[boxerman]

This isn't me or anyone I know, but I found this video of a guy riding a R1200R pretty hard through Palomar mountain in San Diego. Other than his riding gear and some of his line choices, it's nice to see the R1200R handling the mountain with ease.

BMW R1200R Vs. Palomar Mtn. Road on Vimeo

 

[Alfred]

Wow, that's no joke...he may not be dressed properly but he's showing that the R1200R handling is pretty solid. Good for him. You'd probably have to lean over pretty far before the cylinder heads touch the ground I guess.

 

[boxerman]

He says he recently lost some weight and his leathers don't fit him anymore. Whatever the case may be, he sure is showing that the R1200R is a nice handling machine. Though I think I would have liked to hear more of the engine in the video.

 

[JapanBoxer]

a great editor

I watched the whole simultaneously with my cousin in Texas.
The guy makes a awesome video.

 

[rebobd]

just rode palomar mountain road a few days ago actually, amazing road. as for this guy and his riding style, i see this all the time, butt moves over but torso stays parrallel with the bike, never understood that, if you're gonna get your butt over, your body and head should follow. and if you're that close to the ground, get some knee pucks or lean your body more so the bike does not have to lean as much. he's close but needs some form help, just my 2 cents. nice to see the r getting some good work, too many people just ride it like a cruiser and it has performance capability, for sure

 

[Classic11]

I watched the whole simultaneously with my cousin in Texas.
The guy makes a awesome video.

I thought the same thing, he must have 5 cameras running. As far as hearing the exhaust, it's the stock can and i doubt you could hear it most the time.