Test 15 - 2013 BMW S1000RR 38 Miles
Total Mileage 418
Scoobs' test ride of the BMW
here was the main reason of starting up this test ride thread again, I had forgotten just how much more fun it was ragging someone else's bike around.
I don't really have much to say that wasn't covered in that thread. The S1000 is an awesome machine, coming from a VFR I wouldn't say it's comfy but it's not awful. I could happily do a couple of hundred miles on it.
There are however 2 controls on the bike which are unnecessary, one is the traction control setting, on a dry road it made no difference which setting it was in, even in rain mode the power was instant and arm snapping. The other is the gear lever, because 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, open the throttle and the same thing happens, the thing I was expecting from the busa, warp speed. It really is immense.
From riding the busa to riding this it really shows how much technology has moved on recently, this bike is faster than a hayabusa and handles better than my old GSXR 600.
Scraping the barrel for negatives, it needs 95 RON fuel, the indicator switch is in the wrong place and the pillion perch is tiny.
I do however care what colour it is, this grey is sex. And with that sweet Akra end can. mmmm
