my bike

Post by **shake1150** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:52 am

hello all...

I've been on this site since the R1150 roadster came out in 2001... been riding japanese bikes for 15+ years. been lusting for a BMW since I got my licence at 18... back then it was a K75 in metallic purple! this summer I finally got a 2006 R1150R non-ABS in deep blue metallic. (and sometimes, in the sunlight.... it has a purple tinge to it over the contours of the bodywork!)

I saw the bike still in the crate... last one in Canada.... so i bought it. 8000km now... thats 5000 miles for you imperial folks.

the only mods I did were a Staintune collector box & muffler and a Rhinewest performance chip.

I love the bike. the sound from the Staintune is much nicer than the stock exhuast... more bass.... I like the performance chip too... more grunt down low... smoother fuller throttle.

I love the brakes. these brakes are huge! the telelever front end is amazing. no brake dive !!!!

as for fuel consumption, it seems i can go 300km (186 miles) regularly before the fuel light comes on.

so does anyone here have a deep blue metallic roadster? i havent seen any around, nor did I ever see one in the showrooms...

here are some pics... these were taken from my sony ericson phone (2megapixel camera). please note that i have since removed the "R1150R" stickers from the gas tank... i totally forgot until i looked at these pics...i'll try to post a pic with the stickers removed.
anyways, i hope these links work...

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... cture1.png
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... C00005.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... C00009.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... C00010.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... C00011.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... C00006.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... C00012.jpg

Hendrikus · Post by **Hendrikus** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:08 pm

awsome bike,

i will import my new one in january, only 4km on the clock.
will fit schnitzer rims 120 front 190 rear, xenon light and mayby performance y-pipe standard muffler.

littke gadgets.

drill some holes in the fuel inlet to get some extra liters ( 3 ) in there.

most centainly have it full naked, k1200rs mirrors

Sunbeemer · Post by **Sunbeemer** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:33 pm

I like how the headers match the paint! Nice!

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:27 pm

shake1150...Congrats on the bike and welcome aboard....Great pictures..She's a beaut..

DJ

allanj255 · Post by **allanj255** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:57 am

Nice bikes.
Thanks for sharing them

Post by **shake1150** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:56 pm

so has anyone here own or seen a deep blue metallic roadster ?

Post by **OU812** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:39 pm

I like the color, and I too had "i have since removed the "R1150R" stickers" on my Black 02".

The stickers don't look so bad on Silver.

Post by **shake1150** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:27 am

stickers removed... not the best shot....
but it definitely looks cleaner... a few people have commented on how much better it looks without the stickers... you see more of the paint.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff30 ... sideNS.jpg

i'll try to take a closer shot on the tank in better light some day... probably not until spring... looks great in person IMHO...

sebastien · Post by **sebastien** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:00 am

congrats

i had the same
the r1150r is a great motor bike

Post by **awagnon** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:51 am

Very nice looking bike. I notice none of the "non-US" bikes pictured had a charcoal cannister under the right rear fender. Looks nice.