BMW Bagger pulls up next to me today.......
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From: SW Minnesota
When we conducted the Advanced Riding Course, students ride their own bikes. In a quick stop, part of the excercise is to end up in first gear by the time the bike is fully stopped. On almost all bikes, the instructor can hear the click of the transmission as the rider shifts down.
Not on a beemer. Even their trannys are quiet! We would have to walk up to the bike, and check by pressing on the gear shift lever to make sure it was in first.
Not on a beemer. Even their trannys are quiet! We would have to walk up to the bike, and check by pressing on the gear shift lever to make sure it was in first.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Bay Area, CA
BMW once put out a beautiful cruiser called the R1200C that was so good looking it made into the Guggenheim Museum's Art of the Motorcycle display. That thing in ivory paint was gorgeous. It didn't last, but it was something to behold.
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Panama City, FL
Bike lessons
I had an '04 R1150R before I got my current Beemer ('06 K1200R).
If you've never ridden an R-bike, I'm not going tell you you're missing out, but I will tell you the balance is impeccable and the leaning telepathic (good learner bike for motor cops dodging cones in training.) Zero brake dive, as steering forces are separated from braking forces with the telelever front end. No jacking effect from the paralever shaft drive out back. Quiet? Yeah, engines don't benefit from increased flow, so quiet as a one-cheek sneak. Not very powerful, but all bikes are fun.
Metallurgy's no joke on the R's, so engines go 150K all day long.
The K-bike's a blast, a flying machine, the antithesis of the R, weighs a lot more and lacks the R's balance. Shaft on the K's the same, so no jacking effect.
Every twin has its own unique character, I think. Fours are all cookie-cutter, except the Mighty V-Max.
John
If you've never ridden an R-bike, I'm not going tell you you're missing out, but I will tell you the balance is impeccable and the leaning telepathic (good learner bike for motor cops dodging cones in training.) Zero brake dive, as steering forces are separated from braking forces with the telelever front end. No jacking effect from the paralever shaft drive out back. Quiet? Yeah, engines don't benefit from increased flow, so quiet as a one-cheek sneak. Not very powerful, but all bikes are fun.
Metallurgy's no joke on the R's, so engines go 150K all day long.
The K-bike's a blast, a flying machine, the antithesis of the R, weighs a lot more and lacks the R's balance. Shaft on the K's the same, so no jacking effect.
Every twin has its own unique character, I think. Fours are all cookie-cutter, except the Mighty V-Max.
John
Last edited by dohadex; Oct 17, 2010 at 01:53 AM.
2nd Gear
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: Ohio
The early ones had terrible chrome pitting issues. Will they ever make another cruiser?
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From: NE Ohio
Loud pipes save lives.....not. The stereo we have in either of our vehicles will drown out any straight pipe Harley, especially with the windows up & air conditioning on. And with the number of people driving around these days with ear pods or headphones on only make it worse for us.
Defensive driving & making yourself visible saves lives.
Defensive driving & making yourself visible saves lives.
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