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Obtuse Angler
It's MCN so.... not very.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
-Dark Helmet
Crime ain't sumfin you should do. It's sumfin you should don't.
-Ali G
Lobster tail and Beer. Tree o' my favorite tings.
-Newfie Proverb
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it's gotta be the gospel...
Built by BMW, PR by yamaha?
See you at GRATTAN 
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Done.
It needs that kind of horsepower to move all that mass and get away from all the ugly.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government.
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 Originally Posted by bda116
It needs that kind of horsepower to move all that mass and get away from all the ugly.
It's gonna need a LOT more HP to get away from the ugly... 
See you at GRATTAN
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2 Cylinders, 4 Valves, No Waiting
We'll see when the real tests start rolling in. I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see this thing make class-leading power numbers. BMW has been working on the powerplant for quite a while. They are keenly aware of the challenges involved in going head-to-head with the Japanese bikemakers, and I'd wager they had advertisable power very high on their development priority list.
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An addiction no rehab can cure
Originally Posted by bda116
It needs that kind of horsepower to move all that mass and get away from all the ugly.
Initial performance reviews are extremely positive, for performance, technology, and value. I guess I'd take one in track livery, but that bizarre headlight combo just looks freaky to me.
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Age of bike + rider = 78 !!
BMW's F1 engine made a LOT more HP than the Honda or the Toyota.
I read that California Superbike School has ditched Kawasaki for these (link to BMW press release)
To summarize:
… Thanks to a partnership between BMW Motorrad USA and the California Superbike School, riders will have the opportunity to unleash the power of the most potent, sophisticated and lightest sportbike ever produced....
Recognized as the foremost motorcycle school in the world, the California Superbike School began in 1980 with the goal of becoming the most comprehensive professional school for the motorcycle enthusiast. .....
So how does the smug German Kool Aid mix with the hyperbolic Scientological flavor?
Mmmmm - tastes like Self aggrandizement.
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Do too.
Gimme about a month and I'll let you know...
Ducit Amor Patriae
Richard Herald, The Gentle Giant
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
---Leonardo Da Vinci
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Don't know what the numbers are supposed to but will tell you this. The guy riding one a willow this past summer was dusting everyone on liter bikes around the streets.
BMW had one out here and was demo'ing it at a local track day. NO, no one else was allowed to ride it. Tried to talk him into holding the keys to my R1200GS which cost 7k more. No Joy.
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An addiction no rehab can cure
In the February issue of Bike, they strapped one to a dyno and were astounded at the results: 183.7 bhp.
Wow.
Here's how all of the literbikes they've tested stack up:
S1000RR 183.7
ZX-10R 165.3
CBR1000RR 164.5
GSX-R1000 160.1
R1 156.3
1198S 154.9
RSV4 152.9
They also did a road and track test, directly comparing the new BMW to their current king of the literbikes, the CBR1000RR.
Their verdict: A new king. Especially with all of the optional electronics. They basically say it's mind-numbingly powerful and incredibly brilliant.
In March they are going to do a full comparo with ZX-10R, RSV4R, BMWS1000RR, GSX-R1000, Fireblade, and R1.
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That's just unreal. I can't help but think of all you went through to see 180hp at the rear wheel.
...dude you ride an offroad bike with slicks, 1/2 the weight of a GS, double the suspension, with a browning 50 cal going off 32" from your skull as a daily freaking driver - I'd expect anything except a nitro dragbike to be bland by comparison - SSG
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An addiction no rehab can cure
Originally Posted by slickwill
That's just unreal. I can't help but think of all you went through to see 180hp at the rear wheel.
Briefly, yes.  
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Obtuse Angler
A true superbike that you can buy for less than a small car.
With 183 at the wheel it is 2hp away from the limit in Canadian Superbike, and would be illegal in a lot of open sportbike classes at the club level. Imagine having to restrict your engine to comply with the rules? Wow.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
-Dark Helmet
Crime ain't sumfin you should do. It's sumfin you should don't.
-Ali G
Lobster tail and Beer. Tree o' my favorite tings.
-Newfie Proverb
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"Able was I ere I saw Elba..."
I'm taking even money that bWhip will be the first owner on here... 
"Ten times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres..."
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It's Who You Know That Counts
Craziness.
That bike is just a bad MF'er, no other way to call it.
The game has been changed. Nicely done BMW.
"It's not debt per se that overwhelms an individual, corporation, or country. Rather, it is the continuous increase in debt in relation to income that causes trouble." --Warren Buffett
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A T-Rex going RAWR!
Originally Posted by Baketech
I'm taking even money that bWhip will be the first owner on here...
I dunno. Italian to German? meh. Germans don't make good coffee do they?
There's a point where the increased ability to take risk is not because of increased testicular mass but rather decreased cerebral mass. - Slickwill
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"Able was I ere I saw Elba..."
"Ten times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres..."
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Do too.
Originally Posted by Baketech
I'm taking even money that bWhip will be the first owner on here...
I'll put a bottle of Jack on that bet. Against.
Ducit Amor Patriae
Richard Herald, The Gentle Giant
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
---Leonardo Da Vinci
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An addiction no rehab can cure
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posing for the camera
Originally Posted by Baketech
I'm taking even money that bWhip will be the first owner on here...
I'm thinking Smoothrideronli brings one home first
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough" - Mario Andretti
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Done.
Uh............I've already got one.
-Seamus.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government.
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Originally Posted by seamus
I'll put a bottle of Jack on that bet. Against.
I might have to take that bet too...its already at my local dealer...
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Originally Posted by CBR929RE
I'm thinking Smoothrideronli brings one home first
I posted before even reading down this far...there is a good chance that will get one. Also it turns out that work is picking up very very quickly for me so we shall see!
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Was that last post by Whipper a classic James Bond smoke screen or what! My money and or booze is on Seamus bringing the German lady first 
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No Hammer this year :(
Originally Posted by ptlcb1
Was that last post by Whipper a classic James Bond smoke screen or what! My money and or booze is on Seamus bringing the German lady first
If he does, he better let me take it out on the 29th of June! Those things are sounding pretty impressive. If they'd been out when I bought my Honda...
Do sober what you said what you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. - Ernest Hemingway
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Tiny Elvis sez Lookit those rotors, they're HUGE!
Is there a factory cruise control option available? 
Are we driven by our dreams, or haunted by them?
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The Roadracing World write up says its a beast! Sounds like its overall package will re-define the 1000cc class. Looking forward when they test all the liter class bikes! Now if they would only down-size that to 400cc, because of the economy...
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Believe
because of the economy...
Now in stereo 
Visionaries say "Yes, we can."
Engineers say "Not so fast."
and Seamus is awesome
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Now with custom avatar.
Originally Posted by smoothrideronli
I might have to take that bet too...its already at my local dealer...
Yeah a local guy here "has his" too, the deal was basically sure we'll sell you the first one - we just have to floor it till March or something. So I am guessing they'll be available for purchase sometime around then, for those with their money down in 2009. For the late guys, probably May - just my guesses.
But he got a picture of himself on it at least
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