R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:34 pm
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Zitat von Bonzo im Beitrag #4 spend 99p on a trial with Readly and read on your phone, tablet or PC https://get.readly.com/W9S2_dYOODaCAWWV that link is a referral from my account so I will get a free month if anyone uses it to get the 99p month. Readly is like Spotify for magazines. All of the Bauer magazines are on there - Ride, Performance Bikes, Ride, MCN. I use a 12" laptop or my MotoG phone and it works fine. If you like the service then it costs £7.99 for subsequent months but you can register 5 separate accounts for that. Great value for a large family. |
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Why on earth are they reviewing a bike which has already been removed from BMWs list of currently available models?
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS
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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #7 You think of it as a sports tourer, so do I. So does most of the press. BMW includes it in their sports bike brochure and website which is possibly why sales are not as high as the bike deserves. Some people might overlook it. If you look at the Yamaha publicity material they have distinct sports (R1, MT10), sports touring (Tracer 900 & 700) and touring (FJR) sections. I think it is quite a useful article as it draws attention to the bike from a different demographic, although a pitifully small one as I don't think PB sells too well (ABC shows 15000 a month, compared to 37000 for Bike and 32k for Ride). With a number of R1200RS being sold as their owners trade up to the newer version, sell as the warranty expires or hand back at the end of a PCP deal, then any increased interest in the 1200 can only benefit the used bike market. |
Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #7 To be fair they weren't testing the RS, they were using it to lug the camera equipment for tests of the RR and Superduke. It seems that they were so impressed by the capabilities of the RS, they wrote an article. |
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Zitat von Tony101 im Beitrag #9Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #7 And I would call it more of a "review" than any sort of a "test".
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2011 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Tony101 im Beitrag #9 That's the reason I posted it on this forum, I thought it might interest some members. |
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I read it and thought that it was either a bit of page filler for the mag or they were impressed with the "real world" capabilities of the old bus. There was one particular reference to how the tester hadn't been north of 10K rpm on his S1000RR more than a few times on the road and appreciated the low down performance in the real world.
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