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seruzawa · 05-05-2003, 02:51 AM

Is BMW going to offer fake Iron Cross tattoos too?

How about a special cell phone that plays "Flight of the Valkyries"?

sarnali · 05-05-2003, 04:46 AM

Maybe the book will explain why they saddled a cool bike like the rockster with primer and zinc chromate paint. Maybe it's to match the feld grau arm chaps them beemer boyz wear.

fyodordos · 05-05-2003, 05:00 AM

Poor BMW. Even as one of my favorite manufacturers, they just donÂ’t get through sometimes. Why 8th in the Cycle World comparo, for instance?

Anyway, the best shaft drive sporty bikes in the world add to their own misery, but profits are up, so what the hell? The sapphire white had me drooling, and now I find it ONLY comes with ABS, and potentially a European vacation. The essential options.

I love them. I hate them. Make it stop.

allbikesbiker · 05-05-2003, 06:15 AM

if it wasn't such a depressed travel market, I would have said it was a great deal but..

with the current world situation, the airlines are almost paying YOU to go somewhere outside the USA.

sure, I'd like to have one but... I'd still get spanked on the road by 80% of the "rising sun" bikes.

Oh well, it's a nice read, but not a buy.

one more thing, here's my deal:

lower the price to 10K and make the 'trip' a video at the dealership and I'll buy it!

I promise

maxriderdon · 05-05-2003, 06:38 AM

I love the bike (R1150R) but not in that package. The basic bike runs 10 grand and is a good deal like that. They can keep the 6 grand add on.

davyt · 05-05-2003, 06:44 AM

FWIW, here's a link to the BMW site...

<a href="http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/machine/models/model.jsp?model=r1150r_80throckster">
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/machine/models/model.jsp?model=r1150r_80throckster</a>

12er · 05-05-2003, 07:00 AM

"I'd still get spanked on the road by 80% of the "rising sun" bikes."

Sounds like you need a track school and not worry about what you ride so much. A racer buddy of mine was tripping out to find an RT on his @ss that he couldnt shake on a local road. Blew his mind that a 50 year old man on a touring bike was so d@mn fast. The street evens out most bikes, you can only go so fast around dirty blind corners. No better bragging rights than smoking full on sport bikes with your beamer. Even better was with my old KLR 650.

Ride safe.

As for the promotion, if I didnt already have a bmw I would be all over it. Probably the only excuse I could find to go to Germany for a tour. That and your travel costs are financed, nothing out of pocket.

BMW4VWW · 05-05-2003, 07:41 AM

It's good to know that at least some of the MO readers have a grasp of the complexities of real world riding, and the proper type of motorcycle to use in that venue. I am 53 years old and ride a somewhat modified BMW R 100 GS, and regularly show my backside to some of the so called sport bike riders on the corner filled mountain roads here in northern California. VWW

john · 05-05-2003, 08:16 AM

thats great, its all rider of course. hell you put some of the track guys on a friggin chopper and they will hand yes, even you, your ass. so its all relative, eh?

F451 · 05-05-2003, 08:42 AM

Actually a great package idea with a motorcycle that has no idea of what it is, where it is going and what category of motorcycle it belongs in--if it even belongs any specific category at all. This is such a feeble attempt at capturing a market segment that BMW should have planned for a decade ago. Slap some silly-ass graphics, dumb-up the paint and behold instance market share! Yeah, right. BMW needs to start from scratch and they know it.

And for all you inane pukes out there that ragged on the Motorola/H-D cell phone in this case it would be a Siemens cell phone (just for clarification).

And since we won the war and financed the war without Germany, all Americans deserve a discount on this package direct from BMW considering we are BMW's largest market for their products. And don't give me that BMW USA crap either as the parent company is still German and always will be headed out of Germany. So if you partake as one of the two-hundred suckers and you're American think about it as you fly over to Germany to have your wallet emptied.

05-05-2003, 02:51 AM	#1
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer Is BMW going to offer fake Iron Cross tattoos too? How about a special cell phone that plays "Flight of the Valkyries"? __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

05-05-2003, 04:46 AM	#2
sarnali Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,416	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer Maybe the book will explain why they saddled a cool bike like the rockster with primer and zinc chromate paint. Maybe it's to match the feld grau arm chaps them beemer boyz wear.

05-05-2003, 05:00 AM	#3
fyodordos Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer Poor BMW. Even as one of my favorite manufacturers, they just donÂ’t get through sometimes. Why 8th in the Cycle World comparo, for instance? Anyway, the best shaft drive sporty bikes in the world add to their own misery, but profits are up, so what the hell? The sapphire white had me drooling, and now I find it ONLY comes with ABS, and potentially a European vacation. The essential options. I love them. I hate them. Make it stop.

05-05-2003, 06:15 AM	#4
allbikesbiker Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 179	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer if it wasn't such a depressed travel market, I would have said it was a great deal but.. with the current world situation, the airlines are almost paying YOU to go somewhere outside the USA. sure, I'd like to have one but... I'd still get spanked on the road by 80% of the "rising sun" bikes. Oh well, it's a nice read, but not a buy. one more thing, here's my deal: lower the price to 10K and make the 'trip' a video at the dealership and I'll buy it! I promise

05-05-2003, 06:38 AM	#5
maxriderdon Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 323	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer I love the bike (R1150R) but not in that package. The basic bike runs 10 grand and is a good deal like that. They can keep the 6 grand add on. __________________ Lean Into It!

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05-05-2003, 06:44 AM	#6
davyt Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 40	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer FWIW, here's a link to the BMW site... <a href="http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/machine/models/model.jsp?model=r1150r_80throckster"> http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/machine/models/model.jsp?model=r1150r_80throckster</a>

05-05-2003, 07:00 AM	#7
12er Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SF Posts: 2,702	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer "I'd still get spanked on the road by 80% of the "rising sun" bikes." Sounds like you need a track school and not worry about what you ride so much. A racer buddy of mine was tripping out to find an RT on his @ss that he couldnt shake on a local road. Blew his mind that a 50 year old man on a touring bike was so d@mn fast. The street evens out most bikes, you can only go so fast around dirty blind corners. No better bragging rights than smoking full on sport bikes with your beamer. Even better was with my old KLR 650. Ride safe. As for the promotion, if I didnt already have a bmw I would be all over it. Probably the only excuse I could find to go to Germany for a tour. That and your travel costs are financed, nothing out of pocket.

05-05-2003, 07:41 AM	#8
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer It's good to know that at least some of the MO readers have a grasp of the complexities of real world riding, and the proper type of motorcycle to use in that venue. I am 53 years old and ride a somewhat modified BMW R 100 GS, and regularly show my backside to some of the so called sport bike riders on the corner filled mountain roads here in northern California. VWW

05-05-2003, 08:16 AM	#9
john Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 356	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer thats great, its all rider of course. hell you put some of the track guys on a friggin chopper and they will hand yes, even you, your ass. so its all relative, eh? __________________ You shouldnt wave at a guy with no hands, he might think you are **y. Look at what i got, mother**er.

05-05-2003, 08:42 AM	#10
F451 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 373	Re: 80th Anniversary Beemer Actually a great package idea with a motorcycle that has no idea of what it is, where it is going and what category of motorcycle it belongs in--if it even belongs any specific category at all. This is such a feeble attempt at capturing a market segment that BMW should have planned for a decade ago. Slap some silly-ass graphics, dumb-up the paint and behold instance market share! Yeah, right. BMW needs to start from scratch and they know it. And for all you inane pukes out there that ragged on the Motorola/H-D cell phone in this case it would be a Siemens cell phone (just for clarification). And since we won the war and financed the war without Germany, all Americans deserve a discount on this package direct from BMW considering we are BMW's largest market for their products. And don't give me that BMW USA crap either as the parent company is still German and always will be headed out of Germany. So if you partake as one of the two-hundred suckers and you're American think about it as you fly over to Germany to have your wallet emptied.