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Bmw s1000xr

catch2otwo said:
doesnt look like much suspension travel
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Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed with all these bikes that have rough-road (because not really "off-road") styling, but only have as much suspension travel as superbikes meant to be ridden on super-smooth racetracks. Those are presumably meant to be real-world bikes, so they should have real-world suspensions that can deal with bumps and potholes. 5" of suspension travel really doesn't cut it. I'm happy that there are more and more bikes with tall seats and decent legroom, but come on, give us a few more inches of travel. It makes a HUGE difference when you can stop watching out for potholes and just fly over bumpy real-world roads without worrying about bottoming out your suspension.

Especially on bikes with electronically controlled suspensions - it doesn't seem like it would be so difficult to have suspension that has (for example) 10" of travel, but has a setting with greatly increased damping, rebound, and spring rate, so you can make it behave just like a stiff track-oriented suspension with 5" of travel.
 
Ant said:
Got so worked up I can't even spell. Excited like watching Debbie Does Dallas for the first time. Cept this time it's a motorcycle.
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So which made you finish faster? The R1200RS or The S1000XR?
 
ilikefood said:
Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed with all these bikes that have rough-road (because not really "off-road") styling, but only have as much suspension travel as superbikes meant to be ridden on super-smooth racetracks. Those are presumably meant to be real-world bikes, so they should have real-world suspensions that can deal with bumps and potholes. 5" of suspension travel really doesn't cut it. I'm happy that there are more and more bikes with tall seats and decent legroom, but come on, give us a few more inches of travel. It makes a HUGE difference when you can stop watching out for potholes and just fly over bumpy real-world roads without worrying about bottoming out your suspension.

Especially on bikes with electronically controlled suspensions - it doesn't seem like it would be so difficult to have suspension that has (for example) 10" of travel, but has a setting with greatly increased damping, rebound, and spring rate, so you can make it behave just like a stiff track-oriented suspension with 5" of travel.
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In comparison the multi has quite a bit. Those tubes look pretty long.
 
RightCoastBias said:
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This one looks even closer than the Honda.
 
This thing has jumped to the top of the list of bikes I want, unless testing reveals it has serious flaws.
 
why do they run the exhaust under the bike on an adventure bike?
 
StupidMoFo said:
why do they run the exhaust under the bike on an adventure bike?
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Because adventure isn't indicative of actual off road capability any longer.

Snowballs chance in hell I could afford to drop this bike anywhere dirty and fun. Not to mention I couldn't afford it from the get go.
 
StupidMoFo said:
why do they run the exhaust under the bike on an adventure bike?
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It makes no claims of being an ADV bike. If it did, it wouldn't have a 17" front tire.
Its just a very fast upright sport-tourer. Obviously going for the Multistrada market share.
 
The S 1000 XR is based heavily on the S 1000 R naked, which makes 160 horsepower at 11,000 rpm and 83 foot-pounds of torque at 9,250 rpm. With a wet weight of 502 pounds, the XR comes in at about 40 pounds heavier than the Multi, while making similar horsepower figures, but 20 fewer foot-pounds of torque.
 
danate said:
Looks like they're going after the MultiStrada
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... which was created to go after the GS. :teeth

DefyInertia said:
The S 1000 XR is based heavily on the S 1000 R naked, which makes 160 horsepower at 11,000 rpm and 83 foot-pounds of torque at 9,250 rpm. With a wet weight of 502 pounds, the XR comes in at about 40 pounds heavier than the Multi, while making similar horsepower figures, but 20 fewer foot-pounds of torque.
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Are you sure the Multi's weight is not dry? BMW is usually the only manufacturer that quote wet weight.

Suspension travel: 5.9 inches front and 5.5 inches rear.
 
iehawk said:
... which was created to go after the GS. :teeth



Are you sure the Multi's weight is not dry? BMW is usually the only manufacturer that quote wet weight.
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This. The 2015 Multistrada is 511 wet, the XR is 502 wet.
 
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