<<i really can't understand how BMW can introduce 2 drop-dead gorgeous bikes last year..
the K1200S and the K1200R.....
and then come up with these 2 dogs
The R1200S and the K1200GT
ok, maybe some like this bike above
i surely don't
greg>>
Greg,
You really stirred things up here. The longest thread yet on the R-bikes forum. And that's good since there's been some rumbling that the forum isn't getting enough posts to continue on as a stand-alone category.
I usually don't comment on these forums on the merits of how a given motorcycle looks. (my wife says I'm completely tone deaf and have no sense of style. <g>).
But, I have both the R12ST and the K-S sharing space side-by-side in the garage; and, I frequently wash both of them, one behind the other. When they are both glistengly clean, I step back and admire both of them. If anything, the compound curves and angles on the ST are, at once, more intricate and intriguing than the more horizontal planes on the K-S. It almost looks as if the designers took the easy route on the K-S and sweated the details a little more on the ST. The ST does have a bit of that alien look to it, admittedly emphasized by the vertically stacked headlight, but as I've said before, the non-riding public always gravitates to the ST when the two of them are parked together; it seems to intrigue them, too. In sum, I think the ST has the more complex styling of the two, while the K-S might be more generic.
And, then again, maybe I'm all wet, especially after washing the two of them. <g>. I have no comment on the R12S, except to say that BMW finally gave the R-S crowd the lighter, more powerful, more focused bike they've apparently been asking BMW to develop for them.
My prediction on the new GT. They won't be able to keep them in stock, if they can keep the price from skyrocketing. 155 horsepower, full bags, lower exhaust, reasonable weight, decent fuel capacity, all those toys! - the North American market is going to go for this one. Dad can go touring with Mom and then turn around and play Ricky racer!
Miles