BMW impressions (F800GS & S1000rr)

[ontwo]

Damnit. I'm tired of reading all these great reviews. I want to ride one. No wait...I don't want to. Well, maybe I do. But my bike is paid for...Oh hell. yeah, probably shouldn't ride one

[derf]

Originally Posted by ontwo

Damnit. I'm tired of reading all these great reviews.

I didnt comment on its looks, it sorta reminds me of Quasimodo

[smileyman]

With my cash flow and credit score I dare not ride one. It would be too much to ride it once and know what I am missing.

[z06boy]

I've tried to discredit the S1000RR in my mind..."it doesn't look right with the funky headlights"..."oh yeah...dyno testing in some mag...wait until it hits the streets and we get some real numbers"..."oh it was probably just a ringer they dynoed"..."it was probably a ringer they rode to test"...."it cost way too much"...

I'm running out of crap to say about the bike and the more I see/hear...the more I like it.

Do I need it ? nope

Do I want it ? yep

Fortunately the wife and I have a few too many "things" going on at the moment and I can't really justify/afford to run out and get one since there's nothing wrong with my paid for R1 and he11 I can't even ride it to it's full potential so no big threat of me buying one anytime soon.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by z06boy

I've tried to discredit the S1000RR in my mind..."it doesn't look right with the funky headlights"..."oh yeah...dyno testing in some mag...wait until it hits the streets and we get some real numbers"..."oh it was probably just a ringer they dynoed"..."it was probably a ringer they rode to test"...."it cost way too much"...

I'm running out of crap to say about the bike and the more I see/hear...the more I like it.

Do I need it ? nope

Do I want it ? yep

Fortunately the wife and I have a few too many "things" going on at the moment and I can't really justify/afford to run out and get one since there's nothing wrong with my paid for R1 and he11 I can't even ride it to it's full potential so no big threat of me buying one anytime soon.

Moira expained a lot of the stuff on the bike to us at the demo and was super informative. Not realy a ride all day type bike but a more than effective track weapon/canyon carver.

Iu should know I got smoked by one at NJMP last week

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Moira expained a lot of the stuff on the bike to us at the demo and was super informative. Not realy a ride all day type bike but a more than effective track weapon/canyon carver.

Iu should know I got smoked by one at NJMP last week

I won't be getting one anytime soon if ever but man that thing must be an awesome machine.

I still haven't even seen one in person but I haven't been to a dealership to check one out either.

[ZXHOOLIGAN]

Originally Posted by ontwo

Damnit. I'm tired of reading all these great reviews. I want to ride one. No wait...I don't want to. Well, maybe I do. But my bike is paid for...Oh hell. yeah, probably shouldn't ride one

Very true! I took a 30 minute test ride and came back and bought one. It's as kick ass as all the reviews say. Best bike I've ever ridden right out of the box. I still love my Japanese bikes too. Just can't wait to get it broken in and the 9K rpm limiter removed. After that, maybe I can make some valid comparisons between the bikes.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by ZXHOOLIGAN

Just can't wait to get it broken in and the 9K rpm limiter removed. After that, maybe I can make some valid comparisons between the bikes.

I can understand this...has to be tough !!

Looking forward to the comparisons.

[ZXHOOLIGAN]

Originally Posted by z06boy

I can understand this...has to be tough !!

Looking forward to the comparisons.

It's a miserable job, but SOMEBODY has to do it! I'm retired, so I have to have this job...

Doesn't pay well, but it's a hell of a lot of fun!

[Dave]

Originally Posted by ZXHOOLIGAN

Very true! I took a 30 minute test ride and came back and bought one. It's as kick ass as all the reviews say. Best bike I've ever ridden right out of the box. I still love my Japanese bikes too. Just can't wait to get it broken in and the 9K rpm limiter removed. After that, maybe I can make some valid comparisons between the bikes.

Am I to understand that the dealer limits redline untill a mileage goal is reached?