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BMW's 5 New Bikes - Official Photos
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roddy
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hideous the lot of them.
beemer missed the boat with these beasts
beemer missed the boat with these beasts
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I can't work out what market the Xcountry is aimed at?
Whatton said:
KTM 640 Enduro, Husquvarna T610, Honda XR650L etc me thinks. The weight is very competively choosed by BM this time. Plus HP2 rear Conti air shock.
If they get suspension right, then it kicks KTM & Husky arse with mucho reliable and mucho less maintenance needing bomb proof Rotax engine (10Kkm intervals according to their specs). Probably only Honda XR-L comes close in engine's reliability.
Too early to tell tho...
And i have my doubts about the suspension.
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Could they possibly have made the HP2 any more uglier ? Hideous.
Quite like the look of an Xcountry - aimed at commuters who want to use un tarmacced roads ?
loads of 'em over here
Quite like the look of an Xcountry - aimed at commuters who want to use un tarmacced roads ?
loads of 'em over here
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You took the words out of my mouth....whats all that about. I recon the G650X will be a cracking little bike and could see the demise of teh F650PD.motomartin said:
Does anyone know if these will be at the bike show and any price guides as yet???
Nice to see BMW branching out all the time
IainMac
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Interesting that they haven't fitted belt drive to the new 650's . I think ktm need to pull thier finger out and get the 690 lc4 model out sharpish. the old LC4 has been left to stagnate for far too long.
Dull, uninspiring and downright ugly bikes IMO. There's not one of them that I would even remotely consider buying.
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Iain,IainMac said:
I don't think we'll see a belt drive off road bike for a long time to come. If you get any stones inbetween the belt and the cogs apparently it shreds them in an instant. Chain is fine for smallwer capacity offroaders.
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Tsiklonaut said:
Is that why BMW have just lopped £1650 off the retail price ?
(it's brilliant,as I found out on a road test,but doesn't appear to be selling much-bit like the HP2,I guess.
JAY said:
Time of the year isn't? Just trying to grab those last couple of months of sales before winter bites and trying to reduce stocks levels to a minimum.
Perhaps I'm the only one who likes them.I think they've done a good job and will reach BMW out to a much wider audience.Sales will depend upon the pricing being competitive.The more cash BMW can generate, the more R&D they have available for further products and product enhancements,and that includes our beloved GS range.
Shurv said:Perhaps I'm the only one who likes them.I think they've done a good job and will reach BMW out to a much wider audience.Sales will depend upon the pricing being competitive.The more cash BMW can generate, the more R&D they have available for further products and product enhancements,and that includes our beloved GS range.
I like 'em too.
Paul
IainMac
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I think they look pretty good too,They should add a dakar version . (though I'm hanging out for a customer version of the KTM690 rallye )
ovenpaa
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It is a stunning looking beast, I have seen dates from Sept 2006 for release thro to March 2007 when it goes on sale. No prices yet.IainMac said:
It will be untouchable in the right hands.
Schwarz Baron
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Shurv said:Perhaps I'm the only one who likes them.I think they've done a good job and will reach BMW out to a much wider audience.Sales will depend upon the pricing being competitive.The more cash BMW can generate, the more R&D they have available for further products and product enhancements,and that includes our beloved GS range.
No, you most certainly are not, I refer you to post 18, or am I on your ignore list?
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I guess these photo's do them a little more justice, still think they look shit though and as usual they'll be over priced
I'd still plum for XR650 or a DRZ400 in this class any day
I'd still plum for XR650 or a DRZ400 in this class any day
Septic
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Never thought id say this about a bmw
but they look shite
but they look shite
