BMW’s M department is well known at this level for the incredibly fast driver-oriented car structure, based on popular production models. It is a familiar call at this point, as are models like the M3, M4 and M5.
And if I told you, however, that there is a new product M, and it is not only the maximum affordable offer of the brand, but also the extreme maximum, figures will be offered as a red line of 15,100 rpm and uses exotic fabrics such as carbon fiber and titanium its construction. It’s not a special special, exclusive in racing. It’s a production style for the road.
However, here’s the trick: it only has two wheels. Yes, BMW Motorrad nevertheless gives its first complete M model, and is called M 1000RR. As you can believe by name, it is based on the superbike S 1000RR, which has been a buyer’s favorite for years. , however, this time, M has really turned his back on things.
For starters, M engineers reworked the S 1000RR’s inline four-cylinder engine by adding longer titanium bars and lighter redesigned pistons and even titanium valves. The engine maintains the variable distribution formula of the ShiftCam valves of the S 1000 to keep things more or less satisfactory under the bike’s peak torque at 11,000 rpm. The new engine configuration is for 212 horsepower at 14,500 rpm and 83 lb-ft of torque.
In addition to the engine, the motorcycle receives several other M design enhancements, adding a lighter swingarm and new M-brand brake calipers. Carbon fiber wheels are standard, as is a new titanium exhaust formula that It weighs about 7. 5 pounds less than BMW is serious about aerodynamics too, so the M 1000RR is better off having winglets generating supports, just like the Ducati Panigale and Streetfighter models.
Although the M 1000RR is very feature-oriented on the track, it still has a number of road-centric amenities such as heated handles, a slope start control, and a fast shift lever that works both up and down. Of a six-axis inertial measurement unit and all intelligent and sensitive protection and functionality systems that make it imaginable is also ideal for the road.
Like the most modern high-end motorcycles, the M 1000RR has user-selected driving modes. What makes the HR aside is the fact that it has condemned many of them. Specifically, BMW has provided the Rain, Road, Dynamic, Race and Race Pro1-3 modes. This means there will never be a scenario where you can’t make motorcycle electronics behave the way you’d like.
In addition to the wealthy with serious addictions to the speed of the two wheels, BMW also targets racing groups with the M 1000RR. For this reason, it offers a festival package in what is already a rather crazy machine. Get the lightest oscillating arm mentioned above, as well as the GPS M rotary trigger, an M-fresh set of parts, an M carbon set, a DLC-coated M transmission chain and a passenger set that adds a cover for the rear stop.
I know that just because of the lack of grid, I’d take this on an M4 any day.
BMW showed us that the M 1000RR would have an initial value of $32990, which is a lot for a motorcycle, but it’s less than part of the value of a new M4, and would be much faster (and sporty a hundred percent less open). grill), so, in his own way, it’s okay, isn’t it?Expect to see them at dealerships in the spring of 2021.
This was originally published on Roadshow.
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