BMW R 1200 RS
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R 1200 RS Key Highlights | |
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| Engine Capacity | 1,170 cc |
| Transmission | 6 Speed Manual |
| Kerb Weight | 236 kg |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 18 litres |
| Seat Height | 820 mm |
| Max Power | 121.6 bhp |
BMW R 1200 RS Summary
The R1200 RS is BMW Motorrad's sporty streetbike offering for those who prefer a faired motorcycle. It generates slightly less power than its streetfighter sister, the R1200 R, but it also weighs just 236kg, which helps its performance. It is powered by the same 1170cc boxer twin engine that powers a lot of BMW bikes. It sports conventional hardware like upside down front forks and plain-vanilla rear monoshock suspension. Of course, being a BMW, it has a ton of electronics to help the rider keep the rubber side down. There is no real competition from European manufacturers other than the Ducati Supersport. However, the land of the rising sun brings to the ring the Suzuki GSX-S1000F and the Kawasaki Ninja 1000.
BMW R 1200 RS Review
Good Things
- Has good handling
- Ample torque throughout the rev range
- Features host of electronics
Could be Better
- Instrument cluster feels outdated
- Gearbox feels clunky during upshifts
- Has mild vibrations at higher revs
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R 1200 RS Specifications & Features
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Power & Performance
- Displacement1170 cc
- Max Power121.6 bhp @ 7750 rpm
- Max Torque125 Nm @ 6500 rpm
- Mileage - Owner Reported-
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Brakes, Wheels & Suspension
- Front SuspensionTelescopic fork
- Rear SuspensionCast aluminium single-sided swing arm
- Braking SystemSwitchable ABS
- Front Brake TypeDisc
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Dimensions & Chassis
- Kerb Weight236 kg
- Seat Height820 mm
- Ground Clearance-
- Overall Length2202 mm
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Manufacturer Warranty
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Features
- Touch Screen Display-
- Instrument Console-
- OdometerDigital
- SpeedometerDigital
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BMW R 1200 RS User Reviews
4.9/5
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6 years ago
Deepak Kushwaha
Drive is through a six-speed gearbox with a wet, anti-hopping, magic clutch, hooked up to a maintenance-free cardan shaft positioned on the left-hand side, as per bmw’s long history.
Unique to the r1200r’s structure is the engine serving as a stressed member, in concert with a new, tubular steel “bridge” frame. The telelever front suspension is unconventionally replaced, for bmw boxers, by a conventional upside-down fork with telescopic 45mm tubes, a la the s1000r. Two versions are available: un-adjustable marzocchi fork legs and a sachs shock with a knob for manual preload adjustability (plus a rebound adjuster), or optional electronic suspension adjustment. With esa, both gold sachs fork tubes have springs, while only the left side has damping and the esa adjustor (but no preload adjuster). The rear has a marzocchi shock with esa preload and damping adjustments. Whether these mixed suspension choices are technical or political, we don’t know.
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Daily Commute
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6 months-1 yr
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< 5000 kms
Got mileage of
40 kmpl
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Good maintenance
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Wow very awesome excellent bike
6 years ago
P.Maruthi Rao
It was very awesome bike it was excellent and the company was very features and good designing to a bike it was reality fantastic "i like this bike"reality very nice bike .It was very attracting .It was very nice bike good features gears , head lights,side signal lights back red light very much beautiful
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