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Re: New R bike?
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:23 pm
by Chuey
That muffler, dual Siamese thing that it is, looks contrived. It reminds me of that Harley that was supposed to appeal to non Harley riders.
In my view, that bike doesn't hold a candle to the R1200S.
Chuey
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:24 pm
by Sibbo
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:02 pm
by Major Softie
Chuey wrote:That muffler, dual Siamese thing that it is, looks contrived. It reminds me of that Harley that was supposed to appeal to non Harley riders.
In my view, that bike doesn't hold a candle to the R1200S.
Chuey
It's more direct competition is the R1200R. I've seen lots of comments on sites suggesting the R1200R is far superior. It depends on what you want from the bike, of course, but, for me, they're right: the R1200R is a far better motorcycle. As a toy to play on, the new machine is a bit lighter and more nimble, but it's not worth what you lose . . . to me. Everyone has their own ideas about what the most important features are.
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:13 am
by Zombie Master
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:49 am
by Deleted User 287
Uh-huh. And do you remember all of the "specials" to come out of Japan in the late Seventies?
I think they were supposed to look like Harleys until the factories could come up with their "metric cruiser" line. (stop-gap?
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Re: New R bike?
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:09 am
by SteveD
That's the one I mentioned in my page one reply, along with the Ducati Monster.
The Griso can be setup with bags at least, though they'd be small.
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:02 am
by Zombie Master
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:20 am
by Sibbo
Yamaha! I'd forgotten how good it was !
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 2:28 am
by ME 109
What a crock of shit.
My bikes like 95%
Wouldn't have it any other way.
Re: New R bike?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:57 am
by Zombie Master
ME 109 wrote:Zombie Master wrote:ME 109 wrote:It's so far removed from our airheads that it may as well be a Yamaha.
What a crock of shit.
My bikes like 95%
Wouldn't have it any other way.
B M trouble you?