chris76
Col d'Izoard, France
Hey! In the German Tenere forum there is a huge discussion about power issues with the XT1200Z. Officially it's got 110 horsepower. Now there are two points:
1) In the lower gears the power is electronically limited: 1st - 78 hp, 2nd - 90 hp, 3rd - 98 hp. That's what, according to some magazines, makes the XT1200Z significantly slower than the BMW R1200GS, especially in the mountains. Have you read or heard anything about this limitation in non-EU bikes?
2) In a comparison test Germany's biggest motorbike magazine MOTORRAD (which is suspected to be extremely pro-BMW by many non-BMW-riders...) measured the BMW with 111 hp and the XT1200Z with 101 hp. What do independent tests in your countries say?
I really don't care about this, because I've ridden along with a BMW for 5000 miles and know that the bikes are just equally powerful. But this image of being lamer than the mighty Beemer is what turns the XT1200Z into a slow seller here.
1) In the lower gears the power is electronically limited: 1st - 78 hp, 2nd - 90 hp, 3rd - 98 hp. That's what, according to some magazines, makes the XT1200Z significantly slower than the BMW R1200GS, especially in the mountains. Have you read or heard anything about this limitation in non-EU bikes?
2) In a comparison test Germany's biggest motorbike magazine MOTORRAD (which is suspected to be extremely pro-BMW by many non-BMW-riders...) measured the BMW with 111 hp and the XT1200Z with 101 hp. What do independent tests in your countries say?
I really don't care about this, because I've ridden along with a BMW for 5000 miles and know that the bikes are just equally powerful. But this image of being lamer than the mighty Beemer is what turns the XT1200Z into a slow seller here.