October 29, 2005 Story by Ken Freund, Photography by Kevin Wing Traditional, dyed-in-the-lederhosen BMW boxer afficionados still haven’t gotten over the blasphemous use of an in-line four-cylinder engine in the first K bikes back in 1983. Now they have even more to fret about–while the rest of us can revel in this most-powerful BMW motorcycle…
BMW Announces the K1200S High-Performance Sports Bike It’s finally here! The time for speculation is over. Now it’s official: the K 1200 S has arrived! In motorcycling as in boxing, the unexpected moves are sometimes the most effective. BMW, successful for more than eight decades with reliable, durable and, well… sensible motorcycles, has unleashed a…
K 1200 S – 0581 EUR Case carrier Retrofit kit sports cases Tank bag Retrofit kit for tinted windshield Retrofit kit for heated handlebar grips Retrofit kit connection cable for BMW Motorrad Navigator II
Running-in Check / 600 miles (1.000 km) service: Running-in Check / 600 miles (1.000 km) service:Reading fault memory with BMW Motorrad diagnostic systemPerforming bleed test with the BMW Motorrad diagnostic systemOil change in engine and oil tank, with filterOil change, rear wheel driveChecking front and rear brake fluid levelChecking freedom of movement of throttle cable…
Test Riding The High Performance Inline 4 By Ed Barron Recently we were privileged to attend the BMW K 1200 S US Press Launch (or was that a 260 mile press lunch?) in Sausalito, CA. The bike had its initial rollout last year but quality control problems with parts, suppliers and drivability issues caused BMW…
