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Bit of a step up for BMW
« on: July 07, 2008, 11:38:22 AM »
Ruben Xaus will be punting this in the superbike rounds next year.

HAve a look at that front end set up

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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2008, 11:40:51 AM »
I cant see the Diff from a R1
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2008, 11:42:59 AM »
Quote from: Freakshow on July 07, 2008, 11:38:22 AM
Ruben Xaus will be punting this in the superbike rounds next year.

...and I thought they were serious about winning ::)

Quote from: Freakshow on July 07, 2008, 11:38:22 AM
HAve a look at that front end set up

...it ain't a paralever whatsie is it? Maybe the paralever whatsie ain't as good as they make out ::)
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2008, 11:52:10 AM »
I dont mind the old spainyard. He has been a WSBK regular since 1998 and has at least taken 34 podiums, with 10 victories.

BUt i like him if only for one reason.................  one of the best pictures on my screensaver , the hypermotard Ducati-->
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2008, 11:53:33 AM »
Well come on Freaky ??? where is it I'm guessing it's sideways
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2008, 11:57:42 AM »
Sorry Hilly try now :O)
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2008, 12:02:25 PM »
Nice i think i had the yz in a big slide like that on the weekend just before i went over the berm .
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2008, 12:26:47 PM »
Yeah, it's good to see BMW involved in World Supers [especially if Corser ends up there as the stories suggest].

But I must say that the bike is a bit of a dissappointment, it is just like all the others. With a change of paint it could be a Honda/Suzuki/Yamaha/Kawasaki. I read the detailed explanation from BMW explaining that to truely understand superbikes and to be competitive they couldn't [or wouldn't] do anything out of the norm - a pity really.

It would be nice to shake up the status quo. All the other entrants that have tried different chassis solutions have been small specialist concerns [although sometimes with limited manufacturer involvment - to protect access to any patents that might become available] so an innovative design back directly by the might of BMW might have produced something really significant.

I realise that to experiment in racing [and to possibly fail] would be commercially foolish, but it would make it so much more entertaining.

Oh well good luck to them. Let's see how Aprillia goes with their V4...
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2008, 01:00:45 PM »
Ruben Xaus?
we used to call him the bowling ball!
allah, 10 pin style!
lets hope he keeps it upright and doesn't send them broke in repairs.
but hey, i like the guy...
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Re: Bit of a step up for BMW
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2008, 01:25:58 PM »
ridiculous the resources and technology going into these things.  i just wish there were incentives for all those clever techies to get to work on real problems, not just how to make vehicles go faster and look blinger.  talk about heads in the sand.

sorry to reveal spoilsport tendencies.
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