BMW R nineT

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BMW R nineT

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Road tested this beast last weekend. What a machine! btw great customer service at bmw motorrad northampton. very friendly place with coffee shop and chillout area.

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I don't want it friendly and practical. I like it just the way it is :twisted: Road testing KTM Duke next. Thats even more unfriendly and unpractical. :twisted:

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whats your beef grandpa? woke up on the wrong side of bed? :lol:

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how many more times are you going to edit that post? icon_rofl5.gif

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Doubt you'll like em. you might get "wet feet" and end up in a&e. no need for that :lol:

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Re: BMW R nineT

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Uncalled for Mikolay!

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What a grump! :roll: We can all relate to that brief exciting & sometimes rare opportunity of riding a new bike for the first time. While you may not be able to judge a bikes ability to do the Dakar rally in the few miles you get, it does however open the imagination to a new steed. Motorbikes play with our emotions, test rides tease them. :mrgreen:
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Re: BMW R nineT

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Actually I had the bike for several hours with no mileage limitations. Contrary to what grumpdad might think, I had fantastic time with it and managed to do a decent road trip. About 120 miles.

Btw just sharing the experience thats all. There was no need for condescending babble.

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When you compare it to the original R90S that new thing looks like it was thrown together by a blind design apprentice.
The Chinese can build better looking bikes FFS.

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Re: BMW R nineT

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frankiej1949 wrote:Uncalled for Mikolay!
I dunno, he's entitled to give out some flak when receiving it.

I think it's a nice looking bike but not practical enough for me - but then it's not aimed at the commuter market so that's fine.

I would worry about BMW's build quality though, Italian quality components at Yamaha prices - not a good combo.

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