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Old 05-10-2009, 05:29 PM   #1
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Default BMW S1000RR streetbike

It hit a LOT of branches while falling out of the ugly tree.

http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2009/...w-s1000rr.html

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Old 05-10-2009, 05:44 PM   #2
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Why the hell did they give it two different shape headlights?
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Old 05-10-2009, 05:48 PM   #3
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WOW, WTF? that thing looks WEIRD now.
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Old 05-10-2009, 07:03 PM   #4
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The "Johny 5" School of Headlight Design is apparently alive and well in Berlin...
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Old 05-10-2009, 08:41 PM   #5
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Honestly, the racebike will probably look great. You lose the headlights and the gigantic catalytic converter, and you'll probably have a decent-looking rig. The top of the tank is still goofy, but it's not too bad overall. I do like the side fairings, and the tail isn't too bad.

It better be fast as hell if it's gonna look that wierd.
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Old 05-10-2009, 08:41 PM   #6
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wow... that is disappointing
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Old 05-10-2009, 10:06 PM   #7
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bout what i expected, ugly as shit.... cant wait to see Dyno HP numbers, i'm betting 193(though at the crank) is a bit optimistic...and what's the price gonna be
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Old 05-10-2009, 10:05 PM   #8
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as someone who idly considered plunking money down on one i gotta say that im rather dissapointed. I guess they thought asymetrical headlights would make this bike more acceptable to their current fanbase but damn is that fail
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Old 05-11-2009, 03:38 PM   #9
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When you design a bike that looks Japanese, you do what you have to to make it unique.
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Old 05-11-2009, 03:43 PM   #10
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BMW really likes weird-ass headlights... i can't find pics now for the life of me, but a couple years back they experimented with a 1200C-based bagger that looked like a jumping spider
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