BMW K 1300 GT - Manual (Page 84)

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K 1200 S (2004–2008).
The K 1200 S makes its entry into the market in 2004 as a radically new and
highly innovative Sports Machine standing out as a unique model within the
K-family. With its brand-new straight-four now fi tted crosswise and displacing
1,157 cc, the K 1200 S has no predecessor and no role model in the history of
BMW Motorrad, but is rather brand-new in every respect.
The technical highlights of this 167-hp Sports Machine are the very sloped
angle of the cylinder bank tilted 55o to the front to provide a low centre of
gravity as well as innovative suspension technology with the BMW EVO Para-
lever and the BMW Duolever at the front. On the BMW Duolever, the square
set-up of arms consisting of two longitudinal arms pivoting within the frame
guides the wheel bearings and thus allows appropriate wheel travel.
The K 1200 S combines supreme riding precision and agility with a standard
of engine power and riding performance that leaves nothing to be desired.
As an option BMW even offers ESA (Electronic Suspension Adjustment) on
the K 1200 S for the fi rst time in series production, electronically controlled
suspension operated at the touch of a button. This allows the rider to adjust
the suspension and damping individually to his personal style and the load
the machine is carrying.
K 1200 R (2004–2008).
Launching the high-performance K 1200 R Roadster, BMW enters the
segment of high-power Naked Bikes for the fi rst time in 2004. Based on the
K 1200 S, the new K 1200 R benefi ts from the straight-four engine with
dry sump lubrication as well as innovative suspension technology with the
BMW Duolever at the front and the BMW EVO Paralever at the rear.
Developing 163 hp at 10, 250 rpm, the K 1200 R is almost as powerful as the
sports model with its special fairing, immediately moving to the top in the
Naked Bikes segment.
The new Roadster also bears out its superior performance through the special
look of this new machine. Special body elements around the tank and rear end
as well as the striking dual headlight with its surface fi nished in matt chrome
4.4 The Second-Generation of
Four-Cylinders.