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Originally Posted by L.B.S.
Quite so; a 360* arrangement, but with a (pretty neat idea I must admit, but for my particular bike it obviously didn't work...) third connecting rod on the horizontal plane, and a pivoting set up to theoretically equal the mass/throw of the two vertical pistons.
Up until the F800, I'd had many Honda and Yamaha 180* twins, but they were all awesome, plenty of dual counter balancers and so on.
None of my single cyl bikes ever vibrated like the 800 did, either.
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BMW, allegedly, tried to engineer-in some boxer vibe to the 800 series.
But it's all in the eyes, or hands, of the beholder.
I've ridden some big I4s that made me stop after 2 hours because my outer fingers were numb.
Not a deal breaker, for me; there's an engine under your arse, after all, and it's going to make some stuff shake.