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Offline beemrdon

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This is how your bike is made.
« on: July 22, 2016, 09:16:24 PM »
     
     
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Offline TimTyler

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 11:21:45 AM »
Makes me want a new bike.
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Offline duckhawk

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 11:41:46 AM »
I like having an older 95 K75 and a "used to be newer," 02 R1150RT.

The contrast between an older and newer bike adds variety to my riding. It's very satisfying to ride each bike on a medium length ride on the same day.

I definitely throw the k75 around a lot more than the 1150, especially when commuting- bad habit.

Also, riding vintage Japanese dirt bikes helps keep my rode bike riding skills in tune.
When the rear tire slides out on wet pavement at 85mph  :yow ,(true story on the 1150), it  doesn't bother me as much.

To me, the beemer rode bikes have no equal, the K75 the best.

                                                                               :mm
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Offline Chaos

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 05:07:24 PM »
Quote from: TimTyler on July 23, 2016, 11:21:45 AM
Makes me want a new bike.

Just the opposite for me.  All that tupperware and assemblies just look like a pain to work on. 
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Offline Motorhobo

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 06:00:33 PM »
Quote from: Chaos on July 23, 2016, 05:07:24 PM
Just the opposite for me.  All that tupperware and assemblies just look like a pain to work on.

Same here.
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Past: 1974 Honda 550/4 (first bike), 1994 K75 (sold), 1995 K75 ABS (parts bike), Sidecar Dog & Best Bud 'Bo' - RIP

Offline The Dude

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2016, 06:27:08 PM »
Fascinating video.Now I remember why I stopped buying them in the eighties.And:
Electric bikes are just round the corner.
Incredible compounded reliability.You'd never work on them until you had to,then you'd be swimming around in the dark,swapping it out for a new one.
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Offline billday

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2016, 10:28:28 PM »
Quote from: TimTyler on July 23, 2016, 11:21:45 AM
Makes me want a new bike.

+1

Especially if they would make an 800cc sport-touring triple using half a K1600 motor.
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Offline Motorhobo

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2016, 05:20:20 AM »
Quote from: The Dude on July 23, 2016, 06:27:08 PM
Fascinating video.Now I remember why I stopped buying them in the eighties.And:
Electric bikes are just round the corner.
Incredible compounded reliability.You'd never work on them until you had to,then you'd be swimming around in the dark,swapping it out for a new one.

I'd like to see how just around the corner they are -- if anyone has any links to examples of current  electric motorcycle technology or electric bikes on the market, I'd sure like to see them.
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Past: 1974 Honda 550/4 (first bike), 1994 K75 (sold), 1995 K75 ABS (parts bike), Sidecar Dog & Best Bud 'Bo' - RIP

Offline Quiltzig

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2016, 05:52:24 AM »
Quote from: billday on July 23, 2016, 10:28:28 PM
+1

Especially if they would make an 800cc sport-touring triple using half a K1600 motor.

Now That is a great idea that I hope filters its way up to BMW HQ !
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Offline Laitch

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2016, 10:10:17 AM »
Quote from: Motorhobo on July 24, 2016, 05:20:20 AM
I'd like to see how just around the corner they are -- if anyone has any links to examples of current  electric motorcycle technology or electric bikes on the market, I'd sure like to see them.
There's the Zero.
Then there's this.
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Offline Scud

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2016, 10:55:55 AM »
Quote from: billday on July 23, 2016, 10:28:28 PM
+1

Especially if they would make an 800cc sport-touring triple using half a K1600 motor.

I just sat on the Triumph 800cc triple at a dealer yesterday - but it was the adventure (XC) not the road (XR) model. I didn't go for a test ride, because I liked it too much and it was not a good day to spend $15,000.  It looks like a great motorcycle.

Maybe BMW could take half K1600 motor, and tip it on it's side so the crank is basically inline with the driveshaft... and presto-chango - you've got yourself a modern K75.
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Offline TimTyler

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2016, 12:58:54 PM »
What's attractive to me on the new bikes is the exacting tolerances during manufacturing.
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Offline kennybobby

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2016, 03:13:42 PM »
Yeah all that precision machinery, robotics and CMM checks, but we still can't get the front and rear wheels aligned on the same centerline so it tracks straight... :bmwsmile
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Offline The Dude

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2016, 04:12:41 PM »
Quote from: TimTyler on July 24, 2016, 12:58:54 PM
What's attractive to me on the new bikes is the exacting tolerances during manufacturing.
Reducing variability is the aim.Quality is the name.
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TR6R 1973 from new.
Moto guzzi 850 III .1983 from,almost, new.
K75S 1986 from new.vin-0103141
On my second millionth km.give or take a hundred k Kay's.
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All the best!

Offline beemrdon

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Re: This is how your bike is made.
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2016, 05:36:17 PM »
I have a M/C goal. Within 2 years I'm going to afford and buy an R1200 GS factory low.  Low by GS height standards, that is.   :bmwsmile
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