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Here is the latest from BMW. They had to update their 2021 R NineT models to meet Euro 5 and also added a few new features and options: https://www.motorcycle.com/mini-feat...or-euro-5.html
Richard - Current bikes: 2016 BMW R1200RS, 2018 16.6 kWh Zero S, 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Classic, 2009 BMW F650GS, 2020 KTM 390 Duke, 2002 Yamaha FZ1 (FZS1000N) and a 1978 Honda Kick 'N Go Senior.
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The Urban G/S harkens back to my '89 R100G/S Bumble bee. Too hip! Probably doesn't have the suspension the original had which made cross country rides comfortable.
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notacop
The Urban G/S harkens back to my '89 R100G/S Bumble bee. Too hip! Probably doesn't have the suspension the original had which made cross country rides comfortable.
Bold new graffiti (graphics), for sure.
Richard - Current bikes: 2016 BMW R1200RS, 2018 16.6 kWh Zero S, 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Classic, 2009 BMW F650GS, 2020 KTM 390 Duke, 2002 Yamaha FZ1 (FZS1000N) and a 1978 Honda Kick 'N Go Senior.
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It’s just me, but I’ve never understood the appeal of any R NineT model. My eyes fixate on the huge gas tank, which reminds me of a beluga whale. I think the bike looks cartoonish and completely out of proportion.
2012 BMW R1200R Classic | 2015 BMW R1200RT
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Originally Posted by
emlevy
It’s just me, but I’ve never understood the appeal of any R NineT model. My eyes fixate on the huge gas tank, which reminds me of a beluga whale. I think the bike looks cartoonish and completely out of proportion.
It's not just you. My first reaction to this thread was . (I do appreciate Richard230 digging up all these articles though. )
Nothing about the bike appeals to me. It is a design that customers voted to eliminate decades ago with their pocketbooks.
Chris
Elnathan - 2014 BMW F800GT
IBA# 49894 True Rounder = 0-20's - Rounder -- to -- 100's+ Red Hot Rounder
John 14:6
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I like 'em. Everything I need and nothing I don't. Sign me up.
Royce
On the coast of Kansas
2012 F800ST
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Number 5 has arrived. A BMW touring cruiser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqJn6W3tzZ8
Richard - Current bikes: 2016 BMW R1200RS, 2018 16.6 kWh Zero S, 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Classic, 2009 BMW F650GS, 2020 KTM 390 Duke, 2002 Yamaha FZ1 (FZS1000N) and a 1978 Honda Kick 'N Go Senior.
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I didn't catch the name of the model. Was it the Me2?
Chris
Elnathan - 2014 BMW F800GT
IBA# 49894 True Rounder = 0-20's - Rounder -- to -- 100's+ Red Hot Rounder
John 14:6
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My 2 cents worth,.
The R 18 doesn't work for me, the exhaust pipes look like they should be on a 1940's hotrod,,.
On the other hand I could go for a couple of the R9T versions,. Perhaps the Scrambler or the Urban GS as a extra bike in the stable and could be fun,. I'm thinking the racer versions are not really rideable other then departing and arriving for coffee which perhaps is the intent,,.
Further more,,,, BMW has been busy,,. What with the extra 50cc's on there entire line along with the twin cam tech,,. I don't think anyone else has been quite as busy these past couple of years,,,!!
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With the R18 they want to collect the Harley riders
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Could be, but I don’t think someone loyal to Harley would consider switching to BMW just for a R18, just as I don’t think someone loyal to BMW would consider switching to Harley just for a Road King. There’s too much invested ego and self-identity in decisions like this, especially among long-time riders who’ve been loyal to one brand. It’s too tribal. Just like Ford vs. Chevy.
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