maybe already mentioned...WOW BMW!!!!!

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Tue May 13, 2008 7:09 pm

now i dont give a dizzle what anyone says...this is the first BMW i have looked at and thought "how the hell am i gonna get me one of those?".

Is anyone gonna disagree....I like the idea of a european company gettin one over the japs for a change. And will be watching this bike in WSB 09 for sure

lee67 · Post by **lee67** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:55 pm

cant see ewan and charlie going to the moon (long way up')on those tho

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:32 pm

Err, picture not there for moi!

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:40 am

Yep it will be a winner for sure along with the 675 triple they are developing.

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:55 am

I've always had a sneeky admiration for BMW because they always done things their way. Never mattered what the rest of the world were doing, they done it their way. This just looks like any other jap sports bike these days, zx10 anyone? I also hate stubby exhausts and kicked up tails, just another fashion bandwagon. BMW race bikes should have flat twin engines and huge screens

chuxsta · Post by **chuxsta** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:57 am

i have really been a bmw fan like most bikers under 70..

but my father has had the 1100s model the ones they use to race..
with the under seat pipes..

he has had a vast array of high end superbikes but cause his wife has fallen in love with pillioning with him he got something to suit them both..

and apart from a few odd looking bits on the bike its actually dam fast and my old man can shift on it..

but this new one does look a tad sexier than their previous models.

Post by **sirch345** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:00 pm

cupasoop wrote: This just looks like any other jap sports bike these days

That was exactly what I was thinking going by the pic

I might say different when I see one.

I realise for racing a similar type of race fairing is going to be necessary but they've now lost their identity imho

Chris.

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:15 pm

[quote="sirch345]
That was exactly what I was thinking going by the pic

I might say different when I see one.

I realise for racing a similar type of race fairing is going to be necessary but they've now lost their identity imho

Chris.[/quote]

I dont think identity is an issue for BMW just look at their whole range....yes it does looks like a ZXCBGixxermajig.....but thats the point......they have built this bike to be as fast as possible and there is a reason that fast bikes look the way they do. the design works.

I think once we "see" this thing and gain an insight into whats happening under the fairing the engineering will be more appreciated and who does that better than the germans??

I think surprises are in store for 2009.....and although i'd love a fireblade or gixxer thou. . . . . . I think i would buy this over those anyday. why?

because tho i hate other bimmers....there is defo something special in owning one. and "if" it does what they think it will.....its gonna be an awesome machine. and may even be a market leader quicker than we think. esp in europe/uk sportsbike obsessed markets.......

still not a twin tho

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:59 pm

D'you think it's deliberate that it doesn't have BMW logos anywhere obvious?

If they just left it black Carbon finish with no badges no=one need ever know....

Maybe, just maybe, I'll start thinking baout these the same way I do about Skoda's now- no longer a joke but not sure I could sleep at night knowing I've got one.