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Question for K-bike owners R vs RS

Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:42 am
by Hopz
I was looking at an ad for a K1200RS and thought it was a pretty spiffy bike.

Can someone enlighten me about what BMW implies with an "RS" designation?

What is the K-bike like compared to the R's?

Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:03 pm
by OU812
FASTER! :lol: A lot faster.......... :twisted: RS,RT,LT. Road sport? Road tourer. Long tourer. Just guessing, though I have owned RS and LT. :oops:K bikes of the RS had a small faring, LT large.

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:35 pm
by riceburner
K1200RS is the older "Flying Brick" inline 4 engine, the engine is laid on it's site and the crank is longitudinal within the chassis.

The K1200RS SE is a bloody fast mile muncher, but heavy.

Nothing to do with the newer K1200 bikes (The K12S, K12GT, K12R and K12R-Sport).

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:32 pm
by OU812
Right Riceburner, I was going for the designations. But I did mean the new K's when I said faster. :smt010 :smt101

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:21 pm
by R4R&R
riceburner wrote:The K1200RS SE is a bloody fast mile muncher, but heavy.
Yes, but it carries it's weight well once it's moving.