Model(s) covered: 2005 BMW R 1100 S
Softly, softly… that’s the way those other magazines used to describe the power delivery of the old BMW R1100S. It wasn’t so much that the power/torque figures were bad, it’s just that the bike was a little lardy, and, come to think of it, maybe just a smidge underpowered for this modern age.
So, is the R1100S’s replacement still “softly, softly”? Nope, not a chance.
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