First Look: BMW S1000RR

**Vertabreaker** · 05-15-2008, 11:06 AM

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If you've followed motorcycle racing for the last 20 years, you've probably heard plenty of rumors about a certain Bavarian motorcycle company entering a competitive machine in Grand Prix or World Superbike. These rumors—sometimes founded on spyshots and insider information—usually turn out to be a false glimmer of hope to roundel fans. On April 16th in Munich, BMW Motorrad unveiled to the press a very special machine that could be the company's key to becoming synonymous with racing dominance.

The machine, designated S1000RR, marks an entirely new model series for BMW, according to the company's Motorcycle Director Hendrik von Kuenheim." He declined to give too many technical details other than hints about the machine, but the pictures speak for themselves: twin-spar chassis, four-cylinder engine, chain drive and conventional front suspension instead of the usual BMW fare of shaft drive and Telelever front end. But it will still bristle with innovations like traction control and a "special feature" in the cylinder head that could help deliver competitive horsepower. Could you be more vague, please...

BMW will build just 1000 road-legal units of the RR before the January, 2010, World Superbike homologation deadline. Pricing has yet to be announced, but don't expect it to be cheap; the limited-production HP2 Sport—which had some success at the Daytona 200 last month—retails for $25,375. However, BMW does acknowledge it needs to keep pricing somewhat reasonable, despite currency disparities that make it difficult for European brands to compete with American and Asian factories, so under $20,000 for a mass-produced version might not be unimaginable

The company's goal for its first year of World Superbike racing is modest: get in the top 10. The following year it hopes to get some Bavarian boots on the podium, and in the long term there are dreams of winning the championship.

Why compete in World Superbike? BMW has saturated the markets it concentrates on—touring and heavy enduro models—and hopes to get a large enough taste of the 100,000-unit-per-year worldwide Open-class sportbike market to bump company global sales to over 150,000 units annually. With the recent purchase of Husqvarna, BMW could realize this goal, especially if von Kuenheim's promise of even more exciting models in the pipeline proves true.

Looks nice, but I don't think it's going to be able to compete with what's out there right now unless it's putting out and down some big numbers. Will be interesting to see if BMW can step up and compete.

**CHAOS** · 05-15-2008, 11:07 AM

i think it looks fantastic.

**Vertabreaker** · 05-15-2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CHAOS

i think it looks fantastic.

Troof, but looks don't put the numbers on teh paper!

I'm still looking for the 1098R's numbers. That thing is going to decimate.

**TTsupra911** · 05-15-2008, 11:20 AM

looks fwaptastic, hopefully it's able to put out

**Cr@xH3aDMcg33** · 05-15-2008, 11:46 AM

My fast ass almost took the new CBR1000 RR for a spin before I got the Civic.

**cpjay2003** · 05-15-2008, 11:49 AM

Looks awesome...what's the price tag gonna be?

**Vertabreaker** · 05-15-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cpjay2003

Looks awesome...what's the price tag gonna be?

No word on pricing yet.

**StevesSTi** · 05-15-2008, 11:51 AM

Anyone betting on VVT being on it? They are building a full on motocross bike, too.

**TehDylhole** · 05-15-2008, 11:58 AM

Fwaptastic!

**sota** · 05-15-2008, 12:22 PM

I was at a BMW/Ducati shop with a friend of mine recently and was checking out their K1200S bike. That thing is NICE! Dealer called it "the Gentleman's sport bike." Not cheap by any stretch of the imagination but damn it sure seems like it can do a lot of duties and do them very well.

05-15-2008, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
CHAOS SOT Screwdriver Goes Where Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fucking Bullshit. Posts: 20,247 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 44^th	i think it looks fantastic. __________________ SOT - you aint... no goon.

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TTsupra911 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: an Amish barn Posts: 9,779 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 57^th	looks fwaptastic, hopefully it's able to put out __________________ Xbox Live... what's that XBL SN - axSRT05 In Dallas for the Dallas vs. San Fran Game 11/22-11/24 Dallas Cowboys - never mind... this season was a complete failure

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Cr@xH3aDMcg33 SOT Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 25,132 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 38^th	My fast ass almost took the new CBR1000 RR for a spin before I got the Civic. __________________ PUT THE FUCKING LOTION IN THE BASKET!!!!!!!!!!!

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cpjay2003 SOT Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa, FL. Posts: 4,223 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 85^th	Looks awesome...what's the price tag gonna be? __________________

05-15-2008, 11:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
StevesSTi SOT Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 3,319	Anyone betting on VVT being on it? They are building a full on motocross bike, too. __________________ Formerly StevesSRT Previous car: '03 Stage 2 SRT-4 Previous car: '05 WRX STi Previous car: Legend Lime '06 Mustang GT Previous car: #1501/2000 Torred Charger R/T Daytona Previous car: Who gives a fuck Current Car: 08 Rallye Red Civic Si Sedan Current motorcycle: Ninja 650R

05-15-2008, 11:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
TehDylhole Czar of Automobilia Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor MI Posts: 12,511	Fwaptastic! __________________ "Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world."- Robert Francis Kennedy

05-15-2008, 12:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
sota SOT Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,306	I was at a BMW/Ducati shop with a friend of mine recently and was checking out their K1200S bike. That thing is NICE! Dealer called it "the Gentleman's sport bike." Not cheap by any stretch of the imagination but damn it sure seems like it can do a lot of duties and do them very well.

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