S1000XR
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Thank the fuck for that ... they look hideous, spoil the 'bike completely, especially the feckin' top box
A bike like this needs a small pack on the pillion, toothpaste, toothbrush, change of underpants, medication ... and gooooooooooooooooooooo
Thank the fuck for that ... they look hideous, spoil the 'bike completely, especially the feckin' top box
A bike like this needs a small pack on the pillion, toothpaste, toothbrush, change of underpants, medication ... and gooooooooooooooooooooo
Aaw fcuk! I was planning on fitting MetalMules to it - if I bought one next year!
Al
Thank the fuck for that ... they look hideous, spoil the 'bike completely, especially the feckin' top box
A bike like this needs a small pack on the pillion, toothpaste, toothbrush, change of underpants, medication ... and gooooooooooooooooooooo
Here here. Kreiga all the way on this bike, for me.
Unless you're going away for a month, you don't need all that luggage. Even Wappers only takes a small bag on his S1000, then washes his grundies out every night in his hotel!
Here here. Kreiga all the way on this bike, for me.
Unless you're going away for a month, you don't need all that luggage. Even Wappers only takes a small bag on his S1000, then washes his grundies out every night in his hotel!
It's the way ... it's the way
Lightweight kecks, pants'n shirts that wash'n dry as you go, bank card'n 'phone is all you need
Probably because there used (same fitment) on the R/RS bikes as well, one colour does all, unless you buy the fastest version in red.
Probably never, I just don't have the self control to own one
We've just spunked 15k on my wife's car, which is more important as it keeps her and the little un safe and carries out the important stuff like earning money. My 1150 GSA is still a brilliant machine too and keeps me slow (ish).
An 800 version would be more to my taste as long as the chassis and electronics were the same.
The speed of it is phenomenal, but thrashing it takes you to jail territory far too quickly. It really is the chassis and electronics which impress me most of all.
YepIt's the way ... it's the way
Lightweight kecks, pants'n shirts that wash'n dry as you go, bank card'n 'phone is all you need
Thats the way I'm going too
Yep apparently when we nip back up to Scotland this September, Ricks hard core minimalistic approach means flip flops tea shirt and shorts for riding, a US10 with a spare pair of budgie smugglers a tooth pick and credit card.
No doubt he will fill my panniers with the kit he can't carry whilst he poses with the new toy lol.
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So if you buy a white bike you then have the added expense of having them colour coded?
That's mental that is
So if you buy a white bike you then have the added expense of having them colour coded?
That's mental that is
Or you keep them titanium the red ones are extra cost too
Terry
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Am I understanding this correctly, BMW don't/won't offer colour coded luggage for 1 of the 2 colours the XR comes in, you can get red as an option but not white?
If so, I personally think that ridiculous, you should at least be given the option of colour coded luggage which matches your bike from the manufacturer, even if that is an extra cost option, not be forced into taking some random generic colour.
If so, I personally think that ridiculous, you should at least be given the option of colour coded luggage which matches your bike from the manufacturer, even if that is an extra cost option, not be forced into taking some random generic colour.
Yep I absolutely agree, but I need luggage and have only the option available, so I can either stay with the titanium or get them painted white, to be fair it does look better in the flesh rather than a photo.
Terry
Just reading Bike mag test and it says the XR at 85mph is showing 6200 rpm in 6th and it feels like it's in 4th.
That would stop me buying one straight away ! No good for touring as that would do my head in !!
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That would stop me buying one straight away ! No good for touring as that would do my head in !!
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i read that too. end of, for me.
Look at another way
Still 6k to go before it runs out of puff
Still 6k to go before it runs out of puff
Troppo
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My RT was in for service, and I had 2 hrs on a brand new, fully optioned XR today.
The one I rode in Italy must have had a suspension fault, as this one was very compliant in road mode.
The engine/drivetrain/QS is superb. Up and down shifts are perfect, whether the engine is loaded or not.
It doesn't pull quite as hard as my S1000R, but it has a lovely soundtrack - particularly in terms of the induction roar.
As others have said, the fuelling is perfect.
I didn't find the vibes particularly bad.
It is too high though and has looks only a mother would love...
If I was buying one, I would get the low version for sure - it is 50mm lower.
The one I rode in Italy must have had a suspension fault, as this one was very compliant in road mode.
The engine/drivetrain/QS is superb. Up and down shifts are perfect, whether the engine is loaded or not.
It doesn't pull quite as hard as my S1000R, but it has a lovely soundtrack - particularly in terms of the induction roar.
As others have said, the fuelling is perfect.
I didn't find the vibes particularly bad.
It is too high though and has looks only a mother would love...
If I was buying one, I would get the low version for sure - it is 50mm lower.
It ain't that kind of bike though.
Yes, they call it a sport tourer 
rolleyes, BUT this is the bike Garmin and TomTom released their curvy roads option for.
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