The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel
Tips, Technology, Advanced Techniques
by Dale Coyner
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Only the strong survive on the streets and BMW has just the bike for you. The new K 1200 R Sport is the latest addition to BMW's collection of 4 cylinder bikes. This performance sports tourer is a dynamic, more civilized version of the revolutionary K 1200 R, which won Motorcyclist's Bike of the Year in 2005.
It features a semi-faired design that provides protection from wind and rain while allowing the rider to assume a more upright position than other sport bikes. But don't let its refinements fool you. The K 1200 R Sport features the same 163 hp growl of its unfaired sibling and is capable of rocketing you to motorcycle euphoria in a matter of moments. Ready to hit the throttle? It hit the streets in 2007.