BMWs - for old men?

[carver]

MCN have a Video with an R1200GS (on dual purpose tyres) lapping within 8 seconds of a GSXR750

It's 2 seconds a lap quicker than a VFR800.

8 secs might as well be a day

VFR's are slow

[Oscar]

8 secs might as well be a day

VFR's are slow

Your girlfriend says 8 seconds is just a dream...

[Hitcher]

Your girlfriend says 8 seconds is just a dream...

Yes, but what an 8 seconds!

[carver]

Your girlfriend says 8 seconds is just a dream...

you have been talking to some funny people, what girlfriend?

[Motu]

The beauty of the smaller airheads was that they were massively over engineered and could be run near the redline all day.

From the owners manual...Maximum continuous engine speed -

R80....7,200rpm - max hp 6,500rpm.

R65....7,300rpm - max hp 7,250rpm.

Like the old aircooled VW beatle,they are made to run at their top speed all day.I've had the R65 up to 8,000rpm....I've got a tendency to go WTF,and just hold it wide open when I'm in a good slide on gravel.....

[reverend]

Yes Beemers are for old cunts and/or smug fuckers

I would guess that there are more "old men" riding Harleys - do we start a thread "Harleys for old men?"

Each to his own - I like my bike but would not be as happy on a Gixxer or a Harley (maybe a XR1200).

[awayatc]

do we start a thread "Harleys for old men?"

You are only as old as the woman you feel.......

[Voltaire]

From the owners manual...Maximum continuous engine speed -

R80....7,200rpm - max hp 6,500rpm.

R65....7,300rpm - max hp 7,250rpm.

Like the old aircooled VW beatle,they are made to run at their top speed all day.I've had the R65 up to 8,000rpm....I've got a tendency to go WTF,and just hold it wide open when I'm in a good slide on gravel.....

Some of the reasons Beetles could run at top speed all day was top gear was an overdrive and the inlet manifold prohibited over revving.
I don't recall being able to do much over 4000 rpm in top.
Any higher than this tru the gears would hammer out the magnesium crankcase on # 2 journal.

I read an article on BMW's R90s racer and at those sort of revs they discovered no only did the oil pump use lots of power the pump started cavitating and foaming the oil....but then thats on a race bike.

As for old mans bikes....that role is taken by Falcadores and those hideous Chrysler 300's

[Indiana_Jones]

Granted I havn't seen many young guys on BMW, but I wouldn't say their for old men.

No bike is made just for old men lol

From what I hear they have pretty good engines and make great tourers

-Indy

[Morcs]

There are generally 2 different directions bikers go when they get older - either onto Harleys or Beemers.

[Indiana_Jones]

There are generally 2 different directions bikers go when they get older - either onto Harleys or Beemers.

What about Triumph?

-Indy

[Maha]

Granted I havn't seen many young guys on BMW, but I wouldn't say their for old men.

No bike is made just for old men lol

From what I hear they have pretty good engines and make great tourers

-Indy

Granted, some do look like hammered shit but the K1200s is a stunner.

There are generally 2 different directions bikers go when they get older - either onto Harleys or Beemers.

Thats scary, I was looking at an XL1200 only yesterday, and the K1200s ....

[Oscar]

There are generally 2 different directions senile and incontinent bikers go when they get older - either onto Harleys or Beemers.

Fixed for accuracy...

[Highlander]

10 days ago I thought I didn't have enough grey hair for a BMW.

Then I rode one.

Now I own it.


Thanks for listening, I'll just go back to my rocking chair on the porch.

[Kwaka14]

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