Drex has one. Pretty fast bike and lots of gizmos but HEAVY. BTW, ZX12R's is EOL'ed as I had said earlier and replaced by the ugly ass ZX14 (read FAST AS HELL)... Busa's are a little yesteryear .. skip it as even the GSXR1000's are almost as fast. If you looking for flat out HP or torque? For torque.. there is nothing like v twins ie Honda RC51's and Ducati 999S or R's. Sometimes, it's not all about the HP as even some 600's will give you a good kick in the pants like the ~140hp R6 (600cc)

My mistake i meant the ZX14. and i agree the busa is long in the tooth. I really like the ZX14 and almost had my heart set on it until i saw this K1200.
I really like it alot and also like all the cool tech on it. Plus the BMW bike is very rare. I would say even rarer than a ducatti. I like the ducattis but not my style, I like the 4 cylinder bikes. By the way what is the hp number on the ZX 14. I forgot.So Drex how do you like your K 1200?

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officially 180hp for the ZX14. Cant really say BMW bikes are rare.. there are a ton of them here..

Really. Im in CT and ive seen a handful my entire life. Extremely rare. Only one dealership in the state sells them and its like an hour away from me. I see alot of Jap bikes and harleys especially overhere. And every once in a while i see a ducatti. No one here is really into BMW bikes alot of people i know dont even know BMW makes a bike. You tell them and there shocked.

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they are rare for sure. I have seen very few on I84. The dealer in Tarrytown, NY is busy in the area.

Top of Bear Mtn, in Harriman State Park on the way to West Point: one can see a surprisingly high number/percentage of top shelf BMW sleds on any Sunday morning...

I agree with SanGuru: it's heavy and fairly complex; I do have a good Bud in NH that has one, along with his '76 orig Shovel, but he is not yet smitten. I suspect his age, 52, and lack of riding time on UJMs or that sleek Beemer is the culprit. He paid 17gs, too...they are a bit pricey.

If dough is a prob., one can shave $6-7k and get something that will put your eyeballs in the back of your head, but diff'n strokes.
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BMW bikes are definitely NOT rare. Heck...even cops here in Newport Beach, CA are rolling on Beemers.

Wow i guess things are a little different on the west coast. In Ct you will see a 100K dollar custom harley anyware and ducattis too. But your not gonna see a Beamer.

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ditto.. CHP in Norcal use K1200GT's.