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Don't forget that the first cars had chaindrive,too...The Honda S800 even still in the 60's..
But even with a scott-broiler the chains are a pain and thing of the past as they are dirty,have to adjusted and especially on twins with irregular power pulses or todays super strong fours rarely last more ...

Dave I'm with you.The R1200ST engine for the R1100S and you had the perfect bike!
Maybe a gear indicator,slightly bigger tank,nice looking factory luggage rack and centerstand that doesn't scrape,too... :wink:
But then for sure!
It could have been soo easy...
Instead they jumped through the hoopes ...

Hallo Kieran
What you describe is not only true for australia... :wink:
If you ride only solo the R1200S is an improvement over the R1100S due to a better power to weight ratio.
But that's it.The rest is an unfortunate shame due to the marketing gurus with their sport,sport,sport sheme...
Hope for ...

Ja the germans always try to reinvent the wheel but then without them the world would be a poorer place.No motorcycles,trucks or cars since they invented gas/otto and diesel engines.No heroin or cocaine
no communism or national socialism.
No boxer engined twins...
No EVO ABS...

BlueBoxer then enjoy your Wing and be careful in SF with that barge.
Cobblestones,slippery rails and steep hills.Your skills definately will be put to a test...
If your old lady wants comfort why not make her really comfortable and rent an Accord?Air conditioning is definately a plus in 40 celsius ...

One thing more to add...
You fill at the hand/footbrakereservoirs to bleed the ABS unit.At the AB unit to bleed at the calipers.
Old german saying;Warum es einfach machen wenn es auch kompliziert geht...

Route 66 on a Hardley in July?You better prepare yourself for a hot and boring ride...10 grand for the trip.Those travel companies really ripp their customers especially considering the $$$ being slighty more valuable than the polish zloty nowadays...
A GoldWing in San Francisco?There are much ...

Al I thought I already gave the guide,it is that simple...
The only thing I might add is the 6 bleeder nipples on the ABS unit.
4 on the last row two in the first.
The two in the first are the non-logical ones...That means that the opposite of the two will bleed front/rear while the 4 in the last ...

ME-109,I don't know what you are talking about,you probably neither... :wink:
Last week I serviced my "hard to service overcomplicated servo brakes"...
Pump Lever or Footbrakes and bleed at servo unit...
Than with ignition on just hold lever or footbrake and bleed at calipers.How hard can that be ...

Man of Mystery,my R1100S was lovely.The centerstand was redundant...
No problem to take it off with two bolts and one spring to fiddle with.But it was a problem with the R1200S to make it not a OPTION for a lot riders who think about the centerstand as not redundant but very practical...People like ...

You should have known that cheaply made italian parts will give you problems... :wink:
The K&N have a lot of silicone "overspray" on the sides...
Have a Blue line sold by wunderlich in mine.Nicely made in germany and fits well but additional power of any of those,I don't think so,but probably ...

Boxadog thanks for the kind words but I don't remember what I wrote in Bike...
Anyways nothing againt the GS especially since the 08 got the R1200R engine and the ESA option which is a good thing since the stock rear shock is way too soft...
But anyways I hoped they would also enlarge the tank to 24 ...

Gus my best wishes back to yo,too.
I just hope and havn't given up on the idea that some guys at BMW actually can read... :wink:
I guess with the R1200ST & R1200S already in premature retirement time will tell.
Maybe spring 09 they have another sport-tourer in their lineup as exciting as the R90S ...

Fact is that the 12S has more power and is lighter which makes it sportier.A lot of R1100S owners wanted a lighter R1100S with more poke.So far so good.But they did not want all the other stuff that made the R1200S compared to the R1100S less practical and therefore less attractive.That is why the ...

My dutch friend I agree with you that if you want to ride fast through long sweepers like on a trackday the R1200S will be the better tool than the R1200R.But the R1200R is faster and easier to ride on real roads;bumpy and twisty like in the alps...
I disagree that the R1200S handes any better than ...