[AGL] BMW boxer twin

[hpo]

Thanx, I ´m sure BMW likes the compliment. I never made it past a Ducati.
The engineering in a Beemer is a pleasure. But I am just driving rice bowls 
these days. The 3l Mitsubishi Sigma is a fine road car. Glides and handles 
like a big cruiser, rolls well at 220+clicks if need be. 175 is better for Gas mileage.
So it goes a  krautonian driving pleasure---until you hit a trafffic jam,haha


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On Sunday, December 03, 2006, at 07:36AM, <blacky at cbn.net.id> wrote:

>>

>> Hans-- I was passed today by a fast, smooth-running BMW two-banger, its

>> two

>> huge cylinders sticking out from the right and left side of the bike, just

>> in front of the rider. My question is--why would anyone design a bike with

>> the cylinders sticking out like that when it seems like if you laid it

>> down

>> in a wreck or just hit some loose gravel and lost control you would be

>> likely to destroy the engine?

>

>Easy one. The design offers PERFECT BALANCE: you can stand a nickel on the

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