Model(s) covered: 2007 BMW R 1200 S
When we got the invite to come out and test the fastest twin-cylinder BMW ever produced, we of course wanted to be there. And when the Beemer brass told us the event would begin at the world-famous Playboy mansion in L.A., the jockeying for position around our office resembled wide-eyed MotoGP fans edging in to get Valentino Rossi's autograph. Proximity was my ally, and so it was that I visited the residence of one Hugh Hefner, a place that is Mecca for many a hormonally riotous male. Never did get to meet Obi-Wan himself (he was either busy with his wife or one of his three girlfriends.), but the natural beauty of the surroundings was enough to inspire me to bang out this test posthaste. My job sucks.
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