That's lovely. As you say the back brake does look close to the pipe, could be adjusted a little higher as it looks quite steep. Its a bike I could definitely ride though, more so than some "customs".
That's lovely. As you say the back brake does look close to the pipe, could be adjusted a little higher as it looks quite steep. Its a bike I could definitely ride though, more so than some "customs".
I tried exactly the same thing on mine. Same rear sets, same position, same offset rod. What happens is that a lot of braking effort gets wasted straightening out the kink in the rod. But a worse problem is oscillating of the brake lever as the suspension goes up and down.
I still have the rear sets, in the same position, but soon revised the method of actuation.
Apologies. Maybe my last post came across as a bit of a party pooper. All credit to the builder. A fantastic job and a beautiful looking bike. Nice work.
RoLoo wrote:...my guess is, we can see the production NineT at the EICMA...
...together with the new WateRT and perhaps the new Water-GSA...
And my dealer told me that they had been informed, by BMW themselves, that the production bike would be inveiled at Garmisch.
They've already taken seven deposits, and three have been withdrawn.
I understand the marketing logic in keeping people guessing, and therefore generating more interest, but my God if you're going to play those games you'd better make damn sure the product holds up.
I like it. Clever back end options - I wonder if that's an up front choice before manufacture or something you can swap around at home? But Euro 16800 They're 'avin a turkish...
I notice the front subframe picks up where the Telelever a frame would pivot. Makes sense. Also, the subframe is visible. If the welds are top rate (visually) great. No pigeon droppings please.
At the end of the day, is a mass produced bike EVER gonna seriously be a cafe racer? And choosing parts from the same company's catalogue is customizing in one sense, but not the true sense.
