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Title: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: ohiorider on October 29, 2020, 12:35:30 PM

If one were to go the whole route with this bike, I imagine it'd put a dent in the old bank account. 

http://www.moorespeed.co.uk/bmw-r100gs

Bob

Title: Re: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: Scout63 on October 30, 2020, 06:44:48 AM

Gorgeous bike but I’m skeptical of the 90hp 104nm claim. I wonder the price.

Title: Re: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: Perazzimx14 on October 30, 2020, 09:37:36 AM

Quote from: Scout63 on October 30, 2020, 06:44:48 AM

Gorgeous bike but I’m skeptical of the 90hp 104nm claim. I wonder the price.

Maybe they used Guzzi's dyno?

Title: Re: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: wirespokes on October 30, 2020, 09:51:57 AM

Moorespeed has been into building race engines and has a very good reputation. I'd tend to believe the promo.

The HP isn't the important thing with a GS - it's the torque and it looks to have some real grunt.

There's a LOT of cool stuff about that bike - the conversion to monolever for one, although I don't know how they can provide the earlier 80 G/S rare-as-RHP (rocking horse poo) three bolt final drive and wheel. A lot of the weak areas have been addressed and handled well.

You're not looking at a cheap make-over - not at all!

Title: Re: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: LowRyter on October 30, 2020, 09:59:58 AM

Making all that horse-a-power, you'd think they'd offer a café version?

Title: Re: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: Perazzimx14 on October 30, 2020, 10:08:18 AM

Quote from: LowRyter on October 30, 2020, 09:59:58 AM

Making all that horse-a-power, you'd think they'd offer a café version?

I think the cafe' craze is kind of over? Hopefully the scrambler is soon to follow.

Title: Re: Anyone from the UK familiar with Moorespeed R100GS?
Post by: Roebling3 on October 30, 2020, 12:18:24 PM

Did I miss the weight of the bike?  Generous rear wheel travel may save that spindly swing arm from a rupture. iow: Stay off the rocks.  R3~