2015 BMW R1200R Confirmed

[go cytocis]

This excites me. It's the motor that probably should have gone into the Nine-T to start with, with but I'm thrilled to see BMW finally got that new liquid-cooled flat twin into a naked bike!

 

[mrlogix]

interesting take on rear sub-frame

 

[nicholas900]

I wonder how close the production bike will be to those pictures. Those are the concept pictures right? It looks really nice.

 

[Sirius815]

I absolutely love the pre-production look, however I feel the exhaust, subframe, and headlight are going to completely change - which is really most of the look of the bike. Oh - did the swingarm move to the left side on the newer R's?...it was on the right in previous years for the R bikes (mid 2000s).

As far as the power plant goes, I really enjoyed the motor in the R1200S I had for a few months. I can only think that watercooling will make the engine even more efficient.

As a side note: The S1000R is sexy as hell!

 

[user_deleted]

i'm on my 4th R model and bmw's, though quirky, truly are exceptional bikes. thank God they've standardized and "japped up" the handlebar controls in the last few years.

 

[go cytocis]

thank God they've standardized and "japped up" the handlebar controls in the last few years

Haha, yup. I regularly honk when I mean to signal, & signal when I mean to honk!

 

[pur pony]

Ive loved that bike since i first saw it... if it stays as is that is going to be one badass bike.... hopefully they dont change it to much and screw up the looks.

 

[turboraven]

I love the concept. I believe the production model will be drastically different however. Only complaint is how low and wide the engine sits. Definitely cornering concerns there.

 

[go cytocis]

Only complaint is how low and wide the engine sits.  Definitely cornering concerns there.

Yea, that's a common criticism of boxer twin Beemers. I suggest it's not really a significant concern however. Even my old 1973 R75/5 gives me enough lean angle to pass even the spirited Harley guys on the outside line.

Just to test your hypothesis however, I pulled up that front image of the R1200R & held a protractor up to the screen. I'm showing ~55 deg lean angle which is shy of current litre bike standards by several degrees, but still beats my XB12Ss (with R pegs) by over 5 degrees.

Perhaps this vid of an HP2 Sport is convincing(?).

 

[Sirius815]

The R bikes, especially in S (R1200S and R1100S, HP2 Sport) trim have quite the lean angle for a boxer engine'd bike. Although I have to admit that I was never 100% comfortable leaning it over that far. They do have Carbon Fiber and even alum sliders available though to protect the valve covers.

 

[nicholas900]

That video looks like fun! He came it a bit too hot @1:34 lol.

 

[go cytocis]

The R bikes, especially in S (R1200S and R1100S, HP2 Sport) trim have quite the lean angle for a boxer engine'd bike

In GS trim, the boxer engine offers the advantage of only falling 1/2 way over when dumped. That means less bike to pick back up!

Seriously though, when I took my GS off-road certification, we were taught to use the cylinder heads as pivot-points to rotate the bike around for u-turns in tight terrain!

 

[Sirius815]

Nice! My buddy loves his GS. Did the COMPLETE Route 66 last year from NC to Cali and back.