Topics related to the ownership, maintenance, equipping, operation, and riding of the R1200R.
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pepebmw
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by pepebmw » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:46 pm
BMW R1200R.... for 50 plus who are acting like 50 plus! A gasbag ride!
BMW HP2 - for 50 plus who are acting like they're 20 or something! A Rowdy ride!
Woooooooo HOOOOOO!!!!!!
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by DJ Downunder » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:08 pm
You could almost call that the new Rockster...
I wonder how big the tank is..and how comfee the seat is.
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by pepebmw » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:53 pm
Me no care about the seat and the gas tank size. Me want to rock-n-roll on this bike!
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by Kiwi60 » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:31 am
I guess it has more to do with what kind of roads you are using rather than age.
Rock hard, ride free.
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by collyers » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:09 pm
50+? The price is less than the D/S HP2.
The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
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by dumby » Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:56 am
Mr. Downunder makes a pretty good point -
This is the bike the GSs shoulda been all along, and it may also be the
one to pry me away from my Rock.
It's like BMW reached in and picked my pocket - that is,
if there'd been any money in there to begin with...
But why get an R1200R when they offer THIS?
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by boxermania » Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:17 pm
And wht is that lttle gizmo, on the left fork just above the front fender?
It looks like a sensor of some kind...Nooo, don't tell me that it is one of those ice on the road sensors!!!!
OK, Pepe do your homework and find out.........
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by DJ Downunder » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:48 am
And wht is that lttle gizmo, on the left fork just above the front fender?
I don't think it's anything but a cable guide for the front brake cable.
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by Kiwi60 » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:20 pm
I don't get why people like like the HP2 so much. It's an offroad bike thats way to heavy and clumpsy for any real offroad or supermotard driving.
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