The five BMW dealers in Vietnam might be surprised that you are surprised that there are BMW dealers in Vietnam. Communist Vietnam has become even more capitalistic than communist China in the last 30 years. I'm sure there are still millions who toil in rice paddies, but the country is rapidly becoming an economic powerhouse in that part of the world. The Bond bike you saw (in Tomorrow Never Dies -- Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh) was a pre-production '97 R1200C. The movie was its first introduction to the public, so it was obviously shipped in for the event. It was more popularly known simply as the Cruiser until production stopped in '05. On Thursday, August 29, 2013 7:15:45 PM UTC-4, Joey wrote:
> Hi All, > Sitting here watching James Bond Movies and it struck me- what are > the odds of coming across a brand new BMW motorcycle in the middle of > Vietnam? Particularly one that unless I miss my guess is a big displacement > power cruiser aimed at the European or American market. > So what other 'unlikely' movie motorcycles have you seen? > -Joey > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
