slab tank, square headlight Suzi - huge 120 rear tyre ........
Shaft drive 650 Katana ....... Katana my arse
Z1000 - the silver/blue one with the bikini fairing .....

All friends bikes, me wanted and lusted after the Kawa.

Bet if I rode one today I'd step off it and have to change my undies.

[yod]

that looks great :niceone:

bet it's stupidly expensive for what it is :blink:

[Voltaire]

Stirrer ........

Shit brakes, crap power, bendy frames, crap rubber ......... ah the 70's 7 80's ..............

I have fond memories of some classic Jap rides - GSX1100 slab tank, square headlight Suzi - huge 120 rear tyre ........
Shaft drive 650 Katana ....... Katana my arse
Z1000 - the silver/blue one with the bikini fairing .....

All friends bikes, me wanted and lusted after the Kawa.

Bet if I rode one today I'd step off it and have to change my undies.

Yes.
I had a Z1000J, other than the power I have no great memories of it.

The Darmah the followed it was way better.

As for crap brakes, bendy frames, crap rubber, I'll ponder it as I take the BMW R90 round HD next weekend :lol:

Still If I could only have one bike....... I'd probably just stick with the mid 70's BMW 900.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Stirrer ........

Shit brakes, crap power, bendy frames, crap rubber ......... ah the 70's 7 80's ..............

I have fond memories of some classic Jap rides - GSX1100 slab tank, square headlight Suzi - huge 120 rear tyre ........
Shaft drive 650 Katana ....... Katana my arse
Z1000 - the silver/blue one with the bikini fairing .....

All friends bikes, me wanted and lusted after the Kawa.

Bet if I rode one today I'd step off it and have to change my undies.

Or, you could do what I have done, and commission a full on resto/rod from AC Sanctuary.*

http://www.bikeexif.com/sanctuary

http://www.ac-sanctuary.co.jp/

the japanese language site is worth a visit just to drool over the pics.

Get thee then hence to Bull Dock out of Japan.


*not really

[swarfie]

Retro bikes are for posers. If you want an old styled bike get an old bike.:innocent:

+1 The old real ones can be made new again with a bit of time (read lots) and a little...litt....lit...LOT of money. Much rather have the real thing :drool::banana::2thumbsup

[Voltaire]

+1 The old real ones can be made new again with a bit of time (read lots) and a little...litt....lit...LOT of money. Much rather have the real thing :drool::banana::2thumbsup

Depends, I'm never going to restore a bike again, just maintain them. I'm riding two bikes to work every day on my 50km loop, a 1976 BMW R90 and a Ducati ST4s.
BMW is good as I can put the laptop in the panniers, the Ducati says bugger work lets go to Raglan.....
Its got panniers too, so I like 'Baggers", be fun to take the Ducati Bagger around HD on a track day ....:rolleyes:
Also good for taking bits to the shop.
So you going to be Matchless or Jawa next weekend?

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p235/rednzep/IMAG05821_zps4ea996c4.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p235/rednzep/IMAG05831_zpsb3bb25fa.jpg

[swarfie]

Depends, I'm never going to restore a bike again, just maintain them. I'm riding two bikes to work every day on my 50km loop, a 1976 BMW R90 and a Ducati ST4s.
BMW is good as I can put the laptop in the panniers, the Ducati says bugger work lets go to Raglan.....
Its got panniers too, so I like 'Baggers", be fun to take the Ducati Bagger around HD on a track day ....:rolleyes:
Also good for taking bits to the shop.
So you going to be Matchless or Jawa next weekend?


Matchy will be there, got Graeme Cole swinging for me again seeing as my daughter has done a dirty on me and farked off to Oz for a while :(. Also riding Pete B's Venom and a '34 Velo KTT :clap::2thumbsup Looking forward to that as I reacon them pre-war things are cool :eek:

[JayRacer37]

OOooooooeeeeer. That is beautiful.

[swarfie]

OOooooooeeeeer. That is beautiful.

Yep, no need to restore them when they've been looked after like Voltaire's 90/6. You've seen my R90S and how some fuckwit could let it get to that stage of rootedness is beyond me :tugger:

[AllanB]

Or, you could do what I have done, and commission a full on resto/rod from AC Sanctuary.*

http://www.bikeexif.com/sanctuary

http://www.ac-sanctuary.co.jp/

the japanese language site is worth a visit just to drool over the pics.

Get thee then hence to Bull Dock out of Japan.


*not really

That's my style of restoration.

[nodrog]

...... You've seen my R90S and how some fuckwit could let it get to that stage of rootedness is beyond me :tugger:

I bet you $7.98 that mine is more rooted.

[BMWST?]

dont like that bobbed look,i would just have a two into one and more of a rear end