Well, the news is starting to trickle in.
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2018/march/bmw-r1250rt-vvt-spied
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2018/march/bmw-r1250rt-vvt-spied
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I admit that I am up in years, so that affects this thought: I have no need for more than 125 HP in my motorcycle. Indeed, I doubt I have ever used that much power in my RT. In my F-150 and turbo Subaru, yes, I have used more horsepower.
Personally I would never buy a first year production of anything. And for sure not a first year BMW motorcycle especially with the change to VVT.
Bigger displacement is no big deal at all and I would have no issues. But the VVT is a significant change to the internals of the motor.
I think a year or two would be advisable on this one but then again who knows. It could be a flawless transition.
All I know is the 1st Gen(14-16) LC are going to take a resale hit, the second Gen LC(17-19) are going to take a resale hit so I will be keeping my 17.5 GS until I get my moneys worth out of it. Otherwise you are going to take a financial blood bath to step up to the 1250 with VVT.
I think BMW can get it right with variable valve timing. It’s not new internal combustion engine technology and one thing the Germans are good at is mechanical engineering. They don’t seem to be as good as Americans at software and integration (think TFT displays) and that’s why they’re having so many problems in that regard. Time will tell but I wouldn’t hesitate to buy the bike if I could afford to do so.
I'm currious as to why they would disapear so soon as bmw did get them certified euro 4 and the next level, euro 5 isn't due until 2020. But then again, moving all their boxers to a single engine makes financial sense.I think I read that changes in European emissions regulations are pushing BMW to get the updated engines out earlier, so that the new boxer variations have to be released within a much shorter time frame. Makes me think this will be the last year for the camhead R nineT.