Bmw s1000rr

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by Dave

i cant think of many but in a bike like this the ego/benchracing chops are an important selling point. And you gotta figure if they did too good a job designing things and theres either not much to gain or even worse losses it'll hurt the bike with certain folks. I know id hate it if i couldnt fiddle. Anyway its all conjecture. Got a copy of the graph? I have my suspicions about power delivery but id like to check it out on paper. Also, any word on correction factors or dyno type?

See Roadracing World current issue (August I think) for graph and explanation. They are still awaiting a test unit and clandestinely snuck a new dealer model to the dyno. I am sure it will bear out when they do a formal test but...Dyno's don't tell the tale for a bike anyways. Still it is optimistic and interesting to think 179 hp at the wheel, what do you have to tinker with on a GSXR1000 to pick up 16 hp? Would any of us use it differently? Can it get down Hwy 23 any faster? It just looks promising...

[Dave]

now that im in the office and have a chance to look around a bit it sounds like this was a pre-pro demo bike that a dealer had a hold of and went to dyno. i really dont want to trust any results till i see some more figures. preferably from folks who have no monetary gain associated with a good number

[smileyman]

There have been ringers before, Kawasaki was famous for it, but we will see alot of testing once they show up in numbers. RRW is usually one of my most trusted sources...

[azoomm]

More press from this....

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...&article=37819

[Trip]

besides the headlights, this bike was a lot better looking in person.

[tommymac]

torn between that and the RSV4 now.

Tom

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by azoomm

More press from this....

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...&article=37819

Good post. I caught that vid earlier in the day and it is awesome to watch a pro set up a bikes suspension! The BMW looks impressive but I think I would title that clip ' how to eat a tire in a day! '

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by smileyman

Good post. I caught that vid earlier in the day and it is awesome to watch a pro set up a bikes suspension! The BMW looks impressive but I think I would title that clip ' how to eat a tire in a day! '

It's all happy track pron

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by tommymac

torn between that and the RSV4 now.

Tom

Trouble is how much more $ the Factory version is. I used to own a "base" RSV, and the fact that the Factory existed was always nagging at the back of my head. I don't like owning something if there's a better version of it out there.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Trouble is how much more $ the Factory version is. I used to own a "base" RSV, and the fact that the Factory existed was always nagging at the back of my head. I don't like owning something if there's a better version of it out there.

I know, but who thought the bmw would be so cheap, I realy like the rsv but for 10k less you get just about as much bike. Guess we will see how it goes this winter, hopefully I can at least sit on both of them at the bike show in NYC.

Tom