First Ride: 2006 BMW R1200S – Not Your Fatherland’s Beemer (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2006 BMW R 1200 S
Second gear coming out of the corner and I hit the throttle; the motor torques past 7000RPM and needle and front wheel go skyward. That comes as a shock. The front end comes down and we’re off with a rotty twin-meets-diesel growl like no other license-pummeling, tire immolating sportbike. To coin a phrase, this is not your father’s BMW, not even close. This is the new 2006 BMW R1200S, the Bavarian manufacturer’s most focused, purposeful offering, and while the Beemer purist may whine like servo-activated braking that the R1200S has lost its tour-able roots, the rest of us will be having a great torque laden giggle.
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