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Two rear-end silencers
Last but not least the extended Monolever provides sufficient space for the
right kind of tail silencer, which could not have been fitted if the motorcycle
featured a Paralever. Accordingly, this was the first new BMW motorcycle to
enter the market in more than 10 years with two tail silencers running on
either side.
The long wheelbase of the R 1200 C not only ensures a smooth and quiet
style of riding, but is also absolutely essential for a cruiser, the extra length
providing the basis for a low seat position of just 740 mm or 29.13" just right
particularly for the short rider.
Stylish and strong: BMW cross-spoke wheels
With the wheels always being crucial to the character of a motorcycle, its
particular look and performance, BMW's designers and running gear experts
creating the new machine also made a great effort to find the right kind of
wheels. The solution, accordingly, is a positive combination of traditional looks
and modern technology, the wheels of the BMW R 1200 C coming in classic
wire spoke design finished in this case in the modern high-gloss chrome of the
BMW cross-spoke wheel - a very stable structure that has clearly proven its
merits in no less than 12 years ever since the launch of the R 100 GS. In this
case the wire spokes do not extend through the rim base, but rather connect a
ring on the outside of the rim with the hub in the middle. The big advantage of
this design is that it creates a self-contained rim base allowing the use of
tubeless tyres.
Highly efficient brake system with optional ABS
Although dynamic riding characteristics are not so significant on a motorcycle
of this type, optimum brake response and stopping power is still a crucial
feature of every BMW motorcycle, even if it is a cruiser. And precisely this is
why the R 1200 C comes with extralarge and powerful brakes, the two
perforated stainless-steel discs on the front wheel measuring 305 mm or
12.00" in diameter, as on the R 1100 GS. Brembo four-piston fixed callipers
then hold the brake discs firm and tight whenever necessary, interacting with
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