I think they need to take a look at the Ducati Bike launch's of last few years and update this amature affair a little.
They are Germans and do functionality, whereby the Italians love a bit of extravagance. It was certainly low key.
I think they need to take a look at the Ducati Bike launch's of last few years and update this amature affair a little.
He’s probably feeling a bit daft. More power, shittier brakes. Great move BMW.
Where did you come to the conclusion the brakes are worse than the current model?
hopefully the GSA gets these colours too
Good point. The fact that BMW have ditched Brembo and have used cheaper Chinese-sourced brakes doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be crap.
Many parts are now sourced in China so why not save money on the brakes too !
He’s probably feeling a bit daft. More power, shittier brakes. Great move BMW.
Item 1.
At last, BMW have gone for an inverted tooth cam drive chain, something they should have done on the previous engines.
Item 2.
A very neat way round the dilemma of wishing to copy Honda's Vtec valve control without being seen to do so. If anything, it appears to be better than the Honda design.
Myke
I think they need to take a look at the Ducati Bike launch's of last few years and update this amature affair a little.
I think that if the goal is to sell many bikes and make money, perhaps it would be a better idea for Ducati to copy BMW than the other way around.
What, stick a swimming pool in front of their new bikes so nobody can get near them, and a fuzzy brain CEO who keeps calling the new bike a 'GT' (umm GS or RT) in his speech.
Anyways, it won't matter. All the cash needs to go on kickbacks to the bike Journo's. It'll be their words and YouTubes that'll give the launch or not.
You lot are bloody amazing. Does it really matter in the scheme of things how slick a launch is - No. The launch has no bearing on sales, its just a launch. The GS is still the best selling Adventure bike, so I bet they are not really bothered about armchair critics. How about doing something radical, like riding it and then giving a balanced review, rather than making stupid statements when nobody has actually seen the bikes and nobody has ridden them yet.
You lot are bloody amazing. Does it really matter in the scheme of things how slick a launch is - No. The launch has no bearing on sales, its just a launch. The GS is still the best selling Adventure bike, so I bet they are not really bothered about armchair critics. How about doing something radical, like riding it and then giving a balanced review, rather than making stupid statements when nobody has actually seen the bikes and nobody has ridden them yet.
Bit confused , how do you ride it and give balanced review, if nobody has seen it or ridden it............
I'm a bit confused how you can slag off a product without ever seeing it. Today the press are riding the bikes so we should get some views later. How about deducing the bike has shittier brakes from a photo - classic stupid. By the way I don't even own an GS, I have an RT, so not a GS fan boy.