The R1200C is BMWs first foray into the cruiser kitchen. That they are stirring these pots at all is a surprise to many, but any manufacturer looking at the business cruisers are doing is apt to start digging out the "Americana Classics" recipe book.
   This bike is a solid design exercise in cruiser styling, yet the engineering is uncompromisingly modern. It points to the future of cruisers with its telelever front end and R1100-type "oilhead" engine. (Oil is circulated around the exhaust valves and through an oil cooler reducing cylinder head temperature by a claimed 158ы. The Polaris Victory will circulate oil through "water" jackets in the cylinder heads. Both elegantly get around the "water cooled cruiser?" dilemma).
   The engine is basically a bored and stroked R1100 power plant displacing 1170cc and with a completely new intake system, which provides more torque and less horsepower than the R1100 mill. It utilizes fuel injection and an automatic choke. Just turn the key, push the button and ride away.