2006 BMW K1200R and 2006 BMW K1200S photos and information.

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Thu May 19, 2005 9:23 am

Total Motorcycle is very pleased to present the newest 2006 motorcycles in our 2006 Motorcycle Model Area. http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/2006models.htm

New for 2006 is the BMW K1200S and K1200R. Check out the BIG first release photos and information right here on Total Motorcycle.

Update: BMW Press Release Photos: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2 ... ls-BMW.htm

Enjoy

Mike.

oldnslo · #2 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:09 am

Cycle World has a comparo of several fast bikes this month, titled "Speedwagons", and the much-touted K1200S was very average, pulling a 167mph top speed and doing the 1/4 in 10.96. Yawn. It weighs 541 pounds dry, too. Oink. It costs $19893. Holy bankruptcy! But if ya gotta have the fastest BMW....
You will still get clobbered by lots of old Japanese bikes.

Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:31 am

oldnslo wrote:.... K1200S was very average, pulling a 167mph top speed and doing the 1/4 in 10.96. Yawn. It weighs 541 pounds dry, too. Oink.

To me, and most likely the average biker, THAT FRICKEN FAST man!

Take a look at my bikes stats vs. the K1200s

1982 XJ650R / 2005 K1200S

1/4 mile: 12.78 / 10/96
Weight: 503 (full) / 541 (dry)
Top speed: 127 / 167

Why do you want to go any faster? I can already accelerate 0-60 in 4.8 seconds... does doing it in 1 less second going to make the traffic go any faster?

Mike.

oldnslo · #4 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:05 pm

It is fast enough, to be sure. However, the reality doesn't come close to the hype. This was promoted early on to be a 12R and Busa beater, and it's not even close. The issue is truth in advertising, I suppose. It costs almost twice what my CBR1100XX did, the BMW has a 12 mph lower top speed , and the XX was as good or better quality-wise, if this BMW is like the '94 I had. For the money this BMW costs, it ought to be something really special, which it isn't, at the end of the day.
You and I ride old bikes, Mike, and it's a whole different point of view than the potential buyer of one of the new "speedwagons" has. Being old, I wouldn't buy any of them, but speed still fascinates me, probably always will.