Born to be wild, mad and bad - the BMW K1200R
BMW bikes are dull, heavy and boring. They’re slow and they’re meant for pensioners. Yeah, right, take this! The K1200R takes all your notions about BMW motorcycles, turns them into mincemeat and chows them down without so much as a burp. This bike, quite simply, rocks. It’s aggressive, confident and funkier than a Pussycat Dolls music video. And it’s a BMW I love!
The K1200R is powered by a 1157cc, transversely mounted in-line four, which makes 165 horsepower. Open the taps and you’re blasted down the road on a thick, smooth wave of power. The acceleration will deep-fry your brain on adrenaline. Deeply addictive, totally satisfying. Oh, and it handles as well as it goes. Bad roads fail to upset the BMW’s suspension – paralever at the front and duolever at the back remain composed at high speeds, over the rough stuff. It’s wheelie and/or spin the rear if that’s what you want, but otherwise, it’s just relentless forward motion. It almost feels like it’ll steamroll all other road users into submission. It’s taut and nimble, changing direction quickly and confidently, yet also stable at high speeds.
At 230 kilos, it’s no lightweight, but the K1200R will still hit a top speed of 250km/h. Never thought one of motorcycling’s most badass hooligans will ever come from Germany, and especially from BMW, but the K1200R is it...
Engine: 1157cc, 16-valve, inline-four
Power: 165bhp@9900rpm
Top speed: 250km/h
In a line: Have you spoken to a doctor about this?
Here's a video of a K1200R being raced against a Z4 Coupe, on Der Nurburgring. Awesome! 
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Also see:
2007 BMW G650 XMoto
2007 BMW K1200R Sport
BMW HP2 video
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