Test Ride: S1000RR

[fnfalman]

BMW engineering and quality control are totally overrated.

Wait till something fucked up on the bike. Then BMW will blame it on the owner instead of taking responsibility.

We shall see how fast this bike is outside of the dyno room.

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by azoomm

If you're a fan of the SuperDuke - I highly recommend the StreetFighter. It's a shit ton more power and better suspension.

Consider that the Duck has an advantage of 200-cc worth of displacement, it better have a shit ton more power. As far as better suspension goes? I doubt it.

[Particle Man]

Dammit, all you bastards with BMW dealers close by who will allow test rides and stuff



WANT

[LittleTaz]

I went riding with some folks Sunday. One of them was a guy I've known for years who just got a BMW. We had a good laugh about Him on a BMW. But, he Loves it. He got the R/W/BL like the one in Trip's pic. He said he had thought he would keep his R1, but after 150 miles on the BMW, he said he is ready to let the R1 go. It looks great in the flesh, much better than the magazine pics. I like the way it looks and it for sure is a rocket.

Note: Was92 on Taz's puter

[dReWpY]

Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him

Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him

[LittleTaz]

Originally Posted by drewpy

Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him

Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him

Yep

Yep


Note: Taz on Taz's puter

[dReWpY]

i knows him, u ever ride centerhill area?

[LittleTaz]

He's watching the military channel and is dictating his response... He has ridden it a lot, but not lately since we live close to Springfield. The meetup point is usually Uncle Pete's and it's just too far to make it a regular ride.

[dReWpY]

well if u ever make it this way, let me know, i am all over on the weekends now that its warming up

[PhiSig1071]

*cough*

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

First off, I am typing this with one severely banged up finger, so please excuse any typing errors.

Secondly, the shop where I work is NOT a BMW motorcycle dealership. We are in the process of becoming one, but we have not received final approval yet.

But, we were far enough along that we got approval to attend the S1000RR dealer release. Which included quite a few briefings on the bike, some comparisons between the bike and other literbikes, and most importantly three sessions on the bike at PBIR, organized by the Kieth Code school, which is now using S1000RR's.











This bike is hands down the most amazing motorcycle I have ever ridden.

The ambassadors for the bike were Nate Kern:



and professional stunter "Teach" McNeil:



The intro was the the Four Seasons Palm Beach:








They had a few other models there for comparison





As for the bike itself, like I said, it was the most amazing motorcycle I have ever ridden. All the bikes had ABS and traction control, as well as quick shifters. The bikes themselves were so confidence inspiring that I had a knee down on the second lap, on a bike I had never ridden before, and a track I had never ridden before. The ABS and traction control is seamless, you never feel it working, but occasionally you see the light on the dash winking at you.The traction control works so seamlessly with the quickshifter that I could snap full-throttle upshifts at nearly full lean coming onto the PBIR backstraight. The slipper clutch works so flawlessly that I was able to drop from 6th gear and almost 170mph to 3rd while practically standing on the brakes and the bike just slowed down faster than anything I ever experienced. You can get on the gas earlier, and brake later, than on any bike I have ever ridden. And you can trail brake to the apex like a pro. And the throttle response is so smooth! It has a few different mapping modes, but rather than feeling like you are riding a bike that is being held-back, it simply feels as though you are riding a bike with less HP. I can't go into specifics, but suffice to say there's a lot more than wheel-speed measuring going on there. We had over 160 riders in one day, and a total of 3 accidents, all low-sides. Considering it was a 193hp bike mostly being ridden by owners of BMW dealerships who have never ridden a sportbike before, much less on a track, that is one hell of a testimony to the bike. That bike will make you faster, or at the very least give you the confidence to go faster.

BMW's goal was to generate conquest sales from Japanese sportbikes. I can tell you this, after riding that bike on the track, I was sitting in a meeting learning more about the bike, and adding up how much I could get for my GSXR, KTM, and pit-scooter and wondering what dealer cost would be on the bike. I want one, bad.