BMW R1200R R1150R/T F800 K1200R R1100R/T R1250R RnineT Message Board

Not sure if you die-hard Beemer riders are gonna beat me with Teutonic angst but I just may check out a few Pacific Rim jobs...umm...BIKES ...just to make sure I'm not just enamoured with that propellor logo!!!

Thanks everyone...
the two that were available are now sold but I'll be patient and find one when the time is right!!!
Pete

Oh...sorry. Someone already nailed it...I'm a Canuck!! ;) I moved back to Montreal after being in Toronto for ten years and found that there seems to be more BMW bikes here than anywhere else!!?? Sort of bad news...the '05 has been sold. So...if I DO bite the bullet, is the R1200R a significantly be...

"Brutally" honest, CycleRob...you are 100% correct though!!!!! I currently do not do a lot of riding but mostly because I don't have too many pals that ride and that my wife finds the Shadow (750...sigh) very uncomfortable...not to mention a little underpowered. I'm trying to justify whet...

On an '05 model, would you guys pay a bit more for ABS or save and go for the non-ABS model?
I read a few posts that people ended up spending close to 300 bucks just to DISCONNECT their ABS??????????

Thanks guys...I appreciate all the advice!
Hopefully, if I can sell my DANG Honda Shadow then I'll be on this discussion group as an owner and stop lurking as a wannabe!

Pete

Hi Guys...just joined the group after taking an '05 R1150R out for a test ride today! It was a little wierd since I never rode a BMW bike before..only Japanese Customs so turn signals, foot positions, etc were a little awkward at first but I got used to it fairly quickly. One thing I did find a litt...