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Test rode BMW R1200RT today - impression
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<blockquote data-quote="rwortman" data-source="post: 1235084" data-attributes="member: 87350"><p>Two thoughts. One that to my eye the 1200RT is butt ugly. No butt ugly bikes in my shed unless they are dirt bikes. Second is the test rides really are pretty useless. If I had test ridden my FJR, I probably wouldn't own it now. The handling felt just plain weird when I first rode it and I wondered if I had made a mistake. If it had been a dealer test ride I would not have known that the front tire was underinflated. Even with proper pressure I wasn't sure I liked it because it was way different in feel than my VFR. Heavy handling, strange low speed turn in, slight shaft effects. After 3500 miles I flat love the thing. I took about 1000 before it felt "normal" to me. If I ride my Ducati SS for a couple of hours the FJR feels weird again for about 10 minutes until my brain boots up the FJR control program again. When you test ride a bike, it almost always feels wrong because it isn't the one you spent years getting used to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwortman, post: 1235084, member: 87350"] Two thoughts. One that to my eye the 1200RT is butt ugly. No butt ugly bikes in my shed unless they are dirt bikes. Second is the test rides really are pretty useless. If I had test ridden my FJR, I probably wouldn't own it now. The handling felt just plain weird when I first rode it and I wondered if I had made a mistake. If it had been a dealer test ride I would not have known that the front tire was underinflated. Even with proper pressure I wasn't sure I liked it because it was way different in feel than my VFR. Heavy handling, strange low speed turn in, slight shaft effects. After 3500 miles I flat love the thing. I took about 1000 before it felt "normal" to me. If I ride my Ducati SS for a couple of hours the FJR feels weird again for about 10 minutes until my brain boots up the FJR control program again. When you test ride a bike, it almost always feels wrong because it isn't the one you spent years getting used to. [/QUOTE]
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