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BMW R1200C

BMW R1200C

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Sep 10, 2026

SwiggyHOST
49:58
Never mind.
SwiggyHOST
49:58
It was the R1200C.
SwiggyHOST
50:00
This was the 2002.
SwiggyHOST
50:05
That passed Millennium.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
14:39
So this bike has really, it failed terribly when it first came out, but it is gaining a lot more attention today.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
14:47
Now the BMW R1200C was BMW's first cruiser, It maintained many of the classic elements of a BMW, a boxer engine, a driveshaft, and visually the telelever suspension was stylized with more of an organic shape than the typical flat support that you saw on most of the other bikes.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
15:05
And the kidney bean design that was common on BMW cars was carried over the elements near the headlight.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
15:11
And even with a branding deal with the James Bond film franchise, seeing the bike featured in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies brought a lot of attention to the bike, but it didn't really bring as many paying customers.

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