BMW R1100S?

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:41 am

HÃ© people,
Anyone here ever riden a BMW R1100S?
There is one for sale in my area which comes fully loaded... Ohlinâ€™s suspension front and rear, carbon fiber headlamp surround, carbon fiber front mudguard, carbon fiber rear hugger, full race exhaust system with Y-piece and upgraded EPROM chip, ABS Brakes, Tank bag, Heated grips... After 3 years on the Firestorm I'm tempted to look for another twin ...

Anybody know of any websites which compares the VTR with the BM?
Thanks!

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:43 pm

Isn't that what Paul AKA Rainmaker Had???
Give him a PM and see what he thinks.
Pete.l

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:18 pm

Nah Pete

Paul had the RT which is the "ice cream van on two wheels"

Soory Paul

The "S" is the boxer cup version

Bink

Have to say that they are a sound piece of kit (yes I know it's a BMW but...) there quicker than you might think, handle well and, for a BM look good too. Had a go on one about a year ago and was very tempted.

mik_str · Post by **mik_str** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:32 pm

hello,

Motorcyclist magazine (US) did a comparo of various semi-faired bikes in the June 2000 issue. Some of the bikes tested included the VTR, R1100S, TL1000S, Sprint RS, Ducati 900SS. In their comparo (which I have at home) the VTR finished first, with the TL second. They noted that the VTR was the best all-rounder although the TL ws a bit sportier. AS for the R1100S, they noted that the engine was buzzy at highway speeds (attributed to a slightly state of tune used in the S, as it was the original 1085cc version instead of teh later iteration). If my memeory serves me corectly it finished fourth behind the VTR, TL, and Sprint.

Take it for what it's worth.

cheers

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:57 pm

Bink there's one here to compare prices etc.
Just scroll down to the BMW section frm the link, also click on the "more"

Chris.

http://adml.co.uk/cgi-bin/sales.pl?v_make=0&action=Find

curly · Post by **curly** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:59 pm

Hi Bink,
My brother has got one, I quite like it.
I've rode it a couple of times, it's a lot bigger than the storm. I didn't really have chance to get used to it but my Brother loves it.
Shaft drive as well, no messing with chains anymore!
And he's got Lasers on it too, sound awesome!!
It's alright but I'm too young to ride a BMW!!!

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:51 pm

Sorry. I must have stumbled upon the Old Man Thread by mistake. I'll leave now

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Post by **sirch345** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:06 pm

VTRgirl wrote:Sorry. I must have stumbled upon the Old Man Thread by mistake. I'll leave now .

You'll have Paul in

Chris.

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:44 pm

curly wrote:I'm too young to ride a BMW!!!

That's what I keep thinking as well... ha ha

Just that this particular bike looks the business and has many extra's

Maybe I'll be better off going more radical before heading down the sensible route ... SP2?...

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:34 am

That sounds a bit better. Over here, we use the term RS, meaning something is rat sh*t. Not sure if you have the same saying... Either way, the way I see it, an R1100S is just a big engine right in the middle...

(Not that I've ridden one, of course... I'm far too young

.)

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:04 am

VTR Girl said

(Not that I've ridden one, of course... I'm far too young .)

No of course not....but you've obviously been looking or how would you know about the big engine in the middle

Pete.l

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:52 am

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:03 pm

Or maybe it's not that big... Maybe it's just all torque...

(Gees, wish I'd thought of that for my last post

!)

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:28 pm

VTR1000KAZ wrote:Thing is tho... had to laugh so much, because my 14 year old came back with something so funny I just had to put it on as a reply to this young grasshopper( thats his screen name)..... i'd say it's better to have my head in the clouds rather than jammed so far up my own butt I can lick my tonsils!

Just couldn't believe she came out with that tho!
mind you... like mother like daughter !

LOL LOL I know I shouldn't laugh but I couldn't help it

Chris.

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:13 am

Good one, daughter of Kaz!

You've gotta wonder what she comes out with when her Mum's not around

!

You're right though, especially with the young laddies on the smaller bikes. Just adore it when you come across another helmet toter in a shopping centre or something & you get the ol' "so, what d'ya ride?". Rarely are they on something bigger. You either get instant defensiveness or complete awe. Priceless!