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Now with automatic cancellation of the direction indicators
As of the 2000 model year, all cruiser models come with automatic
cancellation of the direction indicators.
Additional chrome parts available as special equipment
Starting with the 2000 model year, even more parts are available as special
equipment in high-gloss chrome - for example the clutch and brake levers, the
caps on the brake and clutch fluid reservoirs, and the tank cap.
In all other respects the R 1200 C and R 850 C are entering the 2000 model
year unchanged.
BMW's first cruiser already the best seller within the range
It came, it was seen, and it won. Launched in September 1997, the R 1200
C hit the headlines from the start thanks to its unique looks alone, fetching
numerous design awards for this spectacular machine. And then it aroused
emotions even more the world over through its even more spectacular
appearance with James Bond in
Tomorrow Never Dies.
In early 1999 the R 1200 C was voted "Cruiser of the Year" by the readers
of motorcycle magazines in no less than 7 European countries.
In the "Best Product Designs of the Year 1999" awards presented by the
Industrial Designers Society of America, BMW received the gold medal in the
"Transportation" category for the R 1200 C. This great achievement was
published in June 1999 by Business Week, the famous US business and
financial magazine.
This fame and honour was then followed by an attribute clearly even more
important, success in the motorcycle market. With worldwide sales
exceeding 9,000 units, BMW's first-ever cruiser became the best seller in the
BMW range in 1998, and by summer 1999
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