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Rumour has it that next years Boxercup wont actually be a Boxercup, it'll be a K1200S cup :cry:
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stempy wrote:Rumour has it that next years Boxercup wont actually be a Boxercup, it'll be a K1200S cup :cry:
kerrist - even more frightening!! :shock: :shock:
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Post by adamski49 »

I take it the marketing dept have got involved and want to repeat the sales success of the S that came from the Boxercup to the K12 by running a similar series.

Still sad though :(

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Post by herrman »

Not surprising really, K1200s is the new Hyperbike that will be anounced officially later this year. My Dealer says 1200 RT later this year,Next year production lines will concentrate on the new IL4 (K1200S) and 2006 will see the long awaited R1200S, Guess we'll have to wait and see!! Peter.
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From this K12-Cup (or whatever it'll be named) I'm wondering if there actually will be an R1200S. Remember the present S's sales didn't really take off until the Boxercup series was well established. The S is a great bike - we all know that (despite its quirks) - but it's not a 'cult' bike in the way the GS is and to a lesser extent the RT. Both personify BMW's image - the S's immediate ancestor was the R90/S - hardly a recent relative.

When folk think 'BM' they think 'large tourer' or 'big off-roader'. The S doesn't, let's be honest, represent what the buying public* consider a BMW to be.

* for that read 'magazine-driven' types ;)
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Gromit wrote:From this K12-Cup (or whatever it'll be named) I'm wondering if there actually will be an R1200S. Remember the present S's sales didn't really take off until the Boxercup series was well established. The S is a great bike - we all know that (despite its quirks) - but it's not a 'cult' bike in the way the GS is and to a lesser extent the RT. Both personify BMW's image - the S's immediate ancestor was the R90/S - hardly a recent relative.

When folk think 'BM' they think 'large tourer' or 'big off-roader'. The S doesn't, let's be honest, represent what the buying public* consider a BMW to be.

* for that read 'magazine-driven' types ;)
BMW will need as many 'niche' bikes like the S as they can get if they reach their target of 90000 units by 2006,

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