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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:14 am
by RoLoo
bikesnbones wrote:
BTW it's interesting that we are now firmly in BMW's 90th year, and STILL no sign of the production NineT.
...my guess is, we can see the production NineT at the EICMA...
...together with the new WateRT and perhaps the new Water-GSA...
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:14 am
by Corvus
I quite like the look.
Rear brake won't work very well through.
http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2013/10/2/ ... stoms.html
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:58 am
by cornishflat
That's lovely. As you say the back brake does look close to the pipe, could be adjusted a little higher as it looks quite steep. Its a bike I could definitely ride though, more so than some "customs".
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:31 am
by Corvus
cornishflat wrote:
That's lovely. As you say the back brake does look close to the pipe, could be adjusted a little higher as it looks quite steep. Its a bike I could definitely ride though, more so than some "customs".
I tried exactly the same thing on mine. Same rear sets, same position, same offset rod. What happens is that a lot of braking effort gets wasted straightening out the kink in the rod. But a worse problem is oscillating of the brake lever as the suspension goes up and down.
I still have the rear sets, in the same position, but soon revised the method of actuation.
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:44 pm
by Corvus
Apologies. Maybe my last post came across as a bit of a party pooper. All credit to the builder. A fantastic job and a beautiful looking bike. Nice work.
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:22 pm
by bikesnbones
RoLoo wrote:...my guess is, we can see the production NineT at the EICMA...
...together with the new WateRT and perhaps the new Water-GSA...
And my dealer told me that they had been informed,
by BMW themselves, that the production bike would be inveiled at Garmisch.
They've already taken seven deposits, and three have been withdrawn.
I understand the marketing logic in keeping people guessing, and therefore generating more interest, but my God if you're going to play those games you'd better make damn sure the product holds up.
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:08 pm
by Corvus
Well I'll be!
Even a 250 wet dream can look cool.
http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2013/10/16 ... ycles.html
Impressed.
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:55 pm
by RoLoo
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:08 pm
by Boxermed69
I like it. Clever back end options - I wonder if that's an up front choice before manufacture or something you can swap around at home? But Euro 16800
They're 'avin a turkish...
Mike
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:12 pm
by RoLoo
Boxermed69 wrote:
Clever back end options - I wonder if that's an up front choice before manufacture or something you can swap around at home ?
...if you look closely, you can see the rear subframe can be taken off...
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:16 pm
by Boxermed69
Yeah, noticed that, but wonder if there's more involved gubbins under the tail unit that needs to be re-housed.
Mike
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:21 pm
by Corvus
Looks very good. Impressed so far.
I notice the front subframe picks up where the Telelever a frame would pivot. Makes sense. Also, the subframe is visible. If the welds are top rate (visually) great. No pigeon droppings please.
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:55 pm
by cornishflat
As said the back end is clever, but the price....thats a lot of bones...for not much else.
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:15 am
by Corvus
At the end of the day, is a mass produced bike EVER gonna seriously be a cafe racer? And choosing parts from the same company's catalogue is customizing in one sense, but not the true sense.
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:53 am
by conkerman
Looks like an epic waste of money.
And is minging to boot.
If you wan a Cafe racer/bobber etc. Build one, or have one built to your own spec.
They were home made bikes to begin with, doesn't seem right to have them factory built.
