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Brucelee
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3498&Page=1

Wow, look at this bad boy. Not bad for an air cooled twin, no?
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Jaimec
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 10:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Technically, it's oil-cooled...
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Brucelee
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 10:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well, it is actually air and oil cooled, similar to our bikes. No fan though. And, no coolant.



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Jaimec
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 11:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No need to have a fan when the cylinders are right out in the airstream!
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Acejay
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 02:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i struggle to feel any interest at all in BMW bikes, and by any interest I mean absolutely none at all. but every bike magazine i pick up recently has a bmw featured???

anyone else feel the same way?
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Jlnance
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 02:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Rubberdown has a nice BMW. I wouldn't mind having one, I like his.

He bought it after having ridden my Uly, so I assume he likes the BMW better.
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Jaimec
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 05:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Acejay: Ever think there might be a reason for all of the coverage lately? As someone on another thread so succinctly put it: "This isn't your father's BMW anymore."
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Perry
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 05:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I think the BMW's have a lot to offer. I like the Buell's smaller size/weight and lower seat height though.

The BMW boxer sure idles a lot smoother though... I'd like to see a head-to-head dyno comparison to an XB12.
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