2015 Beemer

[AllanB]

The R-9T gives me wood.

2015 release has potential to start a twitch as well. Only a twitch because of the hideous muffler - but that can be retired easily.

Ah Lotto, maybe 2015 will be my year.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/re...eview?image=10

[Voltaire]

and its called an R nine T why....?
Oh...to cash in on the 70's ...silly me

[Hitcher]

Shame it's a BMW. Once they get their reliability and asymmetrical design issues sorted I may be tempted.

[ruaphu]

Yep farken cool bike.

and yep second ya on that shocker of a muffler set up, mess' up the whole flow of the bike


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[Ocean1]

Shame it's a BMW. Once they get their reliability and asymmetrical design issues sorted I may be tempted.

I dunno, they're about as reliable as most of the better Chinese made bikes. The reliability of the distributor, now...

And I reckon aesthetically they've gone downhill since the Rockster.

[AllanB]

and its called an R nine T why....?
Oh...to cash in on the 70's ...silly me

Correct - that model was a nod to the past. Not unlike the Bonnie, CB1000, Guzzi something, Harley, Harley, Harley, etc etc. Nostalgia market without the wobbly handling, crap brakes, reliability ......

Actually reliability issues were sorted in 1969 by Honda with the others getting on board or going under (Triumph, Norton, numerous Italians......)

[bsasuper]

BMW motorad have been very sneaky, everyone has been too busy looking at what the Japs/italians are doing, while they slip the best bikes on the market right in front of everybody's eyes.

[Voltaire]

Correct - that model was a nod to the past. Not unlike the Bonnie, CB1000, Guzzi something, Harley, Harley, Harley, etc etc. Nostalgia market without the wobbly handling, crap brakes, reliability ......

Actually reliability issues were sorted in 1969 by Honda with the others getting on board or going under (Triumph, Norton, numerous Italians......)

But I like wobbly handling, crap brakes, poor reliability....its what makes motorcycles fun, sold my Ducati ST4S as it was too nice.

Current project bike, thinking new shocks, scooping the stuff out of the forks and putting fluid in, new tyres, steering bearings with no notches, might make for a nice ride.

[EJK]

The R-9T gives me wood.

2015 release has potential to start a twitch as well. Only a twitch because of the hideous muffler - but that can be retired easily.

BMW R1200RS



I approve.


P.S. Can the mods resize the photo to 500px width please? IMG SRC width="500" doesn't work in this thread.

[James Deuce]

BMW R1200RS

I approve.

Me too. Petrified wood in fact.

[GrayWolf]

BMW R1200RS


I approve. .

Yup, even I could be tempted by that.. it's one cool looking machine.

[AllanB]

BMW is interesting - they were set to dump the boxer engine decades back when they introduced the K series, but public demand would not hear of it (to be fair the BMW peeps of that era were die hard belstaff wearing BMWphilles unhappy with change).

Their IL4 and 6's are by all accounts superb but they continue to impress with updates and models in the twin range that satisfy the purists and invite new buyers. I'd have one on my shopping list.

[Voltaire]

BMW is interesting - they were set to dump the boxer engine decades back when they introduced the K series, but public demand would not hear of it (to be fair the BMW peeps of that era were die hard belstaff wearing BMWphilles unhappy with change).

Their IL4 and 6's are by all accounts superb but they continue to impress with updates and models in the twin range that satisfy the purists and invite new buyers. I'd have one on my shopping list.

Must get my Belstaff jacket out and re wax it
I do like the new Enfield
but then I like old shitters

[EJK]

Yup, even I could be tempted by that.. it's one cool looking machine.

I'm waiting for a demo at the local dealer.

[98tls]

Bloody things even got my attention,so much so i wont allow the old girl to delete the senior race off the sky thingy.http://youtu.be/BM9eRkXCErI