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BMW 1200RS - gossman_imp - 03-09-2015
Rode the CB to church this evening, usually the only motorcycle there besides a cherry '79 Yamaha 750 Virago (original owner).
After service I went out to make the trip home , low and behold, a brand new R1200rs parked right next to me. Sweet bike and lots of goodies on it. Didn't stay to see the owner but did look up the specs when I got home. Hard to believe that it's 50lbs lighter than my CB, and at 125hp it certainly is faster. Pretty high tech and a beautiful bike. It was pretty clean and zero marks in the tank paint so guessing he hasn't had it long. Hopefully I'll bump into him at church again and we can talk all things motorad.
RE: BMW 1200RS - metallyguitarded_imp - 03-09-2015
That BMW is a nice looking bike. I would love to ride one.
BMW 1200RS - Cormanus - 03-09-2015
Try not to bump into him. You might scratch his paint.
Boom, boom, ching!
RE: BMW 1200RS - the Ferret - 03-09-2015
Pretty nice bike. I rented an R1200R ( the S's air cooled predecessor) when I went to Europe. Really like the bike except for the ridiculously tall gearing which being shaft driven cannot be altered.
RE: BMW 1200RS - HikerToo_imp - 03-10-2015
I like 4 cylinders http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/01/15/2015-bmw-s1000xr-adventure-sport-touring-motorcycle-review-photos/
RE: BMW 1200RS - ClassicVW_imp - 03-10-2015
(03-10-2015, 03:19 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: I like 4 cylinders http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/01/15/2015-bmw-s1000xr-adventure-sport-touring-motorcycle-review-photos/
I've owned many BMW boxer twins. Don't sell them short, they are capable of serious HP, and the R1200RT-P police bike is unequalled in its field.
Their love affair with and reliance on all that technology is why I left. They're great motorcycles but I wouldn't want to own a very recent one that wasn't under warranty due to that very same technology and cost to repair.
RE: BMW 1200RS - Django - 03-10-2015
(03-09-2015, 08:34 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Pretty nice bike. I rented an R1200R ( the S's air cooled predecessor) when I went to Europe. Really like the bike except for the ridiculously tall gearing which being shaft driven cannot be altered.
Well, the gearing can be changed by different available final drives (the one at the rear wheel). However, it's not as cheap as changing a sprocket.
RE: BMW 1200RS - JustPassinThru_imp - 03-10-2015
(03-10-2015, 03:40 AM)ClassicVW_imp Wrote:(03-10-2015, 03:19 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: I like 4 cylinders http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/01/15/2015-bmw-s1000xr-adventure-sport-touring-motorcycle-review-photos/
I've owned many BMW boxer twins. Don't sell them short, they are capable of serious HP, and the R1200RT-P police bike is unequalled in its field.
Their love affair with and reliance on all that technology is why I left. They're great motorcycles but I wouldn't want to own a very recent one that wasn't under warranty due to that very same technology and cost to repair.
I've owned many BMW boxer twins. Don't sell them short, they are capable of serious HP, and the R1200RT-P police bike is unequalled in its field.
Their love affair with and reliance on all that technology is why I left. They're great motorcycles but I wouldn't want to own a very recent one that wasn't under warranty due to that very same technology and cost to repair.
Exactly. Unlike the BMW Rs of old, which were trouble-free and could be maintained out of the tool kit (I'm told) the new ones are computer controlled nightmares that have to be set up by $95/hour shop technicians -who may or may not know what they are doing.
I had a 2009 R1200GS. I gave it up, in the end, because the tall climb was getting too much for arthritic hips. But...from the day I bought it it vibrated like a thumper. Pulled strong, but just BUZZED.
On a road trip to Dallas (from Michigan) I needed warranty service. Which included adjusting the throttle body injectors, whatever they are. I got it back...and it was like the engine was replaced. Where before it chugged and shook, it had started to just purr.
I find out that SCHOOL for those guys to DO that, is a couple of months and mucho dinero. And not everyone who attends truly gets it. And, Dallas was a bit out of my way for regular service.
Given that it was valuable used; that I was an ordeal getting on; and that proper service was hit-and-miss and pure luck...I sold. Thought I was ripping the buyer off, until I saw that the NEW GSs had risen in price from about $15k to $20k. No matter...I rode that thing 12,000 miles and it cost me about $2000.
Since then, I lapsed, with an older oilhead, R1200RT. Same thing: Pulls but shakes and chugs. And I'm not in situation for another road trip to Dallas; or to find out that the last time was a lucky shot.
It's too bad. BMW should have kept the entry-level K75 three, instead of those Rotax F bikes with chain and belt drives.
BMW 1200RS - Elipten_imp - 03-10-2015
Yea the Rotax are junk IMHO. As I say not you father'so BMW company or the one of my 30's. Best to rebuild on old one. Buy one with low miles for $3k, learn to wrench, and rebuild it. You will save $10K to $15K, and get a better bike that will go hundreds of thousands of miles. My CB is a perfect match to my K75
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RE: BMW 1200RS - ClassicVW_imp - 03-11-2015
I hear ya, JPT, but not everyone has the desire, the talent, or the tools to do a rebuild.
BTW, What scared me off from BMW was the $2,000 final drive repairs and $4,000 clutch jobs. (Not joking)