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Az
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PostPosted: 09:44 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: New BMW Sports Tourer Reply with quote
Just read this article on Visor Down on the new BMW S1000 tourer.

Potenitally the same chasis as the S1000RR, 160bhp, okay looks. How do you think it'll hold up against it's rival the Ducati Multistrada?

https://s3.visordown.com/uploads/images/original/70652.jpg
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PostPosted: 09:59 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks tasty, is that a steering damper under the nose/headlight?
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
nategs500 wrote:
Looks tasty, is that a steering damper under the nose/headlight?


I'd say it was, yeah Smile .
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PostPosted: 12:36 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Re: New BMW Sports Tourer Reply with quote
Not that it needs one.

Az wrote:
How do you think it'll hold up against it's rival the Ducati Multistrada?

As per VD, I think its rivals will be the BMW GS and BMW RT.
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PostPosted: 15:23 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Re: New BMW Sports Tourer Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Not that it needs one.

Az wrote:
How do you think it'll hold up against it's rival the Ducati Multistrada?

As per VD, I think its rivals will be the BMW GS and BMW RT.


I would of thought the GS and RT where a whole different ball game. They're pretty much touring bikes through out.

Where as the Multistrada and BMW's new 1000 tourer are more sporty touring bikes with big price tags and sport bike derived engines.

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PostPosted: 15:23 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seems like it would mostly be competing with the K13... a bit pointless?
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PostPosted: 15:33 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
doesnt look very comfy,
ok to look at, but i bet its still a ball ache to ride long distances
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PostPosted: 16:21 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Stick a Yamaha badge on it, or an Aprilia badge and I wouldn't argue.

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PostPosted: 16:37 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Re: New BMW Sports Tourer Reply with quote
Az wrote:


I would of thought the GS and RT where a whole different ball game. They're pretty much touring bikes through out.

Where as the Multistrada and BMW's new 1000 tourer are more sporty touring bikes with big price tags and sport bike derived engines.


Since when did the intended purpose concern the Ewan and Charlie types?
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PostPosted: 17:37 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Re: New BMW Sports Tourer Reply with quote
Az wrote:
I would of thought the GS and RT where a whole different ball game. They're pretty much touring bikes through out.

Where as the Multistrada and BMW's new 1000 tourer are more sporty touring bikes with big price tags and sport bike derived engines.

I agree in principle.

In practice, BMW are monstering most other manufacturers so hard that it might be hard to tell whether Ducati lose sales to it. In pure numbers, I imagine most owners who buy this will be trading in other BMWs.

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PostPosted: 17:45 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I read somewhere that the majority of people who bought the new Ducati Multistrada,we're buying their first Ducati.
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PostPosted: 18:29 - 21 Aug 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
To me it doesn't look like a sports tourer at all. Like the Multistrada it's an adventure bike with a big BHP engine, designed for the road.

Like others have said, it's sales will come at the expense of other BMW's.
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