This is the second post in our4 Sale关于有趣的系列，unique or weird bikes for sale online.Note: This is不是an advertisement.新利18苹果Advrider是不是affiliated in any way with either the seller or marketplace.Do you know if any unique bikes for sale?填上这个让我们知道form.

这些天,there's lots of gossip about an upcoming BMW cruiser,supposedly powered by a new 1800 cc boxer twin engine.When the K1600B debuted,我们以为那是我们被告知要期待的宝马装袋机，但是没有，it seems another machine is coming,宝马也会有很长的路要走to show off the engine via the custom scene.

A made-in-Germany cruiser?The foot-forward crowd is gasping in shock,but they shouldn't be so taken aback.BMW's taken at least two stabs at this idea before,including this interesting machine,R1200c。

This particular example,发现在大拐弯处，Wisconsin,isn't exactly cheap,at $4,999 … but it's not scary expensive either,and it has fairly low mileage.

Still need convincing?Here's why this is a very cool bike.

1997年首次亮相，the R1200C came at a time when everyone was building cruisers.Harley-Davidson couldn't make their bikes fast enough,so all the Big Four had a strong cruiser lineup as well,and they were selling pretty well.这些天,日本人几乎已经放弃了哈雷戴维森克隆市场，but then,there was money in it.Victory was starting to get ready for production around that time,the reborn Excelsior-Henderson company had been making machines since 1993,and there were the usual attempts to revive Indian as well.

So it's no wonder BMW decided the time was right to build a cruiser.But,作为宝马，公司采取了不同的做法，它所设计的是一台高级机器，starting with the engine.BMW just re-used its oilhead 1200,instead of building a V-twin for the purpose,which is what all the other companies were doing.

The flat twin engine was trustworthy and certainly had its fans,but also came with some design restrictions.由于气缸的放置，the R1200C rider's feet were placed a bit further back than you saw on other cruisers of that time period.This made for better handling,时间段的许多审查新利体育ios都会注意到。

The handling was further improved with a Telelever front suspension and Monolever rear suspension.Sure,they weren't GS-level,但当时他们比其他巡洋舰的选择要好。

然后，BMW also made ABS optional.In the late '90s,that was pretty futuristic for the cruiser scene.And thankfully,这则自动雷达广告指出，卖家的自行车包括ABS（以及硬锁袋，heated grips,挡风玻璃和其他不太有用的电子产品）。

从个人经验来看，即使以后，better-equipped Harley-Davidsons have a hard time keeping up with the R1200C on a twisty backroad,多亏了宝马的工程设计。

为了说服骑手购买机器，BMW had the R1200C inserted into a chase scene in a Bond film,明天永远不会死。宝马也有一个非常有趣的信息广告组合，seen below.我从没听说过有人在电视上看到过这个，所以它可能只是为了内部目的？In any case,it's a great motivation to get out on yer Beemer and go freeeeeewheeeeeeeeellllllin!

Sorry,休斯敦大学，got carried away there.

In any case,the R1200C was reckoned a sales success in its early years,但是这些销售逐渐减少，机器在2004年被取消了，不是短期内，but not a terribly long one,either.宝马的大人物认为市场不需要一辆由拳击手驱动的巡洋舰，and they were probably right.And the looks,while revolutionary,非常两极分化。Some people loved it enough to place it in the Guggenheim's Art of the Motorcycle exhibit,1998年。Others thought it looked like an abomination,far removed from the classic lines laid out by Harley-Davidson.

不管你怎么倾斜，it's still an interesting bike,and at least it made it into production,unlike the cruiser project BMW had in the late '70s,which was the cause of Hans Muth quitting BMW and going to design the Katana for Suzuki … but that's a story for another day.

If you're really interested in this R1200C,值得打个电话。在7058英里处，that oilhead should have a lot of life left in it;you could probably do a fly-and-ride,but the seller says they'll ship anywhere in the continental US for $400,which would definitely be more affordable.