Forum whore
Just been reading about the new BMW naked. Gets a pretty good write up. I was surprised to read they have gone to an all new, more traditional inline four, with a 55deg forward incline, as opposed to the 'brick' and 'boxer' motor!
The bike doesn't do anything for me in the looks department, but the 'S' looks nice. Your thoughts....
Marty
Ever notice that anyone slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
Teaching the Unskilled
I think they had to try & do something about their Old Motors . 600cc bikes are putting out more HP then their 1200cc ones . I like the look of the 1200R & could see myself owning one too .
SENSEI PERFORMANCE TUNING
" QUICKER THAN YOU SLOWER THAN ME "
Forum whore
Gixxers forever.......bmw =euro trash
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The faired version in pic two actually looks very, very nice and really expensive.
Saw one in person at the Hamilton Motor Show in march in a beautiful while and blue paintjob......
Highway Biker
Is the engine that new? They have always had 4 cyclinders in the K series.
Forum whore
Yeh, but this is not flat like the 'K', but upright and slanting forward more like a Jap multi. There is a Yammy, from memory, that has quite a slanted engine. Can't think of the model off hand.Originally Posted by bgd
Marty
Ever notice that anyone slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
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TRX850?? 270 deg slant??
Forum whore
270 deg crankshaft,dumbass
eschew obsification...
can't afford it *shuts eyes*
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Grass wedges its way between the closest blocks of marble and it brings them down. This power of feeble life which can creep in anywhere is greater than that of the mighty behind their cannons....... - Honore de Balzac
Der gummikuh man
This is completely re-designed. It is thinner and thus can be mounted lower than many jap 4s, and also thus much different to the K series.
It certainly isnt a rotated K series engine......
Even better, all 4 cylinders recieve the same amount of cooling!
Queiro voya todo Europa con mi moto.... pero no tengo suficiente tiempo o dinero.....
Immature and proud of it.
Don't R1's have a 50 degree forward tilt?
I'd like the electronic adjustment on the susp though.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
Hardcore Biker
At 167 BHP for a naked bike, I would like the R.!!
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Yeah isn't that the angle between the two cylinders? One is slanted at 270 deg to the other you wretched fairy creature.270 deg crankshaft,dumbass
Forum whore
Uh, isn't a 270 degree rotation the same as a 90 degree rotation ?
Ducatisti
Early R's had soft cams and were recalled.
New R in latest "Bike" magazine (english one) rode well but had a crap gearbox. In the end it failed and had to be sent back to BMW.
As for the strange front end. "Bike" said it had heaps of grip and control but didn't give much feedback.
Still for a BMW its a great looking bike, although if I wanted a tourer, think I'd get the new Triumph ST! it looks beautiful.
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