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S1000 Touring ... aka S1000XR apparently :)

Postby slparry » Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:02 am

mmmm it's looking quite nice :)


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Postby McBoxer » Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:22 am

Doesn't look too bad that - once I got it small enough to see it on my screen all at once.....
I take it this is BMW's entry into the "soft roader" (Multistrada etc) market?
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Postby slparry » Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:22 pm

McBoxer wrote:Doesn't look too bad that - once I got it small enough to see it on my screen all at once.....
I take it this is BMW's entry into the "soft roader" (Multistrada etc) market?


pic size sorted now :) you're right it does have a flavour of the Multistrada about it
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Postby Hayden » Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:41 pm

glad you sorted the pic size out Steve, I opened it on my phone and just about got a wheel nut on the screen.. :D

it looks a bit ...er.....bland to me, bit too much like anything/everything else. all angular tiny bits of bodywork
still, I bet with that motor it will be more than up to the job!.. :)

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Postby boxerscott » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:48 pm

Hayden wrote:glad you sorted the pic size out Steve, I opened it on my phone and just about got a wheel nut on the screen.. :D

it looks a bit ...er.....bland to me, bit too much like anything/everything else. all angular tiny bits of bodywork
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Postby slparry » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:49 pm

boxerscott wrote:
Hayden wrote:glad you sorted the pic size out Steve, I opened it on my phone and just about got a wheel nut on the screen.. :D

it looks a bit ...er.....bland to me, bit too much like anything/everything else. all angular tiny bits of bodywork
.. :)

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My thoughts too. For me if it is not a boxer buy a Jap.


Only thing is I like the support that BMW offer, where the Jap stuff seems to rely more on how good the local dealer is.
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Postby Blackal » Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:29 pm

Sorry - that looks butt-ugly...... :shock:

Not even rim-tape could lift that!

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Postby Gromit » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:41 pm

Blackal wrote:Sorry - that looks butt-ugly...... :shock:

Not even rim-tape could lift that!

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One of these statements I wholeheartedly agree with.

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Postby steveninary » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:39 pm

shirley shome mistake,

i believe thats the all new a radically different Yamaha fazer 1000

you can see that as they have had to cover the logo
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Postby SP250 » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:40 am

I was thinking R1 based Yam Fazer 1000 as well - and that came out a decade or so ago. It seems to be all bits added on with no coherent overall design.
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Postby slparry » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:35 am

Confirmed as a poke at the Multistrada :)


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http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2015- ... tml#agal_0

"Cycle World got their hands on a new set of spy shots of the upcoming BMW S1000XR, a crossover machine which is expected to be officially unveiled at the Intermot fair in October in Cologne, Germany. While a true crossover was missing from the Bavarian manufacturer’s line-up, it looks like this situation will soon be taken care of, with a rather undissimulated poke at the Ducati Multistrada.

While the tech-loaded Multistrada is a pretty cool travel bike if you only plan to leave the good asphalt occasionally and for short distances, its new competitor will most likely add to the electronic systems, trying to play this as a trump card. Still, pricing will definitely make a big difference, especially as the customers of these bikes are sort of pondering between a more street-worthy machine and a more full-on off-road one.

The 2015 BMW S1000XR will most likely share the engine and the revised chassis of the S1000R roadster, with different suspensions and hopefully tougher wheels, two of the departments which have been seen failing lately with certain BMW bikes. We can dream about 150 horsies from the de-tuned S1000RR power unit, and with the peak torque point maybe lowered a bit for more grunt in the lower region of the tacho.

Even though the bike mass seems to be centralized and mimics the way real enduro-touring bikes “group” everything together, the fairly low ground clearance and lower exhaust are clear indicators that this bike is not engineered to tackle tough roads. However, the pillion seat seems to provide a comfy ride and plenty of leg room for long hauls, while the racks appear to easily accommodate full panniers for generous storage.

Hence the crossover label for the 2015 BMW S1000XR, a bike which has been styled designed to offer a dash of the magic allure of the R1200GS, but without interfering too much with its customer pool. Again, if the price is right (though we don’t expect a BMW liter-class bike to come in cheap), Ducati Multistrada could be in big trouble. "
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