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RE: New Beemer - Pauley - 05-23-2015
BMW is barking up the wrong tree. The bagger market is saturated already. Bagger fans won't want a BMW. Besides, who wants a bike made of wood?
RE: New Beemer - rjk555_imp - 05-23-2015
Too elongated for my taste, but the wood accents are attractive.
RE: New Beemer - Novice_imp - 05-24-2015
(05-23-2015, 12:16 AM)CIP57_imp Wrote: Looks more like a woodyor a late 50's or 60's Station Wagon. Not a fan.
exactly what I thought
New Beemer - Elipten_imp - 05-25-2015
Gentlemen. My mother and father always told me to speak the truth. Pure stupid. Comes to mind with other strong language I learned in the military! If I want a Victory, I will go buy one. BMW needs to set realistic market expectations, and get back to basics.
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RE: New Beemer - VOZZA_imp - 05-25-2015
Yuk!
New Beemer - Elipten_imp - 05-25-2015
+1 on Yuk
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RE: New Beemer - Stichill_imp - 05-25-2015
Proves that the Germans have a sense of humor when it comes to Americans. One time I was in a museum of natural history in Munich. After touring the continents of Eurasia and Africa, I came to a hall titled "North America" and entered. The first display I saw was a diorama of a western US desert, very detailed...it even had a roadrunner darting among the cactus. And right in the middle was a plastic Jeep being driven by the stuffed figures of Mikey and Minnie Mouse, blasting their way over the natural landscape.
Back to the bike: not a fan of the originals, so not a fan of the imitation no matter how well-executed. The wood paneling is the motorcycle equivalent of the Griswold Family Truckster.
![[Image: f98ffbcacad4c4cd5da872c334360bdb.jpg?ve=1]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201505/f98ffbcacad4c4cd5da872c334360bdb.jpg?ve=1)
Even without the wood...I think BMW needs to focus on being the non-cruiser company. Yes it's a huge market but, if you want to enter it properly, do like Polaris and start a new brand with its own marketing and dealer network.
RE: New Beemer - furious_blue_imp - 05-25-2015
according to this source:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/BMW-motorcycles/bmw-concept-101/preview.htm
the actual designer of the bike was Roland Sands (not a German national).
it makes more sense that someone 'culturally American' would have even thought of a 'Woody' bike.
:-)
New Beemer - Elipten_imp - 05-25-2015
I think he took their money and left with his usual design elements. No wonder it looks like a Victory! It is immoral not to part a fool from his money.
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RE: New Beemer - furious_blue_imp - 05-25-2015
(05-25-2015, 09:24 AM)Elipten_imp Wrote: I think he took their money and left with his usual design elements. No wonder it looks like a Victory! It is immoral not to part a fool from his money.
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I wonder if that's what my dealer thought of me, after I gave the go ahead to order me an NM4 !
(sorry for the diversion.. back to our regularly scheduled program...)