SPORT-TOURER 2016 BMW R1200RS
Posted by Ben Baker on Aug 17th 2016
| Bikers can be a clannish bunch. Harley, Honda, Kawasaki, etc. And then, there are those who ride the BMW or walk. |
| For 2016, Beemer has launched a Boxer-powder sport-touring bike that starts at $14,950 for the basic package. High dollar for a sporter, but this is a BMW. You pay for German engineering. BMW offers add-on packages that can take this ride to $17,770. |
| BMW practically invented the sport-touring bike so it should be no surprise the company believes in delivering more of the same. But, how does this one perform? Like a BMW. |
| There are times on good pavement where the ride is as close to floating as you can get. |
| But what is exciting is the weight, 519 pounds. This being BMW, the ride does not sacrifice strength for weight. It's solid. |
| This bike comes with riding modes programmable into the on-board computer. It comes standard with Rain and Road. Ride Modes Pro lets the rider program custom settings into it. Ride Modes Pro steps up the Automatic Stability Control to a Dynamic Traction Control. A lean-angle sensor reads how much you’re banking on that curve before the system steps in to help. |
| Add the Gear Shift Assist and this bike turns into a clutchless shifting ride going up or down. Some people will like this, especially when passing a car on the highway, but some still want to squeeze on the left and toe the transmission. |
| The Dynamic-ESA suspension is something a lot of riders have wanted for years. With a touch of a button, change the suspension to meet the road. Take a turn off the smooth asphalt to see miles of multi-generation potholes and the RS suspension changes to deal with that. |
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