R1200RT Cafe Racer

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ds99
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R1200RT Cafe Racer

Post by ds99 »

I spotted this on ebay


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Gman1969
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Post by Gman1969 »

Certainly an interesting look!
bandytales
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Post by bandytales »

Is that another way to say 'Pig Ugly'?
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Post by beemerboy9 »

Thank heavens it's unique!
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Post by gogs01 »

Very clever, and bound to get one noticed.


Not for me though .....  :alas:
My 4th R1200RT = 2016 (2017 MY) R1200RT LE
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Post by Stratman »

Pass me the lighter fluid and matches please....
LAF
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Post by LAF »

That is just pure fugly!  I guess eye of the beholder and all that...……….
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Did any of you ever think that maybe a young boy bought the bike that was totaled and rebuilt it as cheap as he could afford?
I kinda see my self, if i was 18 now, to make a bike just like that! I see nothing wrong with that! Not everybody can afford a
brand new BMW. And more over, is probably cleaner than your $20K+ bike!

Ok, now you all just shoot me, but that is just the way i see it, and thought is worth mentioning it here! :kacsint2:
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temesvar wrote: Did any of you ever think that maybe a young boy bought the bike that was totaled and rebuilt it as cheap as he could afford?[size=2px]
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Yes, and it is still pig ugly. it is not the quality of the product we are making observations on, it is the form it takes. So given the same amount of money you still have choices about the shapes generated.
However, someone likes it, and I guess that's what matters.
Did it sell?

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[/size]Ok, now you all just shoot me, but that is just the way i see it, and thought is worth mentioning it here! :kacsint2:
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Where's my gun?
gazcoo
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Post by gazcoo »

Going by the IRS sticker on the speedo, it was once a poilce bike.
ds99
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bandytales
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Post by bandytales »

The ad says, "Only one in the world"
I say, "Thank goodness for that".
ds99
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Post by ds99 »

i actually quite like it
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Post by simbo »

It's a bit like an ugly bird, you'd ride it if you had to, you wouldn't want to marry it though. 👍
The GS 'is' the better bike :-)
ds99
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Re: R1200RT Cafe Racer

Post by ds99 »

it isn't any worse looking that a R1200GS, which looks like an explosion in a pipework factory
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