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Will BMW's Change Suspension Forever?

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Steven_Verschoor

Discussion Starter · Apr 20, 2005

Re: Will BMW's innovative technology change motorcycling suspension forever?

The good news: BMW seem to have a really trick bike.

The bad news: "BMW are saying that these will be hand built machines in low production volumes and hinting that the price will be well over and above the [AUS]$21,500 sticker price of the regular R1200 GS."

Guess I'll be sticking with my Rockster.

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· #24 · Apr 20, 2005

Re: Will BMW's innovative technology change motorcycling suspension forever?

I don't really know **** from squat when it comes to engineering, but this little bit caught my eye ...

A minor but nevertheless important point is that static compression of the springs on the R 1200 GS HP2 while at a standstill creates a deceptive impression of the damping effect, since the movements generated at rest are not the same when riding in terms of their speed and frequency.

Hmmmm ... so I wonder if this speed-related damping adjustment means that the shock dynamically accommodates different types of "hits" to the suspension (a la high speed vs. low speed damping)? Sounds interesting.

Plus, god help me, I think this BMW actually looks kinda cool.

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