BMW S 1000 RR Comes Off The Production Line

Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by admin in Sports Cars

BMW S 1000 RR

Staff and fans of BMW Motorrad are looking forward to March 1st 2009 with great excitement. At the introductory race to the Superbike World Championship in Phillip Island / Australia, two BMW motorcycles will be in the starting line-up for the first time. After recent tests in Portimao and Valencia, riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus are optimistic about the future and the mood in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team is positive. The racing bikes will be fairly close to serial production models, allowing for the greater audience identification characteristic of the sport. Behind the scenes meanwhile, production of the serial machine is getting underway: the BMW S 1000 RR.

The package of this completely newly developed motorcycle with its 999cc in-line 4-cylinder engine is very compact and light. The dry weight of the motorcycle is 183 kg.
Both its supreme performance figures and its outstanding riding properties make the BMW S 1000 RR an extremely attractive offer in the supersports segment.

The engine has a very compact cylinder head and is narrow in shape. The valves are activated by means of very small, light cam followers, virtually at Formula 1 level in terms of their dimensions. This construction ensures very high engine speeds and allows maximum freedom in engine design in terms of torque and output.

For the supersports bike BMW S 1000 RR, a completely newly developed sports ABS featuring four different modes as well as the dynamic traction control system DTC will be available. The functional principle of the traction control system has been borrowed directly from racing.

The distinctive design of the S 1000 RR reflects the general style of the segment but also clearly represents the brand BMW. The new S 1000 RR will be available in the four finishes Mineral Silver metallic, Acid Green metallic, Thunder Grey metallic and – based on the BMW Motorrad racing colours – Alpine White/Lupine Blue/Magma Red.

The serial production machine BMW S 1000 RR will be presented to the public in the early summer of 2009 but can already be ordered in dealerships. In 2009 the price of the S 1000 RR in Germany is 15,150 euros incl. VAT.

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3 Responses to “BMW S 1000 RR Comes Off The Production Line”

  1. tongyun

    04. Mar, 2009

    Where can I sign up to test drive one of these? LOL I would love to take this out on to a closed track and really open it up just to see how it handles and feels. Oh, well. Guess I better wake up from my dream. LOL

  2. attagirl

    10. Mar, 2009

    You know I am going to have to agree with you on this. I want to sign up to test drive as well. This is a very nice looking bike and to see what it can do would be awesome.

    Maybe we can start a petition to get them to let us test this baby out. I am sure we will both give an honest opinion of the product. I wonder how much this is going to run.

  3. Dano

    16. Apr, 2009

    Why give you all a test ride, when loyal owner should be first in line, i spent 26k U.S. on my last BMW K1200 LT so i think the loyalist should all be privey’d long before the japanese crowd!
    And i will tell you this much, if this Sportbike adventure handles to a much higher level of my bike, when they get all the bugs ironed out, it should walk away from the competition. Just my .02

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