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[tunnie]

..........on a specially built lightened/tuned etc,bike.Afaik litre sports bike have a 0-60 time of around 3 seconds,even with TC.I cant see a bog standard Beemer (very heavy,not much power) doing it in  3.5

3.9 is the official figure quoted by BMW for their 2009 model Albs (it's still WAY short of the 3.2 quoted earlier though).

http://www.r1200gs.info/misc/specs/

0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3.3 sec.

[tunnie]

..........on a specially built lightened/tuned etc,bike.Afaik litre sports bike have a 0-60 time of around 3 seconds,even with TC.I cant see a bog standard Beemer (very heavy,not much power) doing it in  3.5

See it now?

http://www.r1200gs.info/misc/specs/

[KillerWatt]

Like Albs said Tunnie, the manufacturers will pull every string, and stretch every bit of truth possible (without detracting so far as to get done under Trades Descriptions) in order to "sex up" the performance figures.

The link I saw for the 09 model stated 3.9s (which to be honest, is optimistic).
Claiming it will do 0-62 in 3.3 goes way beyond optimistic IMO.

[tunnie]

Like Albs said Tunnie, the manufacturers will pull every string, and stretch every bit of truth possible (without detracting so far as to get done under Trades Descriptions) in order to "sex up" the performance figures.

The link I saw for the 09 model stated 3.9s (which to be honest, is optimistic).
Claiming it will do 0-62 in 3.3 goes way beyond optimistic IMO.

I doubt i could keep the front wheel down to achive those times anyway, its still a quick bike for its size.

For me its the torque, any gear, low revs, just twist-go. Perfect for overtakes with ease, without having to spank the ass off it

[STMO999]

Apart from the obvious, can't really see the point in this. Surely, if it's the 0-60 you're interested in, you'd buy a sports bike. Likewise, if you want a car that does 0-60 in 6 secs, why buy an omega?

Unless you've got a lot of money to spend, you take one or the other.

[KillerWatt]

Keeping the front wheel down under extreme conditions isn't as hard as you think Tunnie.

Like you say, bags of torque and very usable under just about all conditions.
However, the specs as they read (torque, power, & weight) wouldn't have me believing for one minute the bike will meet those claims in anything other than a laboratory setup.

Very nice ride, but (as Albs said) it ain't matching a Blackbird on the 0-60 times no matter what.

[cem_devecioglu]

Apart from the obvious, can't really see the point in this. Surely, if it's the 0-60 you're interested in, you'd buy a sports bike. Likewise, if you want a car that does 0-60 in 6 secs, why buy an omega?

Unless you've got a lot of money to spend, you take one or the other.

Apart from all, I dont think women around you, are interested in 0-60 timings .. They would prefer something they can travel comfortably

[tunnie]

Apart from the obvious, can't really see the point in this. Surely, if it's the 0-60 you're interested in, you'd buy a sports bike. Likewise, if you want a car that does 0-60 in 6 secs, why buy an omega?

Unless you've got a lot of money to spend, you take one or the other.

Apart from all, I dont think women around you, are interested in 0-60 timings .. They would prefer something they can travel comfortably

What women around here?  Only women around here are sodding chavs

[albitz]

..........on a specially built lightened/tuned etc,bike.Afaik litre sports bike have a 0-60 time of around 3 seconds,even with TC.I cant see a bog standard Beemer (very heavy,not much power) doing it in  3.5

See it now?

http://www.r1200gs.info/misc/specs/

Yes Tunnie I see it,but I dont believe it.
Keeping the front wheel down - lean over the front of the bike - seemples.
Lots of effortless torque,overtaking without  having to keep stamping down through the box etc. Any 1000 V-twin from Aprillia or Ducati will do it so much better and probably do a gebuine 0-60 in 3 secs.

[cem_devecioglu]

Apart from the obvious, can't really see the point in this. Surely, if it's the 0-60 you're interested in, you'd buy a sports bike. Likewise, if you want a car that does 0-60 in 6 secs, why buy an omega?

Unless you've got a lot of money to spend, you take one or the other.

Apart from all, I dont think women around you, are interested in 0-60 timings .. They would prefer something they can travel comfortably

What women around here?  Only women around here are sodding chavs

 

Agreed, but also means you are spending the time in a wrong place

[tunnie]

..........on a specially built lightened/tuned etc,bike.Afaik litre sports bike have a 0-60 time of around 3 seconds,even with TC.I cant see a bog standard Beemer (very heavy,not much power) doing it in  3.5

See it now?

http://www.r1200gs.info/misc/specs/

Yes Tunnie I see it,but I dont believe it.
Keeping the front wheel down - lean over the front of the bike - seemples.
Lots of effortless torque,overtaking without  having to keep stamping down through the box etc. Any 1000 V-twin from Aprillia or Ducati will do it so much better and probably do a gebuine 0-60 in 3 secs.

None of the Aprilia's do it for me, and i cannot stand the sound of Ducati's, i think they sound shite! Those really annoying dry clutches which make that horrid noise at idle.

[albitz]

The sound of a thouroughbred.music to my ears. ..........just goes to show were all different I suppose.


Put a pair of race Termignoni pipes on a Ducati and believe me you will never hear the clutch rattle.

[tunnie]

i was following one on my bicycle once through London, its not just idle at lights, it was when the revs dropped and just coasting, so much rattling.

I guess they are different machines when going full beans, but i wanted something for Long Haul, i really like the idea of taking off to the Alps on my own.  8-)

[doog]

anything that will do 0-60 in under 5 seconds is fast enough to have the shit fleeing from me. 
so to me it dont really mater if its 3.5 or 4.0 seconds its still damn quick


Doug

[albitz]

........But when its light as a feather and has a short wheelbase so its trying to do backflips instead of 0 - 60,its more exciting.