Driving report BMW R 1200 C GG Cruso

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Driving report BMW R 1200 C GG Cruso

Baroque was yesterday

The Swiss Walter Gruter has taken the hum from the force. With just as much sense of form as his technical understanding, he created the GG Cruso from the Bavarian cruiser interpretation BMW R 1200 C..

The confederates. They are their own, odrrr. To have ?? indeed ?? Regulations on the size of holes in your cheese. Call the rock-hard Franconian Frankli as if it were play money. Press a not ugly wine and hide it from the rest of the world. Paola and Kurt Felix, on the other hand, flickered towards millions of television viewers.
And then that. A conversion, good and beautiful. A BMW conversion, maybe good and maybe even nice. But the R 1200 C? It didn’t disappoint anyone from the start. Neither those who have always waited for the boxer with high handlebars, nor those who ?? always ?? feared of it. The design of the Telelever cruiser polarizes, the technology works. Already in the original condition.
So why the R 1200 C? Maybe because Walter Gruter is Swiss and in Ballwil near Lucerne not only sells Moto Guzzi and Ducati, but also BMW (phone 0041-414483363). And because he, the GG-Spartaco based on Moto Guzzi and the BMW duo Duetto have shown that precision and aesthetics are so important to him. Perhaps also because the hummingbone made him think of Marianne Sagebrecht in "Out of Rosenheim". As with Monika Schulz in the first test of the great freedom with heated grips (MOTORRAD 17/97).
Well, the comparison. Impressive in its own way, but with the sweeping rear too baroque to look really elegant. Marianne. And the BMW. So less impact. More lightness. The bench unit made of fiberglass laminate has proven itself in two ways: perfect fit, for the Cruso as well as for the driver. He is no longer enthroned above things in a posture between King Ludwig and Panzer General, but is optimally integrated into the vehicle and events. Thanks to the lower position in the taut seat hollow, your knees now have direct contact with the tank, and the handlebars literally grow into your outspread arms. The ergonomics on the Cruso fit much better with the dynamic driving talent of the seating, which has noticeably improved compared to the series C: Surprisingly handy, stable and neutral, the Swiss ensemble also runs around the narrowest arcs of the home streets.
In the GG fork bridge, the original standpipes are 50 millimeters further apart. Nice, the wider neck. The cylinders of the unchanged boxer no longer create the impression that they have grown onto too thin shoulders. The fork’s management function: a composite rim made of solid aluminum, 17 inches. The smaller wheel diameter does not go unnoticed. The front cannot resist a slight nervousness around the steering head on a wavy track, but it now turns more precisely and much more easily. And where the series C simply decouples its driver from the road? So everywhere – the chassis of the Cruso brings crystal clear feedback.
At the back, luckily, the 170 tire sausage has disappeared. At the end of the miserably long cardan swing arm, a wheel made from solid aluminum, including the hub, also rotates 17 inches. Covered with a 200 mm rubber that doesn’t have to hide under the discreet GRP mudguard. He knows how to behave well, almost doesn’t stand up, and he’s hardly able to resist tilting corrections.
One decelerates at the rear and two GG six-piston pliers at the front. The brake disc adapter is available with or without an ABS rim. Function? If you want to take a hearty bite into the fork bridge, you can reach in. Everyone else pulls the lever gently and carefully with two fingers. Nice, this brake. But not nice enough to qualify as the highlight of the Cruso. The instrument panel, folks, the instrument panel: from a massive ?? whatever else – milled aluminum block and fitted into the slightly modified original tank. The fittings are sunk into recesses and positioned so that they are perfectly in view of the driver.
And never be clouded by the rainwater that has run in. This can drain through a hidden hole. A little thing, just a little thing. But one that shows how, for 44300 Frankli, precision and elegance not only complement each other, but can also be one and the same. Tea GG Cruso is imported to Germany by Wudo (phone 02301 / 9188-0), all parts with ABE, color on request. Or as a kit, also with ABE, ready to paint for 19800, also Frankli. More about this: www.gg-technik.ch.

Technical data – GG Cruso

Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine, crankshaft lengthways, one high, chain-driven camshaft each, four valves per cylinder operated by bucket tappets, bumpers and rocker arms, wet sump lubrication, electronic intake manifold injection, engine management, regulated catalytic converter, electric starter, 700 W three-phase alternator Battery 12 V / 19 Ah, bore x stroke 101 x 73 mm, displacement 1170 cm³, compression ratio 10: 1, nominal output 45 kW (61 HP) at 5000 rpm, max. Torque 98 Nm (10.0 kpm) at 3000 rpm Power transmission Primary drive via gear wheels, hydraulically operated single-disc dry clutch, five-speed gearbox, cardan shaft. Chassis, load-bearing motor / gear unit, screwed frame rear, telescopic fork guided by trailing arms, stanchion diameter 35 mm, single-joint single-sided swing arm made of tubular steel, central spring strut, directly hinged, adjustable spring base, double disc brake at the front, six-piston calipers, floating brake discs, 0 305 mm, rear disc brake, six-piston caliper, floating brake disc, 0 285 mm, aluminum composite rims 3.75 x 17; 5.75 x 17 tires 120/70 ZR 17; 200/55 ZR 17 Chassis data Wheelbase 1650 mm, steering head angle 60.5 degrees, caster 86 mm, spring travel f / h 144/100 mm. Dimensions and weights L / W / H 2330/990/1250 mm, weight with a full tank 277 kg, permissible total weight 450 kg, Load 173 kg, tank capacity 16 liters.ColorOn request, kit parts ready for paintingPrice 44,300 Swiss francs, kit 19,800 Swiss francs

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