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Cycle News 1986 06 04

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- . BIKE rORAOU redline. But rather, with an engine that . makes 90 percent of its torque availaQ,le at just 3,500 rpm's. For a "seamless crescendo of power that is exhilarating, yet tr<;lctable" (Motorcyclist). A motorcycle whose low center of gravity and diminutive weight make it "a bike that can be herded along atwisty ribbon of road in the company of the best high-performance Japanese iron without me; IZESTHE G. IU losing its stately composure" (Cycle World). A motorcycle whose ergonomicsthe fundamental bar, seat.and peg relationship-feel just right. So the KIOO is, as one reviewer put it, "perfect for hours of the kind of riding that would be tiring in minutes on most bikes." And perhaps most important, a motorcycle that offers some- thing often missing in the world of high-performance bikes: repeat performances. A promise supported by the simplicity of the KlOO's design, the sophistication of its electronic engine management system and BMW's 3-year warranty,* which is three times longer than most bikes.' Those who find the prospect of owning such a motorcycle appealing will find its $5,990** price all the more so. And wind down to their BMW dealerfor atest ride. 1111 lIG-.r1lOlOllCWUSOFG_IR -lJmlled agansl defects wcnmanshp and lor three and b' an warranty proteCts If'I f\"MeNIIS ~ unllfTllle

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