Bmw K1200rs Review
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Bmw k1200rs review. The 2002 K1200RS is my fifth bike in 40 years and my second BMW I did take about 20 years off. Also have ridden a Harley Screamin Eagle 1200c kit Sportster and large Road Roadglide. I bought a 2002 k1200rs with 75000km for 4600.
Any bmw k1200rs owners out there can give me some advice Emspete1s Response to whittingtons Review Written on. None of them are untrained or pulling frantically they all work in. I had a K1200RS for 10 months I put about 16000 km on it including a 29 hour trip from Philadelphi PA to Key West FL.
99 K1200RS Ive owned many street bikes. And all these horses are smooth efficient athletic beasts Royal Lipazazn Stallions perhaps. If you are a fan of powerful naked bikes the BMW K1200R will be right up your street.
BMW officials were quick to point out though that the K1200RS is less than four percent higher than their old K1100RS. The K1200RS is probably the best Ive ridden so far dispite its heavy weight. The power and smoothness of the K engine is very stealthy with a good quiet helmet you dont even notice that you are traveling at 90 mph.
The BMW K1200RS is almost an ultra-sports tourer but lacking a few bhp and a carrying too much weight. The K1200RS has power 130 horses claimed and up to 136 depending on the dyno test. Not to mention the traditional BMW hideous paint scheme.
The massive fairing adds loads of weight and looks a bit whale-like. At 15999 BMWs K1200RS is high compared to its Japanese competition. The 1991 K100RS was blessed with four valves per cylinder and had improved ergonomics for sport touring.
April 1996 July 2005 Predecessor. BMW K 1200 RS 1st generation K589 1996-2005 BMW K 1200 RS 2nd generation K41 2000-2005 History. I was really looking forward to riding the new bike in Germany with its unrestricted speed limits and neighbouring Austria with its twisty Alpine roads.
When you crunch the numbers that way their new and improved RS is quite reasonably priced. Just had the 12000 mile service completed after 6 months of ownership. K1200 RS in action Fans of track-ready performance looked elsewhere of course but if you ignored BMWs category error the big K1200 RS was actually quite an impressive fast tourer.
Opening the door I start towards the R1200GS as I usually do when heading out for a ride of long miles or indeterminate direction. At 15999 BMWs K1200RS is high compared to its Japanese competition. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the.
Use the bike primarily for commuting 60 miles per day and have done several 2-3 day trips logging between 300 - 400 milesday. I recently returned from a 7500km trip through Iowa Nebraska south Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho and put this bike through the wringerHere is my review. A burger and fries is a great meal once in a while but you wouldnt want.
2005 BMW K1200S Road Test Review Story by Ken Freund Photography by Kevin Wing Despite its long wheelbase and weight in the mid-500s the K1200S can still carve corners nicely. The K1200RS carved its own niche as a superb high-speed distance bike that could carry a. Boasting a claimed 161bhp with 937lb-ft of torque backing it up this is one beast of a roadster and is a real case of BMW using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
500-650cc twins standards 500-600-900-1000cc four cylinder Japanese sport bikes and a previous R1150RT. Enter the K 1200 S with its Hayabusa-beating claimed power of 167bhp and such gadgetry as electronic suspension. 29 owners have reviewed their BMW K1200S 2004 - 2008 and rated it in a number of areas.
Since then I have put on over 11000 km on the bike and I wanted to share my review for those interested. I had the 2002 model year of the K1200RS and in the two years I owned it I. BMW K1200R Review Reality TVs got nothin on BMW which stripped its nastiest autobahn-burner and ended up with a 160-mph do-everything naked bike By Roland Brown Photography by Double Red.
Its amenities and comfort and jack-of-all-trades expertise is. 08052013 i bought my k12rs 3 years ago my first bmw toosince then i have found the rs to be a fantastic bike to ride well balenced and very very easy to.
