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And it means that if I ever buy a BMW, it will have to be an older model, pre-beak.
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Two screws and it comes off?!
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I bet the warranty implications involve a lot more screwing. Any bets that it a vital structural component
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I have a 2004 1200gs c/w a beak and I must admit having followed it for over 155,000 miles I have grown to love it although  containers tend to slide off mine but thereagain it is too young to go into a bar. Just to put a bit of a damper on things, it could by virtue of its shape and position increase the air flow through the oil cooler matrix thereby making the oil cooled engine run more effectivly. Also, in my experience, thousands of bugs (various) would, if they could, testify to its ability to scoop. Ride safe.
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That's what tents and hotel rooms are for, surely?
Seriously, apart from the illogicality of buying a >10kUKP bike and immediately starting to dismantle it, it's not just the beak I don't like. The proportions of the 1200 seem all wrong - too bulky in the midriff and the back wheel's too small. It seems that the stylists rather then the engineers were in charge when it was designed.
Just personal opinion, of course, and I know people love them, but they are not for me. Whereas I think the older airheads look handsome.
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