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The 1991 BMW Kl will be available
in two colors - red with yellow
pinstriping, and metalic black without
pinstriping, The Kl carries a $13,290
suggested retail price tag.
By Kit P alm er
MW recen tl y un veiled its 1991
street and off-road lineup to the
Ameri can mo torcycling pres s in
New Orl ean s, Louisiana. The lineup
incl udes five Boxer Twins R series
models (R l OO, RIOOGS, RlOOGS ParisDakar, RlOORS an d the R l OORT ) and
seven in-line th ree- and four-cylinder
K series models (K75. K75S, K75RT,
KIOOLT , KlOORS and the Kl ).
P er h a p s th e m ost sig n ifica ntl y
changed mo torcycles in BMW's fleet
are the dual p ur pose R IO
OGS ParisDakar and RIOO
GS models. Celebrating its 10th anniversary of the first
BMW on/off-road model - the R80GS
- bo th the Paris-Dakar, wh ich sells
for $7990, an d R l OOGS, $6990, feature
radically different cosmetic changes
over the previous models. Both GS
BMWs come with restyled framemounted fairings, new color choices,
n ew instruments and some o ther
minor refinements.
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Back by popular dem and, is the R l OO
Boxer twin. It features more conventional styling, dual front disc brak es
an d eigh t-spoke wh eels. T he R l OO has
a suggested retail p rice of $7290.
The in-line, fo ur-cylinder, four- valve,
KlOORS features wider handlebars, a
new rear shock spring rate , vibration
dampers ยท on the front connection
points between the frame and th e
engine, and other minor refinements.
It has a su ggest ed re tail p rice of
$1l ,590.
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