Deans BMW
06-06-2006, 05:43 PM
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Just arrived home back at the old homestead, always great after several weeks out on the road. Another one of those trips that garner a place in my most fantastic motorcycle memories.
Had fun meeting many old friends at the 49er, and to top that off spent a handfull of days with the incomparable Will and Vicki, a total honor and privledge to say the least...and to get to ride with Will a treat and experience to the max. Then down Hwy 1 across the Golden Gate Bridge, thru San Francisco and on to San Jose BMW, my BMW and motorcycle nervana and drug of choice. And oh darn, had to ride the R1200S for 3 days :)
Finally headed for home Monday morning at 5AM, left Santa Cruz and 920 miles later stopped at Kanab, Utah. This morning left Kanab and 4 1/2 hours and 350 miles later parked the bike in our shop.
15 days, 3000 miles on the ST, now with 23,500 miles .....and 300 miles on the new S. Life is good if you don't weaken............:020:
Here is a copy of a brief ride report of the R1200S that I posted on the Pelican site.
Well guys, just returned to the Arizona mountains on my R1200ST, now with 24,000 miles, after spending two weeks blitzing California roads and do ing the 49er. Of the many highlights was spending 3 days on the San Jose BMW R1200S demo. By the way, Chris dynoed this bike on his very stingy dyno and just over 110 RWHP on an engine with 300 miles. This S has the 190 rear wheels, ABS, Ohlins and the same taller final ratio.
Comparison to my R1200ST. The riding position is only slightly more extreme so very comfortable, not a bad all day ride at all. The non servo brakes are easily as powerful as the servo assist on my ST and just as easy to pull, along the lines of eyeball popping. I love the way the front wheel just rises off the ground in 2nd gear as the R's pass thru 6K rpm. My impression is that the engine is very torquey 4K R's in 6th the bike just launches. Amazing handling and is absolutly on rails. I spent 3 days riding Hwy 1, 9, Skyline, Hwy 17 and all the roads in the Santa Cruz Mountains, no chicken strips on the tires. Simply amazing how well it is planted on those roads up there, a sophisticated sport bike for real roads and for those experienced riders that know the difference.
There is slightly more vibration, but not all the time, than the ST, due to the higher compression ratio. As near as I could tell, my gas milage was some thing like 41 to 43 US MPG. None of the US bikes have theie fuel gage working yet, they will as soon as the approiate soft ware is down loaded from BMW to the dealers and subsequently to the bikes. The power is just like the R1200ST just noticeably more thruout the entire rev range, you feel the hit at about 6100R's and the pull stays the same until the revlimiter is hit at what appears to be about 8800 RPM. 4th gear hits the rev limiter at something over 130 while on my R1200ST 4th hits the rev limiter at the same something over 110, BTW a big suprise there. After my 3 days and 2 or 300 miles on the S, back to my ST, at first I thought something was wrong with my ST as it was a dog big time, by comparison. Going from the ST to the S did not seem to be a big change, on the other hand after 3 days of riding the S going back to my ST seemed like a massive change.
About the Ohlins, the deal of the century at a $600.00 option, turns out that they are Ohlins top of the line package, adjustable everything even ride height.
I have never ridden a R1 or a GSXR, but the new R1200S is exactly what I thought and hoped it would be
I will definitely have a new S.
It is a fact, contrary to what some say, there will definitely be a HP2 version of the S appx 20 Lbs lighter again and with a no BS 135 to 140 HP.
Did I say trhat I enjoyed myself...............................
Just arrived home back at the old homestead, always great after several weeks out on the road. Another one of those trips that garner a place in my most fantastic motorcycle memories.
Had fun meeting many old friends at the 49er, and to top that off spent a handfull of days with the incomparable Will and Vicki, a total honor and privledge to say the least...and to get to ride with Will a treat and experience to the max. Then down Hwy 1 across the Golden Gate Bridge, thru San Francisco and on to San Jose BMW, my BMW and motorcycle nervana and drug of choice. And oh darn, had to ride the R1200S for 3 days :)
Finally headed for home Monday morning at 5AM, left Santa Cruz and 920 miles later stopped at Kanab, Utah. This morning left Kanab and 4 1/2 hours and 350 miles later parked the bike in our shop.
15 days, 3000 miles on the ST, now with 23,500 miles .....and 300 miles on the new S. Life is good if you don't weaken............:020:
Here is a copy of a brief ride report of the R1200S that I posted on the Pelican site.
Well guys, just returned to the Arizona mountains on my R1200ST, now with 24,000 miles, after spending two weeks blitzing California roads and do ing the 49er. Of the many highlights was spending 3 days on the San Jose BMW R1200S demo. By the way, Chris dynoed this bike on his very stingy dyno and just over 110 RWHP on an engine with 300 miles. This S has the 190 rear wheels, ABS, Ohlins and the same taller final ratio.
Comparison to my R1200ST. The riding position is only slightly more extreme so very comfortable, not a bad all day ride at all. The non servo brakes are easily as powerful as the servo assist on my ST and just as easy to pull, along the lines of eyeball popping. I love the way the front wheel just rises off the ground in 2nd gear as the R's pass thru 6K rpm. My impression is that the engine is very torquey 4K R's in 6th the bike just launches. Amazing handling and is absolutly on rails. I spent 3 days riding Hwy 1, 9, Skyline, Hwy 17 and all the roads in the Santa Cruz Mountains, no chicken strips on the tires. Simply amazing how well it is planted on those roads up there, a sophisticated sport bike for real roads and for those experienced riders that know the difference.
There is slightly more vibration, but not all the time, than the ST, due to the higher compression ratio. As near as I could tell, my gas milage was some thing like 41 to 43 US MPG. None of the US bikes have theie fuel gage working yet, they will as soon as the approiate soft ware is down loaded from BMW to the dealers and subsequently to the bikes. The power is just like the R1200ST just noticeably more thruout the entire rev range, you feel the hit at about 6100R's and the pull stays the same until the revlimiter is hit at what appears to be about 8800 RPM. 4th gear hits the rev limiter at something over 130 while on my R1200ST 4th hits the rev limiter at the same something over 110, BTW a big suprise there. After my 3 days and 2 or 300 miles on the S, back to my ST, at first I thought something was wrong with my ST as it was a dog big time, by comparison. Going from the ST to the S did not seem to be a big change, on the other hand after 3 days of riding the S going back to my ST seemed like a massive change.
About the Ohlins, the deal of the century at a $600.00 option, turns out that they are Ohlins top of the line package, adjustable everything even ride height.
I have never ridden a R1 or a GSXR, but the new R1200S is exactly what I thought and hoped it would be
I will definitely have a new S.
It is a fact, contrary to what some say, there will definitely be a HP2 version of the S appx 20 Lbs lighter again and with a no BS 135 to 140 HP.
Did I say trhat I enjoyed myself...............................