View Full Version : BMW S1000RR - Anyone here got one?
Just pretty much an inquiry.
Ive read a lot about the S1000RR, what with it being the most powerful litre sports bike out there with I think it is around 182ish rwhp, and was just basically wondering if anybody on the org has bought one, or knows of someone who has bought one.
Reason I ask is 1)due to all the hype I heard over it and 2)in the opening couple of months after it's release it took like 53% of total litre sports bikes sales, leaving GSXR1000, ZX-10R, R1 and Fireblade with 47% combined... but in saying that, I am yet to spot one on the road in Northern Ireland.
Any input/reviews/photos would be good :)
i've seen one on the road, but it was a rapidly disappearing blue and white spec in the distance before i realised what it was
I know one person who bought one but it's done about 49 miles like all his other bikes!
Seen loads on the roads though.
lukemillar
20-06-10, 08:08 AM
A guy here is racing one in the winter series an he is damn quick! He is running the the race kit with TC and a quickshifter, but a standard motor and is roughly on pace with the superbikes which is pretty good for a stock engine!
Looks great, sounds great and if/when I contemplate a 1000cc, the beemer is by far the top of the wish list!
I've seen two on the road and more on the track. I race with a guy who runs one in another class. In the last wet race out he was the only one to come off!... because he left the traction control in Slick mode :eek: Accordingly he didn't know how to change it. :)
Nice bit of kit but I'd personally have just as much fun on the road on an old RD350.
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Tim in Belgium
20-06-10, 08:29 AM
I've seen a few at the 'Ring, they definitely look best in the motorsport colours (more expensive) and the adjustable bmw rearsets (another extra) look fantastically engineered. The standard bike isn't that special to look at detail wise, probably how they've managed to keep the bike in the same price level as the others. The couple of guys I've spoken to did like them, one of whom was properly fast on track.
I've seen two on the road and more on the track. I race with a guy who runs one in another class. In the last wet race out he was the only one to come off!... because he left the traction control in Slick mode :eek: Accordingly he didn't know how to change it. :)
Nice bit of kit but I'd personally have just as much fun on the road on an old RD350.
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I've seen a few at the 'Ring, they definitely look best in the motorsport colours (more expensive) and the adjustable bmw rearsets (another extra) look fantastically engineered. The standard bike isn't that special to look at detail wise, probably how they've managed to keep the bike in the same price level as the others. The couple of guys I've spoken to did like them, one of whom was properly fast on track.
Waow guys, going racing, brill!!
Berlin do you race in a series or just for fun?
And time, same question, series at the 'Ring or just for fun?
Tim in Belgium
20-06-10, 09:52 AM
Just touristenfahrten (arrive and drive with cars, buses etc.) fun at the 'Ring.
Its fun.. 'till you fall off :)
Racing with NEMCRC and MelvilleMC
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nik_nunez
20-06-10, 11:14 AM
been out with 2 different ppl that have them they both love them and say they are the best bike they have ever ridden and they are very very very quick. but i think with all the extras they are something like 15-17k or something(might be way off), which for a bike is crazy. i dont like how its not symmetrical the head lights are differnet but so are both fairings, right hand side has slits and left is smoother, its just not right. for the money if you want a 1000 i would get a 2nd hand gixer 1000 spent 3-4k modding it and still have a few thousand saved over the bmw
TheRamJam
20-06-10, 02:36 PM
Have only seen one on the road here but i think its an ugly bike!
yea nunez, first time I saw the S1000RR was at Donington last year on a BMW stand, and I thought the headlights were quite ridiculous looking! hadn't realised the fairings on either side were different too... im afraid that would irritate me haha!!
Also yea it is a crazy price, I always though Ducatis were dear but they aren't compared to that! and I think if I was willing to spend around £14k on a bike it would have to be the new Ducati Multistrada, going by the rave reviews its been getting, purely because its got the power, but also comfort etc etc.
BMW should bring it into the WSBK and MotoGP I reckon!
christopher
20-06-10, 02:48 PM
I saw 2 today (not together) while out in North Wales. One being ridden quite hard and the other struggling to go round corners...!
BMW should bring it into the WSBK and MotoGP I reckon!
WSBK - has been there since the beginning of '09.
MotoGP - obviously they couldn't use an S1000rr in motoGP, even if they wanted to.
Someone I know has one, it's amazing, but for all intents and purposes (that I would have for it) it's just another litre sports bike.
seedy100
20-06-10, 07:13 PM
I wish!
kwak zzr
20-06-10, 07:15 PM
chap i work with has one, god their teeeeeeny!
Gawd I feel like an idiot, sinbad I apologize fro my idiocy right there!
They should enter the moto go though
joshmac
21-06-10, 12:19 AM
Moto GP bikes are 800cc at the moment which is the reason they can't do that, though they're going back to 1000cc in 2012 (changed from 1000 to 800 in '07 IIRC) Tank capacity is also a limiting factor which could influence the choices the teams make.
lukemillar
21-06-10, 12:27 AM
Moto GP bikes are 800cc at the moment which is the reason they can't do that, though they're going back to 1000cc in 2012 (changed from 1000 to 800 in '07 IIRC) Tank capacity is also a limiting factor which could influence the choices the teams make.
Even so, they can't run the beemer! GP = prototype bikes WSB = production based bikes
yea i know about changing from 1000 - 800 in '07, back in the day the health and safety wombles decided they needed to slow the sport down as it was too dangerous.... they did a good job at that :P
basically what i mean is I think that BMW should enter the Moto GP with a bike, obviously not the S1000RR, but they should definately make a bike to compete in the Moto GP.
1) it would increase the grid size and
2) would increase interest in the sport with new manufacturers coming into it, especially after a couple of years when they are up to the pace and development level of the other teams.
plus the fact i'm sure BMW wouldn't have a problem supplying new parts and getting good development going on, should they enter a factory based team.
Luckypants
21-06-10, 12:54 AM
I got spanked by one on the IoM on the Plan o'Man rideout. I thought I was motoring and this missile flew by :D, he was a pussy on Verandah though, the old man on the Viffer was catching him along there. :cool:
Seen one in a showroom on IoM as well.
My tyre man has one, which he described as 'a proper tool' - I think that means it's quick. :p
lukemillar
21-06-10, 12:58 AM
yea i know about changing from 1000 - 800 in '07, back in the day the health and safety wombles decided they needed to slow the sport down as it was too dangerous.... they did a good job at that :P
basically what i mean is I think that BMW should enter the Moto GP with a bike, obviously not the S1000RR, but they should definately make a bike to compete in the Moto GP.
1) it would increase the grid size and
2) would increase interest in the sport with new manufacturers coming into it, especially after a couple of years when they are up to the pace and development level of the other teams.
plus the fact i'm sure BMW wouldn't have a problem supplying new parts and getting good development going on, should they enter a factory based team.
Unfortunatley, I doubt they will. MotoGP is the proverbial money pit whereas I would imagine it is far more cost effective to race WSBK.
Hence why GP is struggling to get more than 16 bikes on the grid with 4 manufacturers (though how long Suzuki are happy to trail around at the back I don't know).
WSBK on the other hand currently has 7 manufacturers and over 30 riders + wildcards on the grid!
From a manufacturers point of view, racing the bikes on a Sunday that can be bought from the dealer on Monday (take that with a pinch of salt :wink:) does far more for sales than GP ever will.
ian505050
21-06-10, 05:42 PM
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00910.jpg
my baby, its very nice
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/DSC00903.jpg
MR UKI (1)
21-06-10, 06:56 PM
Followed 2 guys for a short while coming back from Cadwell the other week. One was on a S1000RR and the other on a BMW HP2. I much prefer the HP2 from a looks perspective. One of these:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201012355532370/sort/priceasc/model/hp2/make/bmw/postcode/sk117ru/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/page/1/advert-type/featured-listing/dealer/314043/usedbikes?logcode=flp
Waow that's quite lovely :).
yorkie_chris
21-06-10, 07:35 PM
I dunno. Nice bit of engineering but I'm not a fan of all the electronics. I'd rather have the challenge than be nannied by a computer.
If you can't handle a big bike then learn on something a bit smaller rather than getting traction control to do the job for you.
Even so, they can't run the beemer! GP = prototype bikes WSB = production based bikes
Can't see any reason you couldn't theoretically put a production bike into GP, just that you wouldn't. Just that WSB stuff must be homologated to try and keep it street based(-ish).
lukemillar
21-06-10, 08:38 PM
Can't see any reason you couldn't theoretically put a production bike into GP, just that you wouldn't. Just that WSB stuff must be homologated to try and keep it street based(-ish).
Technically - yes. However....
The WSBK owners spat the dummy when they proposed proddy based 600 engines for Moto2.
If a production bikes started being entered in motoGP then there would be more than just toys out the pram!
I think there are rules against anything non-prototype in MotoGP - I seem to remember some bad rumblings about the WCM running something derived from the R1, although the specifics elude me.
MR UKI (1)
21-06-10, 09:02 PM
I think there are rules against anything non-prototype in MotoGP - I seem to remember some bad rumblings about the WCM running something derived from the R1, although the specifics elude me.
There are quite strict rules in Moto 2 re non-use of production kit (frame, fuel tank etc) so I would think Moto GP is gonna be the same.
I saw one up here amongst a bunch of guys on Saturday afternoon. R/W/B Motorsport colour scheme :smt049
Was out in the pub that night and he came over to us lot for a chat, dead nice bloke. Then he offered my mate Bikenut a shot of it in the morning! Typical of a drunken promise, it was not followed through to reality as we couldn't find them at 11am Sunday. Pah! :(
Oh yeah, the funny bit is he wasn't fussed for a shot on Iains 09 R1 to return the favour.... "Nah, had a go on one already mate!" Sheesh!
R/W/B Motorsport colour scheme :smt049
ie. The Correct Colour Scheme :) lol
warrenhewitt10
24-06-10, 10:44 AM
I am yet to spot one on the road in Northern Ireland.
The police man on the way to the north west had one......
wyrdness
24-06-10, 11:09 AM
There's often a black one in the bike bay at work *drool*. It definitely looks best in black. Wonder if it's invisible to radar?
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/209533/images/1%20BMW%20K1000RS%206.JPG
Friend has one. Says its stupidly fast.
Also I know of a tuning company that raves about them, and how they've never seen an aftermarket exhaust add so much power to a bike without anything else done. Something silly like 10-15bhp
I think they are butt ugly, and two different shaped headlights is a perfect example.
lukemillar
06-07-10, 10:35 PM
I think they are butt ugly, and two different shaped headlights is a perfect example.
Meh. I think you Nelli is butt ugly but each to their own! :p :smt064
Sid Squid
07-07-10, 08:26 AM
BMW S1000RR - Anyone got one?
Keith Amor has.
I think they are butt ugly, and two different shaped headlights is a perfect example.
Totally agree.
Meh. I think you Nelli is butt ugly but each to their own! :p :smt064
Nah the Nelli is gorgeous... it's Daimo that's ugly ;)
I dunno. Nice bit of engineering but I'm not a fan of all the electronics. I'd rather have the challenge than be nannied by a computer.
If you can't handle a big bike then learn on something a bit smaller rather than getting traction control to do the job for you.
Rossi uses traction control - you wouldn't say he couldn't 'handle a big bike' would you? Traction control helps fast people go faster. If you were pootling around on it you wouldn't know it was there anyway. I agree it's essentially unnecessary on a road bike but to imply that traction control 'does the job for you' is a bit blinkered.
yorkie_chris
07-07-10, 12:06 PM
Rossi uses traction control - you wouldn't say he couldn't 'handle a big bike' would you? Traction control helps fast people go faster. If you were pootling around on it you wouldn't know it was there anyway. I agree it's essentially unnecessary on a road bike but to imply that traction control 'does the job for you' is a bit blinkered.
I don't think traction control has a place in racing either. It was better when it was 500cc 2ts.
I think traction control is something to put on the big, fast touring buses like the busa and ZZR14.
If you wally the throttle on a big sportsbike, it should try and kill you. It's what it's about.
I think "hardcore" bikes can be made all the more hardcore if they have electronics you can use when you're not on the perfect road in the perfect conditions. TCS and selectable mappings, and to a lesser extent, electonically adjustable suspension, are all great ways of giving a bike that jekyll and hyde effect. Without these things bikes have to be a compromise- capable in all conditions, but exceptional in none.
I am indeed an ugly badger.
Got to have something material that looks good though :lol:
been out with 2 different ppl that have them they both love them and say they are the best bike they have ever ridden
Every BMW owner says this about every BMW they've ever bought or ridden, it's like they've been brainwashed as soon as they walked throught the doors to the dealership. You should listen to some of their reliability and fuel consumption claims - the one that got me was a guy who was spouting off about how reliable his K1100 was "It's been dead reliable and the build quality is superb" then I stopped and reminded him it'd been recovered from the roadside twice and had 4 warranty claims in the first 10K miles.
Having said that, as a long-term BMW hater (and yes, I've ridden literally hundreds of the things to be able to make my mind up) I am willing to be converted, and the S1000RR looks like the type of bike that might be BMW's turning point. Their previous efforts have been dire, in just about every possible way.
fatneck
11-07-10, 12:56 PM
Even Ride/Bike rate it as the top thou now dont they. Have you seen that video of that guy stunting his brand new one? Probably a Hitler post but I dont care, its cool!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-rdm_YwLgc
Magazine rate whichever manufacturer pay them enough... and BMW has big pockets.
yorkie_chris
11-07-10, 04:50 PM
I read that the forks on this BMW are a big weird bag of weirdness.
Right:
Air flow - superb
power - superb
handling - superb
quick shifter - superb
gear box - not the best
Vibration - bad in right foot peg
heat - roasting, very uncomfortable
clocks - superb
luggage - ok, but tank bag could be bigger
tools - ok
suspension adjustment - superbly easy
seat - pretty good
ergos - alright, but grips are very small
mirrors - ok, virate a bit, but not too bad
sound - induction noise is great, exhaust is non existant
brakes - fronts are sharp and superb, rear is hardly there at all
Traction control and abs - not used them yet!
The big thing is the power switch. This makes it so easy to get on it and just ride. If you don't feel like a god, just put it in rain mode and its so so easy. Way easier to control on the throttle than the SV.
AndyBrad
16-07-10, 11:43 AM
Their previous efforts have been dire, in just about every possible way.
even the k1200s?
i really like them but there a bit too big for me :(
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