Any one read the comic today?

julian · Post by **julian** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:06 pm

Praise for the R1200S? Here.

Presume its this week's edition.

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:11 pm

Out tomorrow if anyone wants a look

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:20 am

If that's the market that BMW were aiming at they are about ten years behind the times

Rivals are apparently an ancient litre Ducati V-twin and a detuned Suzuki V-twin with a soft motor out of the old TL

If this years pick of the crop can't see those two off, the R&D department may as well clear their desks now.

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:35 pm

boxerpan wrote:If that's the market that BMW were aiming at they are about ten years behind the times
Rivals are apparently an ancient litre Ducati V-twin and a detuned Suzuki V-twin with a soft motor out of the old TL If this years pick of the crop can't see those two off, the R&D department may as well clear their desks now.

Words>my mouth.

I'll bet BMW are thoroughly pissed-off that MCN have compared their new whizz-bang Boxer sportsbike against a wheezing old 2-valve Ducati and a 'budget' Sucksuki.

Try it against the base Triple-9 and RSV Aprilia.

Or maybe M*N are being more ironic than we're giving them credit for...?

...I doubt it however..

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:38 pm

Gromit wrote:
boxerpan wrote:If that's the market that BMW were aiming at they are about ten years behind the times
Rivals are apparently an ancient litre Ducati V-twin and a detuned Suzuki V-twin with a soft motor out of the old TL If this years pick of the crop can't see those two off, the R&D department may as well clear their desks now.
Or maybe M*N are being more ironic than we're giving them credit for...?

...I doubt it however..

Perhaps no-one would lend them the 999 or Aprilia coz they are a bunch of knobbers who write most of their inanites down the pub if it rains

winger · Post by **winger** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:36 pm

Look on the next page about the long termer they've just had and his trip to see his other half!!!

RiceBurner · Post by **RiceBurner** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:50 am

winger wrote:Look on the next page about the long termer they've just had and his trip to see his other half!!!

What's the gist? (I refuse the buy the comic, have done for years).

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:18 pm

1300 mostly motorway miles, 140 miles to a tankful at legalish speeds, sore arse after 90 miles. Shaft drive is fine for lazy journo's - see below.

More interesting to me was Mr Hammonds replacement paralever bearings at 7k miles in three years on his 1150GS. BMW covered it on warranty - would you or I have got that a year out of time ????????? The bill would have been £600 + and he's not a happy bunny.