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The X Files ~ The Piaggio X Series => X9 Specific Stuff => Topic started by: X9-125-Evo on October 09, 2009, 22:22:58



Title: X9 500 ( was the first ) ?????
Post by: X9-125-Evo on October 09, 2009, 22:22:58
Hello

While looking at some bikes i came across a nice looking BMW bike, and it says :

http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/index.html?content=http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/technology_new/item_electrohydraulic_centre_stand.html&notrack=1 (http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/index.html?content=http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/technology_new/item_electrohydraulic_centre_stand.html&notrack=1)

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our engineers have developed the world's first electrohydraulic centre stand: it enables the K 1200 LT to be placed on its centre stand effortlessly at the press of a button

Well thats wrong isn't it . The Piaggio X9 500 was the first, as Piaggio came up with that.

Or am i wrong ?


Title: Re: X9 500 ( was the first ) ?????
Post by: JJ on October 10, 2009, 09:53:47
Correct.

Although the BMW K 1200 LT has been in production since 1999, they only introduced the electric centre stand onto it in 2004.

The X9 beat them to it. :thumbup:


Title: Re: X9 500 ( was the first ) ?????
Post by: X9-125-Evo on October 10, 2009, 14:20:47
the X9 was there first they shouldn't discredit the X9 like that.


Title: Re: X9 500 ( was the first ) ?????
Post by: Dave Milnes on October 10, 2009, 21:12:19
They are just being snooty. They deem the BMW to be the first 'proper' motorcycle to have one. The X9 is only a scooter.


Title: Re: X9 500 ( was the first ) ?????
Post by: gravyonmychin on October 10, 2009, 21:42:34
Typical of BMW to claim something that was not theirs......heard it all b4


Title: Re: X9 500 ( was the first ) ?????
Post by: X9-125-Evo on October 11, 2009, 18:21:39
BMW - B ig M en W a*****