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Rumours about a new GS

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Monday, July 7th 2008, 11:52am

Rumours about a new GS

Well informed circles who want to remain unnamed say BMW will introduce a new water cooled boxer by the end of coming year. A 'surprise' for GS riders was mentioned.
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Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 1:16am

OK... so what's the rumour mill saying?

I remember seeing a spy-pic of a watercooled boxer on the net - it almost seemed like the cylinders were slightly angled upwards (like a 160° v-twin). Also, Motorcyclist Magazine speculated about a 4-cylinder watercooled boxer a few years ago.

Seems its only a matter of time before BMW has to introduce water cooling. The HP-Sport has already pushed the theoretical limits of how much power a 1200cc boxer can put out.

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Monday, August 4th 2008, 12:16am

The '09 GS is said to have LED turn signals, colours are thought to remain.
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Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 9:17pm

Maybe it's time for BMW to resurrect the M77 project from the early seventies. A liquid-cooled flat four could make an interesting powerplant for the R-line of motorcycles.

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