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車是買來騎，而不是買來洗的！ |
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眼前展出的BMW R 1200 GS Rallye特別版，其實早已名花有主。車主Hannes來自瑞士名錶產地沙夫豪森(Schaffhausen)，一生慣常地擁有多臺不同品牌的電單車。
別以他像香港大部份富貴騎士一樣，只視電單車為假日活動。Hannes是一位天天用車而且只注重實用的人。他認為電單車是為騎士服務，而不是騎士去服務電單車。
所以Hannes從不愛洗車，下雨天便是洗車日。二十多萬元一臺的貴重電單車，也只是泊在室外任其風吹雨打，唾臉自乾。 |
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為何情迷BMW R-GS？ |
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Hannes早在1990便來港定居。屈指一算已經二十二年。而Hannes早在來港之前，已和BMW電單車情定終生。
Hannes在1987年決定以電單車環遊世界，需要物色一臺可靠耐用的電單車作為是次壯舉的伙伴。而當時他挑選了BMW
R80GS。
這個正確的決定讓他渡過隨後的18個月艱辛旅程，並安然無恙地把他送回家。經過今次歷奇經驗之後，Hannes知道他的一生將會和BMW
R-GS電單車結下不解之緣。
所以自R80GS開始，BMW隨後的R 1100 GS、R 1150
GS、R 1200 GS以至最新特別版R1200GS Rallye，都被Hannes以舊換新的形式購入，並長期使用。
去年Hannes嘗試購入R1200GS三十週年特別版可惜不成功，所以當知道2013年R-GS有可能轉為水冷型號後，便把握最後機會購入Rallye特別版。
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在香港騎電單車是安全的 |
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Hannes騎電單車的經驗超過31年，自1981年開始便以電單車作為主要交通工具。在香港路面跑了超過二十萬公里。
雖然在香港生活了22年，在香港路面跑了超過二十萬公里，但Hannes仍未習慣香港靠左行車Left-hand
traffic的制度。可見"先入為主"可以如何影響一個人看世界的感覺。
但Hannes仍然對香港的交通程況給予正面評價："以亞洲的標準來說，香港的駕駛風氣對電單車騎士來說不算壞。"
Hannes回想初來港時，馬路上很少見到重型電單車。但現在街道上已經常看見重型電單車。汽車司機也習慣了大馬力電單車的存在。 所以Hannes認為在香港路面上駕駛電單車是安全的。事
實上他在香港騎車多年，touch wood從未發生過交通意外。 |
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對R1200GS Rallye的改裝意見 |
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我見過很多R-GS車主都愛把大鳥配上重型裝甲，像Adventure版本般雄壯嚇人。但其實這會增加重量不利操控，除非你真的去旅行需要載很多東西，否則不應再為電單車增加額外重量。
我只打算為Rallye版更換一條較輕身的排氣喉，順便讓排氣聲更雄壯。R-GS的品字三箱我已經有，但平時我不會裝上去。保持電單車輕巧靈活是我的駕駛習慣。 |
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香港新人很怕騎大車，有何建議？ |
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香港人經常認為新人應該騎250cc甚至更細小的電單車。但Hannes認為大車比小車更安全，起碼應該騎雙缸600cc。
原因是大車有足夠的扭力去應付路上情況。新手選購附有ABS防抱死制動系統的電單車也很有用。
Hannes認為，BMW
R1200R是一份很安全的選擇，同樣適合新手選購。老編認為，F800R更佳。 |
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以下為訪問原文： |
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1. Why R1200GS
Rallye? Why BMW? |
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Well , I am
riding bikes all my life and always had
a number of bikes , Honda , Yamaha , KTM
, Moto Guzzi , Ducati.
In 1987
I decided
to travel the world on a motorbike and
then I chose to buy the most reliable
bike for a journey like this and my
choice was a BMW R80GS.
I travelled
for 18 months on the BMW R80GS and the
bike turned out to be very reliable and
finally brought me safely home again.
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2. Own any
R1200GS or R1150GS before? |
Yes , I had
a R80GS , R1100GS , R1150GS , R1200GS
and now i bought the R1200GS Rallye.
For 25
years I always kept at least one BMW GS
and replaced it from time to time with a
newer version .
Last year I wanted to
replace my present bike with a 30 years
anniversary model but it was not
possible to get one so I decided to
order the R1200GS Rallye which is very
similar .
I wanted to have one more
air-cooled boxer model and as far as I
understand the new water-cooled model
may be introduced in 2013 so it was time
to replace my present model . |
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3. Riding
experience? |
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I am riding
big bikes since 1981 , therefore 31
years . I bought my first big bike in
1981 , a Moto Guzzi Le mans which I
still keep until today . |
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4. Previous owned bikes? |
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I used to have
3-4 Guzzis at a time , some of them very
old ones . I also had a KTM 600GS as
well as a Ducati 851 superbike . |
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5. Where do you
come from? and how many years living in
HK? |
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I am a
Swiss national and I arrived in HK in
1990 and import my first BMW from
Switzerland in 1994 |
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6. What do you
think about HK's driving environment, is
it friendly for bikers? |
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Well , for
Asia its not too bad . when I arrived 22
years ago there were almost no big bikes
on the road , just a few harleys.
Nowadays there are so many around and
car drivers are used to us . I consider
it safe and never had an accident here
in HK since I started riding in 1994 , I
have clocked up more then 200'000 km on
HK roads so far . The only complain I
have is that HK is driving on the wrong
side of the road.........
I ride my
bike everyday to work so my bike looks
it and I dont have time to clean it , in
addition , i park it outside so the
weather takes its toll , but again ,
bikes are made to be used and not to be
cleaned all the time !
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7. Any
modifications plan for the Rallye? |
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Not really
, I will mount a lightweight exhaust
which hopefully makes a bit more noise
and the 3 boxes I already own . I see a
lot of GS riding around with heavy
armour like GS Adventure type stuff but
as long as you don't really travel it
just adds weight and the handling is not
as good. The bike should stay as light
as possible in order to move around
quickly . |
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8. Any advice
for novice biker dealing with big bike? |
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Well , many
novice bikers think they should have a
250cc or even smaller to start with . My
point is that I believe that bigger
bikes are more safe , so its not a
matter of cc .
My advise for new bikers
is to have at least 600cc , maybe just a
2 cylinder which creates torque rather
then power and of course a bike with ABS
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But even a R1200R would be a good and
safe bike to start with, or a Ducati
monster ? |
