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As of December 2016, 145,032 motorcycles and maxiscooters were sold. Sales of BMW Motorrad vehicle have grown by about 50% compared to the 98,047 vehicles sold in 2010. The R series represented 53.6% of all BMW motorcycles sold in 2016. About 17% of the bikes it sold in 2016 were the BMW R1200GS, with a growth of 7% over 2015.
The problem is made very obvious by this piece of editorializing and original research: "...the R1200GS has be prone [opinion] to numerous [opinion] safety issues. The UK DVSA has issued nine separate vehicle recalls covering the front brakes".
BMW (BAMXY) likes to tout itself as the maker of the ultimate driving machine. ... various BMW vehicles released between the years of 2007-2010." I wrote about this problem on DailyFinance in July ...
r1200rt, r1200gs, r1200st The BMW R1200R (series K27) is a standard motorcycle introduced in 2006 by BMW Motorrad . [ 2 ] It replaces the R1150R , compared with which it has a 55 lb (25 kg) weight saving and 28% increase in power. [ 2 ]
BMW R80G/S BMW R80GS BMW R100GS. The first shaft driven GS model was the R80G/S with a 797.5 cc air-cooled, flat-twin boxer engine. [3] The BMW 247 engine, which was also fitted to many other bikes in the BMW range, is known as an airhead, because it relies on airflow across the cylinder heads and cylinder 'barrels' to provide most of the cooling for the engine.
In November 2009, BMW announced some revisions to the R1200RT for the 2010 model year. The new model had the same horsepower, but more torque at 88 lbf⋅ft (119 N⋅m), a higher engine speed of 8,500 rpm, and double overhead camshafts that were first used on the BMW HP2 Sport .
The BMW R1200ST is a sport touring motorcycle, [1] which was introduced in 2005 by BMW Motorrad to replace the R1150RS model. [2] The R1200ST features the same 1,170 cc (71 cu in) flat-twin engine , a six-speed gearbox and shaft drive as the R1200RT .
BMW S1000RR is a race oriented sport bike initially made by BMW Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship, [1] that is now in commercial production. It was introduced in Munich in April 2008, [ 2 ] and is powered by a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) transverse inline four-cylinder engine redlined at 14,200 rpm.