Bmw s 1000 rr
 

So i've read, this thing is comming standard with ohlins front springs, brembo stoppers, and the works, and is only supposed to retail a grand or so over the hyped up gixxers and cbrs of 2k9...

a new alternative to the duc? Bmw has made a name for itself making incredible bikes in other situations (enduro, dual sport, etc) can it keep up with the race bike craze?

cant wait to see it at the bike show.

also look out for Ape'gorrilia this spring. rsv4 is supposed to milk the teets of field mice when it comes to standard track operation.

yup yup... and BMW always had unique styling... be intresting what they do over the next 5-10 years...

I'd like to have a BMW enduro in my stable in the next 10 years...

They're fucked if they haven't fixed the screwed up air/idle stepper issue present in all of the other Transverse K's, not to mention finding a way to make a clutch basket last more than 24K miles... :idk:

Hopefully they'll have the sense to make it chain drive, not shaft or belt... :shrug:

s1000rr is as conventional as it gets. normal forks, I4, and chain drive.

and i want that new ape! biaggi and nakano sure sound fond of theirs

times from kyalami


1. Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox 1min 39.714secs
2. Ben Spies Yamaha Italia 1min 39.978secs
3. Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox1min 39.984secs
4. Jonathan Rea Ten Kate Honda 1min 40.035secs
5. Carlos Checa Ten Kate Honda 1min 40.170secs
6. Max Neukirchner Alstare Suzuki 1min 40.394secs
7. Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki 1min 40.675secs
8. Max Biaggi Aprilia 1min 40.768secs
9. Shinya Nakano Aprilia 1min 40.968secs
10. Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda 1min 41.067secs
11. Troy Corser BMW 1min 41.102secs
12. Tom Sykes Yamaha Italia 1min 41.562secs
13. Ruben Xaus BMW 1min 41.996secs

That Beemers gonna have quite a price tag when it gets stateside...

I like the testing times, Ben Spies is looking good. Have I mentioned I endurance raced with the CMRA while Ben was honing his craft? My claim to fame...

I am really not so concerned with the outright times for now after all it is testing and not racing...The spread of a little over 2 seconds from first to 13th is pretty telling of the competition and the parity though...

I hope the BMW is competitive next year.

Where did you get that info for the MSRP on the S1000r? Seems very low to me.

Those times mean nothing, those bikes are far from stock. However the stock yamaha and hondas don't come with brembo and ohlins goodies. I don't see these bikes being that cheap. I may have to get a liter bike if they are that cheap.

Some 08 ZX 10s here in NWAR selling at $8999:idk: I think I could kill myself on one of them as easily as a $29,000 BMW or $15,000 Ducati:idk:

well when both bikes got mentioned i assumed we were gonna talk about wsbk, specially since thats the only reason the s1000rr exists