12-11-2020, 07:28 AM
Full Circle with BMW HP2
I had 722 miles on the Niken GT and was really enjoying that bike for 13 months. I really never did get off road, just a few, smooth, dirt roads. The front end did very well.
A couple of weeks ago a Verizon tech was out on the island doing a last job before he put in for retirement. He was fascinated with the Niken and offered to buy it.
Just as that went through an HP2 popped up for sale at Max BMW almost all stock with 10,500 miles. As one of my favorite bikes I’m always checking for new ones on the market. BMW only imported 225 to the US for one year.
The strange thing is that this is the only bike I ever did a long trip on. A week of riding, 1800 miles round trip.
It’s a great island bike, it will handle the dual track trails better. The Niken had a front tire in each wheel track with the rear riding the hump in between the two and sliding off the side all the time.
I’ve always had a soft spot for these bikes, glad a second chance along.
Although extremely tall, “38 inch seat height” it’s also light weight, 385 dry weight with 110 hp.
The bike is being delivered to the Cape Cod dock for me on Dec 23rd.
My first HP2 was long before the CB1100 not sure I posted too much about that one.
The R9T did OK out here, posted a few trail photos.
So I’ll be keeping a different “Other Bikes” thread going for the HP2.
I had 722 miles on the Niken GT and was really enjoying that bike for 13 months. I really never did get off road, just a few, smooth, dirt roads. The front end did very well.
A couple of weeks ago a Verizon tech was out on the island doing a last job before he put in for retirement. He was fascinated with the Niken and offered to buy it.
Just as that went through an HP2 popped up for sale at Max BMW almost all stock with 10,500 miles. As one of my favorite bikes I’m always checking for new ones on the market. BMW only imported 225 to the US for one year.
The strange thing is that this is the only bike I ever did a long trip on. A week of riding, 1800 miles round trip.
It’s a great island bike, it will handle the dual track trails better. The Niken had a front tire in each wheel track with the rear riding the hump in between the two and sliding off the side all the time.
I’ve always had a soft spot for these bikes, glad a second chance along.
Although extremely tall, “38 inch seat height” it’s also light weight, 385 dry weight with 110 hp.
The bike is being delivered to the Cape Cod dock for me on Dec 23rd.
My first HP2 was long before the CB1100 not sure I posted too much about that one.
The R9T did OK out here, posted a few trail photos.
So I’ll be keeping a different “Other Bikes” thread going for the HP2.
