R1200R named King of the Alps by Motorrad Magazine!

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R1200R named King of the Alps by Motorrad Magazine!

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A total of 20 bikes were tested and grouped into five bike categories: Allrounder, Sport, Big bikes (including R1200R), Enduro/fun, and Tourer/sporttourer.

The winners of each category were then pitted against each other in a final supertest. The R1200R was placed 1st by three out of the six judges and 2nd by a further two judges. The final judge placed the R1200R third.

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Of course, all us victims of a test ride did not need a magazine to tell us that :!: :lol:
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This is looking good! More aftermarket farkles for sure!!
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What were the results in the other categories?
R1200R, R1200RT, R1200GSA, R100Mystic, R90S, R100RS, R100RS CFO
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Hi Everybody

As much as I applaud the result, this comparison was the strangest test I've ever seen. Bikes were grouped by very unlikely criteria and it appeared that results were entirely arbitrary.
I believe that tests appearing in "Motorrad" have to be taken with more than a grain of salt.

Cheers anyhow

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Ray R wrote:What were the results in the other categories?
The test was to find the best Alp bike. The categories were just in the lead up issues - kind of semifinals if you will. So, if you mean which bikes won their semifinals:

Allrounder: Honda Hornet 600
Sportsbike: Honda CBR 600RR
Big Bikes: BMW R1200R
Enduro/Fun: Triumph Tiger 1050
Tourer/Sportstourer: BMW K1200R Sport
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Hill climbing on a R1200R! Awesome.
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hass wrote:
Ray R wrote:
Allrounder: Honda Hornet 600
Sportsbike: Honda CBR 600RR
Big Bikes: BMW R1200R
Enduro/Fun: Triumph Tiger 1050
Tourer/Sportstourer: BMW K1200R Sport
The Tiger in its new form hardly qualifies as an enduro/dual sport.
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Chi-Town where did you get that Icon or whatever of yours? The guy standing on the motorcycle on the hill. I saw a sign like that on the Blue Ridge Parkway last month. Mounted on a sign pole and all.
I thought perhaps it was put up by a vandal from a large mid western city.
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