R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:36 am
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Has anyone published a test of the 1250's 0-60 time and quarter mile times? |
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Still not seen anything on this but I've heard that both top speed & acceleration are down on the 1200. That said I've had an indicated 150 on the 1250, compared to 145ish on the 1200 IIRC & the 1250 roll on acceleration is pretty much on a par with an H2 SX, so it's no slouch. The 0-60 site I think only has the RT's in both models as a comparison & both the 0-60 & standing quarter has the 1200 as faster, but then with all of these things it's down to the rider, conditions... talking fractions of a second. It'll be interesting if someone does a side by side comparison... anybody with a 1200? F650, F650, F650, R1100GS, F650GS, R1150GS, F800R, F800R, K1300R, R1200RS, R1200RS, R1250RS |
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Zitat von Immersion Suit im Beitrag #1 I think this went out of fashion many years ago. Magazines, especially the British ones, were heavily criticised for focusing on speed after a series of articles where they espoused tales of speed trials and stunts on French autoroutes. There was quite a lobby in the EU, stirred up by Martin Bangerman, about restricting motorcycles which led to the media changing their approach. Fortunately he was exposed as a crook, funding his private yacht from EU finds I believe, so things have quietened down but we still have the emissions and noise lobby and bans on roads in Germany & Austria. |
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0-60 times are something that little boys used to compare bikes. Owners almost never stand at a light and try to get to 60 as quickly as possible, it is a totally useless figure, far more interesting would be 30 to 70 in top gear. |
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Zitat von himoverthere im Beitrag #4 Yeah but it's the standard figure that the car guys quote because in general it takes them so long to get there, whereas you make a tiny mistake & you add 10% to your bike's time... bikes tend to use the standing quarter as more of a bench mark, being around the 10 second mark for most. I agree with you about the 30 to 70, but I also like a good traffic light GP start & going up through the gears even if you do have to back off after 3 seconds. Fun with the BMW M2/3/4 brigade & the odd supercar where you see them try for the 1st 50 metres & then back off as though they weren't actually trying anyway... I usually give them the jump start too!  
F650, F650, F650, R1100GS, F650GS, R1150GS, F800R, F800R, K1300R, R1200RS, R1200RS, R1250RS
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #3 Wasn't he the one who tried to enforce the 100 bhp limit for bikes, which the manufacturers briefly followed with their gentleman's agreement until it all blew over. How silly that looks now! "But he is perhaps best known in Britain as the man who tried to ban prawn cocktail flavoured crisps and the traditional English sausage"... b*$t@Rd!!! F650, F650, F650, R1100GS, F650GS, R1150GS, F800R, F800R, K1300R, R1200RS, R1200RS, R1250RS |
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methinks the world is switching more to a economic focus. Like, how cool can we make it and not seem wasteful...
When life throws you curves, drag your knees!
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I posited the question just out of curiosity b/c when I talk w/ car guys in real life, they use that figure. The RS has insanely fast acceleration compared to any car, but I never measured it. Where I live people have a bad habit of running red lights because the yellows are too short, so I often am mild on the throttle coming off a light, only opening it up once I clear the intersection. |
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Car manufacturers and auto reviewers seem to be focused on 0-60 times, at least here in the U.S. However, they never seem to mention 1/4 mile performance or top speeds, at least not for sedans. Perhaps there is a reason for that. One thing is for sure, if there is an open highway in my area, some motorcycle and car drivers are quite willing to exceed 100 mph on a freeway with a 65-mph speed limit, which does tend to keep the Highway Patrol and courts pretty busy collecting fines. You really have to watch your rear view mirrors when changing lanes on a multi-lane highway.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Bennetts did a comparative test between the R1200 GS and R1250 GS which is quite interesting and will likely apply to the RS too:
Fred
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The RS, of course, has slightly higher gearing than the GS but I doubt that would make any significant difference to anything reported.
19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage
13 Plate F800GT with full luggage Past loves: Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX, Yamaha FJR1300 |
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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #11 but the yellow light will come on with another 50 miles to go... |
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #12Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #11 Which is my only real grumble about my 1250RS! On the TFT the message fills a pannicky half the screen. When urban riding you might well pass 50 petrol stations on your way to empty so the alarmist proportions of the message are unnecessary. Even in rural settings or on motorways you don't need such a big brash statement. It annoys me that I have to make the effort to turn it off and niggles me that the tank is not just that bit larger so that I can make 200 miles before the TFT goes into panic mode! Chris
19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage
13 Plate F800GT with full luggage Past loves: Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX, Yamaha FJR1300 |
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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #13Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #12Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #11 should've got a 1200 which is classier with a small LED and a small digitial display of the miles left |
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My R1200RS goes into low gas panic mode with 62 miles left.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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