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From: Timo Geusch on 6 Sep 2008 12:53 The Older Gentleman wrote: > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > > > I ride one but I'm still not sure what a typical BM rider is? Until > > I got my first BM I'd ridden all sorts of things and the BM 'came > > up' and I took it. I happen to like the feel, sound and simplicity > > of the aircooled flat twin and also like the fact that I can > > maintain it myself > > That's my take on it. I've had a few ShiteOldairhead boxers, ridden > many more, and liked 'em all. Well, except for the monolever R80. > > I like the K immensely because, while it has flaws, it fulfils its > design brief magnificently. I don't think there are many modern > so-called supertourers that are markedly better at what it does. I'd have to agree with that. Yes, it's not the fastest thing cross-country but it'll get two people to wherever they are going in comfort. The 1150RT does that as well with a bit more character but at the end of the day the K is probably the slightly better bike. I haven't tried a K1200LT yet, that may be an improvement but it's a lardbarge and costs a bomb to service due to all the plastic. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport | 900SSD | R1150RT Laverda SF2|Harley FXD BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar
From: T i m on 6 Sep 2008 13:40 On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:38:36 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: >T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> I ride one but I'm still not sure what a typical BM rider is? Until I >> got my first BM I'd ridden all sorts of things and the BM 'came up' >> and I took it. I happen to like the feel, sound and simplicity of the >> aircooled flat twin and also like the fact that I can maintain it >> myself > >That's my take on it. I've had a few ShiteOldairhead boxers, ridden many >more, and liked 'em all. Well, except for the monolever R80. Oh, I have the R100RT Mono (but have only had a R90S clone for a short time before that) and it's seems about right (for me). New enough to have reasonable bits but old enough not to have computers etc? > >I like the K immensely because, while it has flaws, it fulfils its >design brief magnificently. I don't think there are many modern >so-called supertourers that are markedly better at what it does. When I first discovered BM's I tried a K75RT and didn't like it at all. In spite of being very similar to my R (and sharing many components) it just felt like a weird Jap bike to me. If I was looking for something to do a million miles on cheaply and reliably I might have chosen it.
From: T i m on 6 Sep 2008 14:01 On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:53:56 +0100, "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: >I haven't tried a K1200LT yet, that may be an improvement but it's a >lardbarge and costs a bomb to service due to all the plastic. A mate was doing 200+ miles a day on one till he went for the GT. He seemed to think it was pretty good bit of kit (especially for that purpose).
From: Timo Geusch on 6 Sep 2008 15:02 T i m wrote: > On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:53:56 +0100, "Timo Geusch" > <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > > > > I haven't tried a K1200LT yet, that may be an improvement but it's a > > lardbarge and costs a bomb to service due to all the plastic. > > A mate was doing 200+ miles a day on one till he went for the GT. He > seemed to think it was pretty good bit of kit (especially for that > purpose). That's what they're built for, but all I need for that sort of mileage would be a better seat for the 1150RT. And yes, they all need one. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport | 900SSD | R1150RT Laverda SF2|Harley FXD BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar
From: The Older Gentleman on 6 Sep 2008 15:10
T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > Oh, I have the R100RT Mono (but have only had a R90S clone for a short > time before that) and it's seems about right (for me). New enough to > have reasonable bits but old enough not to have computers etc? The 100's probably OK. I had a naked R80, fitted with an S cockpit fairing and the extra clocks. Looked lovely. Trouble was the fuel consumption. It was an effort to get more than 40mpg out of it. And the speedo was ludicrously inaccurate - I saw 130 on the clock once, and it was definitely not that bloody fast. My old heavy-flywheel R100RS (1978 model) was the one to have: smooth, reliable, decent fuel consumption.... -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Yamaha XT600E Honda CB400F chateau dot murray at idnet dot com "What you're proposing to do will involve a lot of time and hassle for no tangible benefit." |