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steveglatt
05-18-2004, 04:58 PM
Okay, so I'm probably the only beemer rider on this board and the only one who cares that BMW is ready to unveil its 160hp 1157cc I-4 sport-bike...so what!?!?
Anyways, you might as well take it for a test drive (Coming September 2004) just to see how it stacks up against your rides.
http://www.k12rs.com/K1200S.jpg
Press Release (http://www.k12rs.com/K1200S_Press.htm)

P.S. AM I the only beemer rider on this board???
Arnold_R1
05-18-2004, 05:02 PM
I remember hearing about BMW entering in the Moto GP scene!?!Have you heard anything similar to that Steve?
pulse
05-18-2004, 05:03 PM
sweet...i have always liked the bmw bikes myself mostly becasue they never seem to conform to what others are doing but inovate in their own way. the bike is simple and is not all gimiky (sp?) and i like that as well. cool to see them try the sport bike world:clap: :rockon:
melonheadR6
05-18-2004, 05:13 PM
clean looking bike
Ikazuchi
05-18-2004, 05:28 PM
looks long

but good for bmw getting into other markets
steveglatt
05-26-2004, 01:13 PM
Arnold, I've been hearing that since last year, but they've never had a bike that would seriously compete; this bike may be the real deal though.
Here's another pic of my next bike:
Gray BMW K1200S (http://www.k12rs.com/K12S-Gray.jpg)
YuJinha
05-26-2004, 08:56 PM
Originally posted by steveglatt
Arnold, I've been hearing that since last year, but they've never had a bike that would seriously compete; this bike may be the real deal though.
Gray BMW K1200S (http://www.k12rs.com/K12S-Gray.jpg)

I heard they were working on fitting an M5 engine into the bike. Oh wait, I must have that confused with ALMS.
GetnJgyWitit
05-26-2004, 09:01 PM
not a big fan of the banana seat.
BioTek
05-26-2004, 09:08 PM
Mmm..looks interesting.For some reason it makes me think of the old skool Kawi ZZR1100 tho.
HondaRider22
05-26-2004, 09:21 PM
nice, but for some reason it looks too sport/touring like and heavy. :rolleyes:
steveglatt
11-05-2004, 04:48 PM
To get it out of the way, it is a sport-touring bike and it sucks @ss compared to the top-of-the-line racers of the big four. With that said, I am pretty excited to take a test ride after seeing this promo video (http://www.bmwk1200s.com/video/bmw_k1200s_duell_medialplayer_high.wmv), which was just released in Europe. The bike should be here in the States by the Spring, and I've read that it is most comparable to the 'Busa. We'll see.

P.S. As if anyone's interested, I've posted other pics in this thread (http://www.hypercycles.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3063).
steveglatt
11-05-2004, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by YuJinha
I heard they were working on fitting an M5 engine into the bike. Oh wait, I must have that confused with ALMS.
You weren't far off! The rumors seem to have been true; for a preview of what the future BMW MotoGP entry may look like, check out this brief article from Cycle World (http://www.k12rs.com/BMW_MotoGPl.jpg).
Bart
11-07-2004, 12:20 PM
Originally posted by steveglatt

P.S. As if anyone's interested, I've posted other pics in this thread (http://www.hypercycles.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3063).

It'll probably be a great performer. I wasn't so hot on the styling until I saw the video, but it's already grown on me. Seems like BMW's taken a lot of Aprilia styling-cues.