BMW Motorcycles

slowpoke · February 15, 2008

great to see a new r1100r.. cheers mate

Cyclop aka Sideways · February 16, 2008

This is interesting.... got it of a link provided by VFR rider

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/February-1-3/11-17/feb1508bmwsuperbikespypics/

Spy pics: New BMW superbike breaks cover

By Ben Purvis, Photo: Friedrich Weisse

New bikes

15 February 2008 12:33

This is the first picture of the near-finished version of BMW's new superbike which has appeared after the motorcycle was caught testing in Spain.

You can read our full story on the stunning new 1000cc motorcycle in Motorcycle News, on sale Wednesday 20 February, including photos of both the road and race versions of the new 190bhp machine.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/207252/images/bmw-superbike-low-res.jpg

Looks like a splice between a ZXR and a GSXR...... just might work..... hmmmm... a BMW-KawaSuki hybrid http://images.absolutepunk.net/images/smilies/Standard/drew.gif

Production street version will be out by years' end I heard.... so that they can go racing in 2009.... new rule, now its 3000 production model to qualify for race homologation, so lets see how its priced.

LKW · February 16, 2008

great to see a new r1100r.. cheers mate

Bro. Tks. Should be able to wrap the deal by Mon or Tue.

slowpoke · February 16, 2008

Bro. Tks. Should be able to wrap the deal by Mon or Tue.

great... see ya rd bro..

f650gs · February 18, 2008

Hi, read the reviews on revtec sounds good but never heard of it on a bmw before... any comments on the revtec or any bmw owners tried it?

thanks

nkan0 · February 18, 2008

Hi, read the reviews on revtec sounds good but never heard of it on a bmw before... any comments on the revtec or any bmw owners tried it?

thanks

hmm, know of this R1150RT rider that was asking me this same question just this afternoon....

GSGabes · February 19, 2008

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who m i · February 19, 2008

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MJ Gurunathan · February 19, 2008

Hello everyone.

This is a rather interesting thread.

A few misconceptions that need to be laid to rest... I've been riding an R1100GS (1994 model) that I bought for around $6000 for about one year now. Here are my experiences and feedback.

1) The shaft drive doesn't do anything to harm the handling. And yes, the bike can loft the front wheel with some throttle and clutch action in first gear.

2) The flat twin (Boxer) engine has perfect primary balance, but a slight torque reaction which is only apparent at a standstill. As the revs rise, the torque reaction isn't apparent.

3) BMWs are not expensive to service. I handle most of the stuff myself. Parts are also affordable; a signal light holder cost me only $11 to replace when it cracked, and I replaced it in 15 minutes using the tools in the BMW toolkit. You can use car oil in the engine (it's got a dry clutch) so that's cheap too. Also there are plenty of mechanics outside of PML who can service BMW motorcycles. However, anything electronic or engine related is best left to the dealer, since they have the factory tools and all their work carries a warranty.

4) A buddy who dropped his GS at 60km/h replaced only his handlebar and nothing else. So these bikes are pretty tough. I've abused my GS a fair bit; it's been to Lorong Halus and Punggol trails and came out OK.

5) I've ridden many of the best handling bikes around (VFR750, GSXR750) and the worst (NV400 Custom, RD350F2) and I can safely say the BMW is the *best* handling of the lot. It's heavy, though and is difficult to push around. But it's very maneuverable once on the move. As mentioned above, the GS can also handle some off roading if you care for it.

6) As far as the price of the bike is concerned, my machine is a perfect example. I spent about $6k buying it; it's a 1994 machine and had 130,000km when I got it. It was in good condition and had some useful accessories on it. I spent $2000 on it and it now runs superbly; it starts every day without fail and manages about 20km/l with gentle riding. This is far better than my VFR750 which cost me the same, but about $3000 to restore and I had to deal with the lousy parts agents who couldn't even order parts from Japan for me.

That's all I've got to say. No regrets buying my GS. It's old, but it runs well and never lets me down. And best of all, it was super cheap!

MJ Gurunathan · February 19, 2008