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Pulsater, dude, you beat me to it. I was just about to post this one
Anyhow, this is one bike which ONLY the performance guys will buy. I dont see anyone else owning this one for a long, long time, even if they price it at around 15000 USD. And the reasons are pretty obvious: its plain fugly! Asymmetric what, BMW? Did they do the headlights in a dark room or what? The only saving grace in the looks dept is the tail light. And thats about where the beauty stops (and starts).
Apart from the aesthetically challenged headlights, however, this is one bike to go ga-ga about. I mean, 4 ABS modes? Who does that on a street legal bike? DTC? And all those options for the ABS getting switched off with the rear brake use and that 5- second wheelie thing? Phew. And I don't think that even the standard RSV4 has traction control either. And if that one with the DTC is priced under 20k USD, then the 1198S has a real competitor.
If only they'd do something about the lights. Corser and Xaus seemed to have a nice looking bike. Until now, that is.sigpic
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Awesome machine... looks cool, specially the TAIL-LAMP!
Wats up with the HLamps?
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Dunno but I felt the design to be a bit boring. The Headlamps looks like a pirate with an eye patch.Enna Rascalla. Mind it !!!Comment
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Those specs look pretty impressive to me. Lightest loaded kerb weight it says. I wonder what is the size of the fuel tank! If it takes 18L of fuel, then I will say again very impressive.
About the front lamps, we have all known BMW to be asymmetrical in the lights department for a number of years now. So why start worrying and complaining all of a sudden.
I also noticed that the front bubble has "holes" at the place where it is attached to the fairing. I have not seen that very often!
I am pretty much impressed with the overall package I must admit.The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!
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There is a joke about BMW's design team. The bike is kept in center of the studio. The left and right sides of the bike are designed by two different teams!!!!
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And arguably they make the some of the most dependable, indestructible, robust machines on the planet!Originally posted by nitrosatya View PostThere is a joke about BMW's design team. The bike is kept in center of the studio. The left and right sides of the bike are designed by two different teams!!!!The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!
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Th spec looks very impressive.Rear tail lamp looks unique.Comment
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The fairing , seat and the tail light is bit like R1 and about the head light
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The specs and BMW tag makes it a killer combo.Looks ? its unique !
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amazing specs man,,,,, quite impressive
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can someone comment on the tyres threads,,,,, strange pattern i must say,,,
thinking the condition on wet surfacesHope is a good thing ,
may be the best of things and
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Just a small correction, its 2010 model and the bike hasn't launched yet. All the dealers will take orders only by next year
So am I. Love the way its has been made and going by the specifications, it should prove its numbers in 1000 cc category. Although I am pretty sure it will be expensive and will fall in the price bracket of Italians litre class.Originally posted by ken cool View Post
Will be interesting to see weather this bike would make owners, loyal to their particular motorcycle brand, switch to BMW in future, which hasn't happened much with this German company.www.motorcykle.in - The lighter side of motorcyclingComment
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What a killer spec sheet. Power to weight ratio amazing for a road bike. Not a big fan of those asymmetrical headlights though. But the rest of the bike can be described with one word ---> SWEET!DoN\'t LivE tO DiE, dIe tO LiVeComment
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looks like a mix of R1 CBR 1000rr and The headlamp looks as if its winking
what were they thiking when they were designing the headlamp. 
Looks like a godd performer though.
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