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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: marcmax on May 26, 2013, 11:56:18 AM

Title: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: marcmax on May 26, 2013, 11:56:18 AM

Collaboration between BMW Motorrad and Roland Sands Design of an updated R90S. I Like it!

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2013/5/25/bmw-concept-ninety-roland-sands.html

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: montmil on May 26, 2013, 04:48:27 PM

Looks like something that's really rideable. Rather stunning, actually. [smiley=thumbup.gif]

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: MR.E on May 30, 2013, 06:03:31 AM

not too sure if i like it or not, the rear seat pod i cant decide on

Would like a ride on it though

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: Bengt_Phorqs on May 30, 2013, 08:17:50 AM

I'm not a fan of bikes with the seat just hanging in the air.  Makes it look too much like some kind of insect.  What's the purpose of this bike?  Obviously not for the track.  Get a 1000RR if that's what you want.  Not a sport touring bike either.  I guess it's for just riding to Starbucks or the Two Wheeled Tuesdays at Hooters.

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: Luca on May 30, 2013, 12:14:35 PM

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Detroit has really irked me in the last few years for doing stuff like this.  The new Challenger, Charger, Dart, now the Stingray is back.  I guess the Camaro just went on vacation...  it's like Hollywood remaking old movies, making movies with fairy tale titles, or that whole Avengers thing.  Just selling us on that old look and feeling... but without the feeling.  I'll just barely let the Ford GT escape my criticism.  That thing had all the lines and the cajones under the hood.

Oh yeah, anyone else think the bikini fairing looks squashed?

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: steve hawkins on May 31, 2013, 01:07:57 PM

Not for me.

Trying too hard.  Too much bling.

Going to be out of my reach anyway.

No point in thinking about it.

What they trying to prove by smoking the rear - clever.  Yawn. :-?

This is more to my taste:

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2013/2/25/la-coronas-81-bmw-r100rs-004.html

Not that I like everything about it - but its certainly going in the right direction.

Rev. Light - I am too retro

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: tvrla on June 02, 2013, 10:58:31 PM

That was my first thought as well - it would look much better with a rear fender - not much into the style where the seat hangs out there in mid air with nothing but the rear wheel below it.

Guess it's the "artistic license" that grabs the designer and has to keep going. I wouldn't call it a retro 90S! Not at all! It's more like a retro of a current airhead cafe racer. They even had to get creative on the paint... why not make it look like an upgraded 90S with current equipment? Use the Xlace wheels, modern brakes, engine, trans, suspension, but keep it looking like a 90S. Make it so we could attach bags and tour on the thing?

What's so difficult about that???

Title: Re: Roland Sands R90S
Post by: jakebass12 on June 11, 2013, 03:58:47 PM

i like the speedo/tach cluster :) thats about it