Re: R1200R Gossip

[David Makin <besa@xxxxxxx>]

OTL has also mentioned the coming R1200R.  I'll be looking closely at 
it.  I've been lucky enough to have R1150R (very early build), R1150GS 
and and now R12GS over the past four years, and I have to say the bike 
that I was able to ride most and and enjoy most was the Roadster.  The 
other two are very very good but the seat height and top-heavy attitude 
(much improved on the 1200 but still of concern) was really a negative 
for me. Ironically the Roadster also saw the most challenging off-road 
exploration -- I could pick a path through a gnarly rocky washout with a 
lot more confidence on it than the taller bikes.   But it wasn't very 
happy in sand, for sure, compared to the GS with the 19" front.  I 
thought the Roadster was a styling triumph, while the GS's... well..... 
form follow function.

The Roadster was traded because of the ABS/power brakes, which failed 
twice on me.  Talk about skid marks!  The subsequent owner got caught 
badly by this issue, in the pocketbook.

David Makin
Ottawa
R12GS, R50/5, R75/5

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> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:39:02 -0500
> From: "Frederick Huganir" <fredh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: R1200R gossip
> 
>>From "Eurogossip" -
> http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=2998&Page=1
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> "Moving back to the main market, watch out later this year for the launch of
> the new naked R1200R, which will finalize the move from the now ageing
> 1150cc-powered range. The new model will have an identical engine to the
> R1200GS with 100 bhp on tap. The bike is likely to use the Telelever fork
> and the latest single-sided Paralever shaft-drive system from existing
> models, but it will be a lot lighter. The styling will also make the bike
> look more dynamic and probably be along the lines of a Buell in terms of
> compactness. Expect to see the bike at the Cologne show latest, but an
> earlier launch could be on the cards."
> 
> Lighter, and if it has the R1200S ABS brakes without the servo but carry
> hard bags, it'll be a very nice naked sport-tourer.
> 
> Fred
> '02 R1150R

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