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trouble1100
Maxi-Scooter Rider
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Age: 55
Location: Plum Pa
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Registration date: 2010-04-30
 |  Subject: BMW Urban Mobility Solution  Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:39 pm | |
| The BMW concept is now reality, this from the latest Motorrad eNewsletter
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html
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dspevack
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1147
Age: 47
Location: Miami, FL
Points: 2590
Registration date: 2008-12-27
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:15 pm | |
| So what does this have that my Silverwing doesn't, other than the BMW pricetag? _________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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honda_silver
Site Admin
Number of posts: 2258
Age: 51
Location: Georgetown, Tx
Points: 3606
Registration date: 2008-12-23
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:34 pm | |
| | dspevack wrote: | | So what does this have that my Silverwing doesn't, other than the BMW pricetag? |
BMW logo._________________ Bill - Georgetown TX 07 Silver Wing ABS Clearview w/vent, Givi E96/TB19/E52 with Admore Lighting, Alaskan Leather, Wrist Rests, 3M Solas tape, K&N air, Hyperpro spring, Grip Puppies, Airhawk, Utopia backrest, Stebel, Apexcone HIDs, StingerZ LEDs (w/Backoff WigWag), Knight Rider Sequential LED, NGK Iridium, Power Commander III, Manic Salamander, Saeng mirrors, Garmin Zumo 660, Dark-Side Sumitomo Tire  |
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 1739
Age: 60
Location: Portland, UK
Points: 2906
Registration date: 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:46 pm | |
| I'll wait till I see one in the flesh as the pictures aren't overly flattering!! |
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trouble1100
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 176
Age: 55
Location: Plum Pa
Points: 1013
Registration date: 2010-04-30
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:52 pm | |
| | dspevack wrote: | Reality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts.
Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
I guess it’s perceived as being a superior machine.
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pancho
Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 219
Age: 56
Location: Brownsville Texas
Points: 793
Registration date: 2010-11-03
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:21 pm | |
| Fresh looks,more power, BIGGER tires.............  |
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Meldrew
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 602
Age: 61
Location: Cumbria, England UK
Points: 1164
Registration date: 2010-11-16
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:48 pm | |
| The thing about BMW ownership is you tend to get sucked into the BMW lifestyle machine. You join a BMW Owners Club, you buy the System helmet, and the riding suits with the BMW logos on them. Then you start fitting their expensive accessories, or better still from Touratech or similar specialist companies in Germany. The only people that notice them are your fellow BMW enthusiasts, so you go to the Club rallies to make sure your latest bits get spotted. Don't ask me how I know this!  |
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Cookie
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 10
Location: Essex UK
Points: 251
Registration date: 2011-10-03
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:02 am | |
| I was on a camping trip in Devon last autumn. Whilst I was having a cuppa in a lay-by a BMW GS went by. Very nice too with full luggage and gear etc. Then another half a dozen went by - all looking exactly the same! Same bikes, same luggage, same jackets and helmets even. I thought my eyes were going funny at first and that I was seeing the same bike lots of times  . Don't get me wrong, good luck to them. They looked to be enjoying themselves but it did seem to show a certain lack of imagination. Cookie |
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The Scootist
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts: 487
Age: 54
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Points: 1681
Registration date: 2009-01-23
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:35 am | |
| Meldrew:
That is a well informed observation. We see the same sort of "join the club" mentality here in the US with the owners of the Harley Davidsons. The big difference is, at least with a BMW you are paying for a well engineered machine. With the Harley you are paying a lot of money for a bad-boy attitude, a lot of noise, and a POS. |
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 786
Age: 74
Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Points: 2110
Registration date: 2009-02-16
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honda_silver
Site Admin
Number of posts: 2258
Age: 51
Location: Georgetown, Tx
Points: 3606
Registration date: 2008-12-23
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:20 am | |
| | joncallihan wrote: | | I am so glad that the Silver Wing doesn't have a persona that requires conformity. |
Does non-conformity count  _________________ Bill - Georgetown TX 07 Silver Wing ABS Clearview w/vent, Givi E96/TB19/E52 with Admore Lighting, Alaskan Leather, Wrist Rests, 3M Solas tape, K&N air, Hyperpro spring, Grip Puppies, Airhawk, Utopia backrest, Stebel, Apexcone HIDs, StingerZ LEDs (w/Backoff WigWag), Knight Rider Sequential LED, NGK Iridium, Power Commander III, Manic Salamander, Saeng mirrors, Garmin Zumo 660, Dark-Side Sumitomo Tire |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2165
Location: Winnipeg Canada
Points: 3063
Registration date: 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:34 am | |
| | The Scootist wrote: | | at least with a BMW you are paying for a well engineered machine. With the Harley you are paying a lot of money for a bad-boy attitude, a lot of noise, and a POS. |
Some compare the sophistication of the HD air cooled V-Twin to that of an agricultural water pump of World War I vintage.
Their V-Rod engine, however, is an entirely different matter. It is Porsche engineered and a force to be reckoned with. |
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Winger61
Maxi-Scooter Rider
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Age: 63
Location: Louth, Lincolnshire, UK
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Registration date: 2010-10-15
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The Scootist
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts: 487
Age: 54
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Points: 1681
Registration date: 2009-01-23
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:53 am | |
| Bigbird:
That is quite true. Not a bad piece of work. And if the cost is any indication, they are extremely proud of it... |
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dspevack
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1147
Age: 47
Location: Miami, FL
Points: 2590
Registration date: 2008-12-27
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:00 am | |
| | Winger61 wrote: | | honda_silver wrote: |
Does non-conformity count |
I would say it was an essential requirement!!  |
"But Moooooooommm, I just have to be an non-conformist like everyone else."_________________ I ride on two wheels cause I feel very unsafe on one wheel.Dan in Miami. The king of custom! Check out my bike mods hereReality is irrelevant. Its perception that counts. Control people's perceptions, and you control their reality. |
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toolboxjesse
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 180
Age: 39
Location: Atlanta, GA
Points: 601
Registration date: 2011-05-13
| | Subject: Re: BMW Urban Mobility Solution Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:53 am | |
| I have to say i love Beemers, and I am drooling over this (if not just for the single-sided rear swingarm). Probably will run $12-15k though.
Jesse |
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Tagg
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts: 439
Points: 1083
Registration date: 2010-11-14
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