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A motorcycle like the K 1200 S which is teeming with so many innovations, it would be a shame to leave it all alone. In Bavaria, the gray matter is agitated and we do not stop when we are well started. From where this simple idea and often used to develop a nasty roadster: we take a sports car, we undress it, we give it a little face…. and here is a K 1200 R, which does not go unnoticed.
Announced by the factory as a very efficient machine, this robot-mouthed roadster has all the positive qualities, driving safety and technical elements of the K 1200 S. The transmission and the cycle part have been taken over, with some adaptations. Retail. In dynamics, the K 1200 R would exceed the already high level of S. The BMW Duolever fork is slightly less inclined and the offset is a little shorter, which promises an improvement in handling, already excellent..
On the engine, only the air flow has been changed. Maximum power is only lowered by 4 hp compared to the K 1200 S, resulting in an impressive muscle of 163 hp – With that, the K 1200 R is quite simply the most powerful roadster in production. The torque curve is roughly the same over wide ranges with a similar maximum value. The gear gradation is also the same, only the gear ratio to the rear wheel is a little shorter..
The bodywork dimensions at the tank and at the rear are new, as is the striking double front headlight, treated in matt chrome. Only a small bubble covers the front part above the headlight. Despite its small size, it is supposed to offer the pilot astonishing protection against the wind. What amazes above all is this face of R2-D2. Does it shock? So much the better !
The saddle, identical in shape to that of the K 1200 S, is a little narrower in its front part. The handlebar trigger guard has been reworked, so that the rider stands straighter. A glance at the instrument panel reveals other differences from the sports car: a different arrangement of the tachometer and tachometer (taken from the R 1200 GS), as well as black numbers on a white background. a new graphic.
BM does not forget those who like to travel. The K 1200 R can be equipped with different luggage kits, ranging from the tank bag to the great adventurer’s panoply..
From a much more “nasty” perspective, the factory has announced the creation of a coupe, the “Power Cup”, specially dedicated to this roadster. She will take up the torch of the “Boxer Cup” and, like her, will provide the prelude to major sporting events..
The 1150 Rockster was already a forerunner. The K 1200 R raises the tone. Clearly, at BM, there is only one slogan: “DARE!”
I once read in a car magazine (well what!?!) The test of an Audi RS6; the journalist wrote that the engine was so available and powerful that the 6th gear could be engaged directly in the morning and thus drove all day without changing gear, with the same breath that was both strong and inexhaustible.
It is the same with the engine of the K 1200 R. It has so much trunk that it makes the use of the box almost obsolete. But since we are on a motorcycle and it is above all a pleasure, we like to play with the gearbox to take advantage of cannon acceleration. On the whole, the vibrations of the mechanics do not have unwanted resonances, although the boiler vibrates somewhat between 7 and 8000 revs but not outside this speed range..
The driving position of this roadster is slightly more comfortable than on the cousin S because of a slightly more raised bust, and oriented towards more comfort in muscular driving. At this game or on a pleasure ride, the BMW does not require a steel arm. Its re-calibrated geometry gives it liveliness and excellent ease of driving. This did not mar the stability of the K which remains imperial.
Bolder than the K 1200 S which (little) preceded it, the R recovers all its qualities while offering more style and access to the clan of big fiery roadsters. Its singular style can be disturbing, its price makes you cough (especially with the languid list of options) but its dynamic qualities can only seduce. And question mouth, there is something to be served.
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Max speed:
approx. 260 km / h -
Acceleration
0 to 100: 2.80 s -
Consumption
medium: 5.50 l
The technical aspect
BMW K 1200 R 2008
- Frame
- Frame: Perimeter in aluminum
- Tank: 19 liters
- Seat height: 820 mm
- Length: 2228 mm
- Width: 856 mm
- Height: 1230 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,571 mm
- Dry weight: 211 kg
- Weight in running order: 237 kg
- Train before
- Duolever two parallel swinging arms, deb: 115 mm
- 2 discs Ø 320 mm, 4 piston calipers
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6-speed cassette gearbox
- Final drive shaft
- Rear axle
- Paralever, deb: 135 mm
- 1 disc Ø 265 mm, 2 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
180/55
– 17
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in line
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- Injection
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
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1,157 cc
(79 x 59 mm mm) -
163
ch
at 10,250 rpm -
12.70 mkg
at 8,250 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 1.29
kg / hp - Compression: 13: 1
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exhaust
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fluid
electricity
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Competitors
Honda CB 1000 R 2008
Kawasaki Z 1000 2008
Yamaha FZ1 1000 2008
Suzuki B-KING 1300 2008
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