As the originator of this thread...
YES, the three previous posts are exactly right! BMW will not look back but make the 100 year anniversary bike the pinnacle of modern motorcycle technology.
I don't think the 100 year anniversary bike with be anything but a boxer set-up with shaft drive. The GS line of bikes has its own anniversary so I doubt that will be it. I'm predicting a naked bike (like the Rockster) or a RS type sport touring machine.
As a relatively young MOA member (my 1983 R80RT is older than me) I would ONLY buy the 100 year anniversary bike if it had the latest technology and looked and performed like nothing ever built before it.
And yes, I do ALL my own maintenance (this winter I will be rebuilding the top end on my R80RT so it will last until 2023).
YES, the three previous posts are exactly right! BMW will not look back but make the 100 year anniversary bike the pinnacle of modern motorcycle technology.
I don't think the 100 year anniversary bike with be anything but a boxer set-up with shaft drive. The GS line of bikes has its own anniversary so I doubt that will be it. I'm predicting a naked bike (like the Rockster) or a RS type sport touring machine.
As a relatively young MOA member (my 1983 R80RT is older than me) I would ONLY buy the 100 year anniversary bike if it had the latest technology and looked and performed like nothing ever built before it.
And yes, I do ALL my own maintenance (this winter I will be rebuilding the top end on my R80RT so it will last until 2023).