Ride Review: 2003 BMW R1150R (owned)
2003 BMW R1150R Review The bike was originally registered in Toronto & ridden to BC in 2007 by the 2nd owner (he bought from the orig owner who was an elderly man who added the touring screen, bags, rack & trunk bag all keyed to the ignition prior to the trip west) where it was stored, because the owner was an international pilot who was transferred to Honk Kong & did not return. I bought in June 2010 with 14k km in Vancouver & sold 2 years & 12k kms later. Boxers, particularly <R1200 series, are an acquired taste that endear themselves with their relaxed rhythmic thrum, overall high quality, high resale & other pleasant subtleties that encourage long term relationships with those that are able to accept/appreciate their quirks & peculiarities. The single spark plug head design was prone to a mild surge from 2,500 - 3,500 rpm, as were other early generation FI bikes (BMW later went to a 2 spark plug head design in an attempt to address the issue, but th...