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Title: Feast your eyes upon this LOVELY machine!
Post by: Guzzistajohn on October 11, 2016, 12:16:50 PM

(http://thumb.ibb.co/eWsuLa/IMG_0850.jpg) (http://ibb.co/eWsuLa)
BMW K1600 BAGGER
Looks like a double bagger :laugh:
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Post by: oldbike54 on October 11, 2016, 12:22:03 PM
 Looks like BMW's version of the Honda F6B .

 Dusty
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Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on October 11, 2016, 12:23:33 PM
Stolen from a poster on Facebook: It's called the K1600WTF.  :grin:
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Post by: Lannis on October 11, 2016, 12:33:36 PM
Good thing this isn't England - you'd be liable under the "Trades Description Act" for malfeasance without a license ....

Lannis
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Post by: Zoom Zoom on October 11, 2016, 12:35:59 PM
What Charlie said.

Looks like it belongs in a cartoon. NOT ascetically appealing to me at all.

John Henry
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Post by: Guzzistajohn on October 11, 2016, 12:36:54 PM
Stolen from a poster on Facebook: It's called the K1600WTF.  :grin:


Guilty as charged, just spreading the joy :laugh:
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Post by: Piglet on October 11, 2016, 12:38:09 PM
All those makers are just copying Harley's FXRUP   (!)
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Post by: JJ on October 11, 2016, 01:00:12 PM
Looks like BMW's version of the Honda F6B .

 Dusty

That was my first impression as well!  It's just a Bagger-World we live in these days, from Harley to Honda, Victory, Indian, Moto Guzzi, (did we forget about the "Flying Fortess" and Audace Carbon?!?), :shocked: :huh: :cool: :thumb: and now, even BMW!! :thumb: :1: :cool:  "THAR SHE BLOWS!!" :thumb:r :1: :cool: 


(http://thumb.ibb.co/fsABYv/052515_bmw_concept_101_k1600_bagger_f_633x388.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fsABYv)
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Post by: JJ on October 11, 2016, 01:14:23 PM
...and let's not overlook the 2300cc / 147 foot-pounds of TORQUE monster - "The Uber-Bagger" - The Triumph Rocket 3!! :shocked: :cool: :thumb: :bow: :1:


(http://thumb.ibb.co/gTrw0a/tr38ts_5.jpg) (http://ibb.co/gTrw0a)
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Post by: JJ on October 11, 2016, 01:21:43 PM
All those makers are just copying Harley's FXRUP   (!)

Yes, as did STAR (Yamaha) and Kawasaki too! :cool: :thumb: :1:  Even Suzuki has a big bagger cruiser, I believe...(see below) - Just add hard bags!!


(http://thumb.ibb.co/degw0a/Screen_Shot_2016_10_11_at_11_19_37_AM.png) (http://ibb.co/degw0a)



(http://thumb.ibb.co/mdrw0a/Screen_Shot_2016_10_11_at_11_22_59_AM.png) (http://ibb.co/mdrw0a)
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Post by: webmost on October 11, 2016, 01:22:06 PM

(http://thumb.ibb.co/eWsuLa/IMG_0850.jpg) (http://ibb.co/eWsuLa)
BMW K1600 BAGGER
Looks like a double bagger :laugh:

Needs a bigger muffler.
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Post by: Sasquatch Jim on October 11, 2016, 01:52:24 PM
 Needs a dumber customer.  Buy a limo, they're smaller and get better gas (diesel) milage.
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Post by: JJ on October 11, 2016, 01:56:50 PM
Needs a bigger muffler.

I know of another popular bike with a HUGE howitzer muffler!  :shocked: :huh: :thumb: :cool:


(http://thumb.ibb.co/bH7Qtv/Screen_Shot_2016_10_11_at_11_54_38_AM.png) (http://ibb.co/bH7Qtv)
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Post by: Tom on October 11, 2016, 03:17:57 PM
 :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Post by: jas67 on October 11, 2016, 05:56:56 PM
Stolen from a poster on Facebook: It's called the K1600WTF.  :grin:

LOL.
Ugly, period.
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Post by: Tom on October 11, 2016, 06:06:39 PM
http://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2017-Honda-CTX-700-11984042
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Post by: balvenie on October 11, 2016, 06:59:14 PM
[quote author
Needs a bigger muffler.
[/quote] :laugh: :thumb:

Whoops :embarrassed: Sorry webmost. It seems that I left out your name when trying to quote you :embarassed:
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Post by: lucian on October 11, 2016, 07:20:56 PM
Some more pics courtesy of MCN,  what a beast.





http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2016/october/bmw-k1600b-bagger-revealed/
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Post by: lucian on October 11, 2016, 07:35:38 PM
Needs a bigger muffler.


And a big hand lever on one side that you pull to recline the seat and pop the highway boards out.
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Post by: Lannis on October 11, 2016, 09:03:54 PM
:grin: :grin: :grin:

MORE COWBELL!
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Post by: rodekyll on October 11, 2016, 11:16:14 PM
Notice that eleven out of ten onlookers are not female.
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Post by: AH Fan on October 11, 2016, 11:16:37 PM
What a shame it all is .............. :embarassed:
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Post by: azguzzirep on October 12, 2016, 03:44:38 AM
Maybe they should call it the "Bizmark"😁
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Post by: Chuck in Indiana on October 12, 2016, 06:56:00 AM
Maybe they should call it the "Bizmark"😁

 :grin:
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Post by: chuck peterson on October 12, 2016, 07:11:59 AM
I think we've crossed into Transformers territory...
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Post by: n3303j on October 12, 2016, 07:42:15 AM
https://youtu.be/53TgVCzw_tY
Guess that's where BMW thinks the market is heading?
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Post by: Two Checks on October 12, 2016, 09:04:41 AM
Dont forget the Victory (ugly) Vision...
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Post by: Penderic on October 12, 2016, 09:26:38 AM
You rang?  :grin:

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/2013-corbin-releases-smuggler-trunk-for-victory-vision-2_zpsancezy5l.jpg)

See? Real proper Baggerbags should be long, and streamlined! Low and dragging! Dont need no sidestand!  :boozing:
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Post by: JJ on October 12, 2016, 10:27:14 AM
Maybe they should call it the "Bizmark"😁

One guy on facebook called it....."The Deustche Bagger!!"  :shocked: :grin: :laugh: :evil: :cool:
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Post by: JJ on October 12, 2016, 10:32:32 AM
Dont forget the Victory (ugly) Vision...

For both of the sleds currently in my garage...people either LOVE 'em....or HATE 'em! (lol).  There is no in between... :rolleyes: :shocked: :wink: :grin: :laugh: :cool: However, I like both of them! :1: :thumb:


(http://thumb.ibb.co/cntb0a/IMG_0239.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cntb0a)

(http://thumb.ibb.co/fk73fa/IMG_0400.jpg) (http://ibb.co/fk73fa)
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Post by: Penderic on October 12, 2016, 11:09:02 AM
Youse guys and your antiques!

Yesterday's Future! The new Bmw's vision .....

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/BMW-Motorrad-VISION-NEXT-100-concept-02_zpsankluuho.jpg)

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/bmw-motorrad-vision-next-100-concept/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AsphaltandRubber+%28Asphalt+%26+Rubber%29
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Post by: wymple on October 12, 2016, 12:59:16 PM
Somebody tell BMW that their ugly concept belongs in a Bond movie, which is not reality.
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Post by: Tom on October 12, 2016, 01:02:05 PM
Hey.....a 120 degree twin in wrong.  A Deutche Bicilindrica.  :grin:
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Post by: Lcarlson on October 12, 2016, 04:46:17 PM
I think I like the look of this machine. It looks better than the concept bike they first showed about a year ago -- they've adjusted the lines and cleaned up some questionable materials (wood!).
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Post by: JJ on October 12, 2016, 05:52:50 PM
Does this muffler make my bike look small?!?  :rolleyes: :shocked: :grin: :laugh: :wink: :cool:


(http://thumb.ibb.co/cjavtv/14681880_1110565095687497_2475396999568060536_n.jpg) (http://ibb.co/cjavtv)
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Post by: El Pescador on October 12, 2016, 07:26:49 PM
One guy on facebook called it....."The Deustche Bagger!!"  :shocked: :grin: :laugh: :evil: :cool:


Bwahahahaha
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Post by: wirespokes on October 12, 2016, 07:43:03 PM
Twenty years ago a friend and I laughed about the R1100C - the cruiser model. It was ugly and we couldn't figure out why they didn't make a nice retro model, instead of that cruiser junk. We knew it was a horrible flop and they'd be sorry. But oddly enough, it was a best selling item for a while. Perhaps BMW knows what they're doing - I'm not a good gauge of motorcycle fashion - I'm not into fenderless cafe bikes, fat tires, and all that nonsense. So perhaps this is what the purchasing public is looking for. For that matter, most of the BMWs have looked ugly to me in the beginning, but gradually moved to the pretty side when I wasn't looking.
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Post by: fatbob on October 12, 2016, 08:31:01 PM
That will be as successful as the R1200C was, a flop!  I would have hoped BMW would have learned to leave the cruiser market alone after that bad chapter.
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Post by: oldbike54 on October 12, 2016, 08:35:26 PM
That will be as successful as the R1200C was, a flop!  I would have hoped BMW would have learned to leave the cruiser market alone after that bad chapter.

 Seems 40,000 units does not qualify as a sales flop .

 Dusty
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Post by: OlDogface on October 12, 2016, 08:52:59 PM
I can recall a time when one could propel a whole mass production car with a 1600cc air cooled engine. Now it takes that to just lug the luggage.

Sigh. 
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Post by: Zoom Zoom on October 13, 2016, 05:15:58 AM
Maybe the B in K1600B stands for BARGE.  :popcorn:

John Henry
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Post by: Tom on October 13, 2016, 12:54:57 PM
Beeeg!  :grin:
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Post by: drums4money on October 13, 2016, 07:47:09 PM
Yikes!   Can't unsee that.
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Post by: Penderic on October 15, 2016, 12:06:48 PM
Hoo Ray! I found out where the rubber chicken went!!  :boozing:

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/moto-guzzi-rat-sidecar-at-elefantentreffen-2015-hard-to-describe-video_3_zpsu2j9xexo.jpg)
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Post by: Penderic on October 15, 2016, 12:11:02 PM
 :shocked: This one has a story ....

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/Mr%20Leray_zpsfwnmrj1f.jpg)
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Post by: Huzo on October 15, 2016, 06:16:29 PM
:shocked: This one has a story ....

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/Mr%20Leray_zpsfwnmrj1f.jpg)
Mad Max ?
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Post by: Lannis on October 15, 2016, 09:11:57 PM
:shocked: This one has a story ....

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/Mr%20Leray_zpsfwnmrj1f.jpg)

The "Island of Dr. Moreau", except he mutilates 2CVs instead of animals?   There's something horrible going on there, that's for sure ....

Lannis
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Post by: ohiorider on October 15, 2016, 09:35:37 PM
Seems 40,000 units does not qualify as a sales flop .

 Dusty
I took one out for a test ride the first year it was introduced.  White,  like the one in the J Bond movie.

I think BMW had a couple of issues with the R1200C series being a hit.
- it did little to inspire current BMW riders to trade for one, or to add one to the stable.  Cruisers aren't BMW.
- HD riders weren't impressed.  What self-respecting HOG owner was going to abandon the "Motor Company" for one of these?

For some reason, BMW opted to hit the market with horsepower and torque in the range of current cruisers ... say, 60 hp, more or less.  The R1200C was a stump puller, for sure.  Again, little appeal to BMW riders, and cross over buyers were few.

The bikes seemed solid and simple ....... no Paralever, and what might have been a first for BMW, a single throttle body vs individual units.

And though BMW at the time talked about how the larger than life Telelever showed off their advanced technology, to my way of thinking, it was unattractive on a cruiser.  The bike would have looked much better with conventional telescopic forks.

I've heard that the R1200C makes a respectable sidehack tug ..... and that the robust Telelever makes a fair sidecar front end.  No experience with this.

Dusty, you make a good point.  If BMW sold 40,000 C Series bikes over, what, 5-7 years, that's a pretty good number.  But probably far below initial forecasts.
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Post by: Penderic on October 15, 2016, 11:47:21 PM
Nobody remember?

The real Tony Stark: How French electrician stranded in Moroccan desert rebuilt his wrecked car as a motorbike and drove back to civilisation

    Emile Leray broke Citroen in Moroccan desert 20 miles from nearest village
    He engineered own rescue by rebuilding the damaged car into a motorbike
    His hastily-made vehicle included the car's bumper as a seat
    He put car's engine and gearbox in middle of vehicle and shortened chassis in rebuilding job which took 12 days


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168061/French-electrician-stranded-Moroccan-desert-rebuilt-wrecked-car-motorbike-drove-civilisation.html#ixzz4NDgFIEbn
-----------------------------------------
More of a publicity stunt according to some critics.  :boozing:

Meanwhile ...... 
Heres one you dont see often! The Retro Crew Side Car .... takes the entire family!


(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/sidecar%20bus_zpszur4l4ez.jpg)
 :grin:




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Post by: johnr on October 15, 2016, 11:52:39 PM
Maybe they should call it the "Bizmark"😁

This. Especially as its nose is pointing down.  Irrespective of it's undoubted qualities I don't like the styling.  Looks pretty heavy too.
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Post by: Penderic on October 16, 2016, 02:33:15 AM
Go slow, go low. Guzzi Low Riders?

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/low%20guzz_zpseuaztkd2.jpg)

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/low%20Gonzo-Guzzi-Left-Side_zpsujd6ctt8.jpg)

 :huh:
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Post by: Tom on October 16, 2016, 12:54:07 PM
I appreciate the work to customize a bike but.......... :shocked:
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Post by: azguzzirep on October 17, 2016, 08:53:45 AM
Those are Way Cool!
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Post by: Tobit on October 17, 2016, 04:49:57 PM
One guy on facebook called it....."The Deustche Bagger!!"  :shocked: :grin: :laugh: :evil: :cool:

Well, that pretty much wraps it up! 

I was thinking tandem skydiving rhinos but Deustche Bagger wins the internet.

T
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Post by: Penderic on October 17, 2016, 10:12:28 PM
Must be a medical name for this fetish .....

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/chrome%20enough%20eh_zpstmyprvzh.jpg)



Oh No. Here it is again. Mama Mia!

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/8700863468_f0dfe5b38f_zpsrhrrslfp.jpg)
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Post by: oldbike54 on October 17, 2016, 10:26:09 PM
 Now there are a couple of "chrome bores"  :laugh:

 One thing about the beemer , while it might be , er , well , odd looking , I can guarantee that with 160 or so HP and 129 LBS FT of torque , and weighing less than the GT or GTL , twisting the go fast handle will result in some serious fun  :shocked: :copcar:

 Dusty
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Post by: azguzzirep on October 20, 2016, 08:23:27 AM
Must be a medical name for this fetish .....

(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic003/chrome%20enough%20eh_zpstmyprvzh.jpg)



Small penis over-compensation syndrome
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Post by: Tom on October 20, 2016, 01:04:20 PM
Uh.....no chrome boots???   :grin: