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(Above left) The cockp of
rhe RI2OOg.
(Aboye
.ight)
The RI2OOS
qlto
gel.
frerh new styling
for 2OO6.
ly unthinkable
with a sporB
Boxer, but
pretty
vital out
on the racetmck.
lt's out on
the track that
you actually
forSet you're rid-
ing a shaft-driven
bike, thank also
to the
proven
benefit of the
Paralever
rear end.
The
gearbox operation
is lishter and
quick-
er
than on the Rl 1005.
as well as
much
more
precise -
plus there isn't nearly as big
a step
toing
through neutral
as before.
You
can
find neutral easily
every time when
you
want
to. and never when
you don't.
ln addition, ahhough
the diameter of the
sinde-plate dry clutch
has been increased
by
l5mm
for extra bite,
its total weight com-
bined
with the flywheel has been
reduced
signili
