I was at the bike show today and I must admit that beemer had my attention 4 way to long. The rep had to almost pull me off of the bike to give me the price that I had asked him 4. Now this is where it gets ugly. 17,500 to start, with taxes and all the BS, 20,679 was the best I could do, out the door..... I know it's brand new technology and this is the fist year for this bike but....?????/ whatcha think? Nice bike or to risky right now?

Wait for the 2010 shootouts, I'm not sure that the bimmer will be better than the usual suspects.

For $20K you can build an amazing jap 1000 with Ohlins suspension, BST rollers, all power making components etc.

Hell, yeah. Mod the crap out of a japanese bike and you will be way ahead for the same money. I don't know what mods are like for BMW motorcycles but my guess is they are pretty limited.

Have to admit, that 183 hp on a skinny, stock literbike sounds mighty good. I'm not ready to trust European technology over Japanese quite yet though. The Japanese literbikes will match it if it really is all it is hyped up to be.

Bike show ...Weak Moment.... I had a appointment with the dealer for 8pm. I called and Canceled. To much time on You Tube messing with my mind. But I Really Really like it.

Akrapovic pipe,hmmmm

Performance

Measurements of the Akrapovic EVOLUTION system on the BMW S 1000 RR (without muffler insert):

Power & Torque: The power increase with the Akrapovic system is substantial, and can be seen from 7000 rpm right to the top of the range. At 13270 rpm we measured 191.30 HP, with a max. power increase of 11.15 HP at 8450 rpm. The system’s effect on the torque and power curve is huge and strongest at midrange rpm. The main increase starts at around 4500 rpm and continues right into the over-rev range. All this will help you shave lap times and result in a much smoother ride.



Sounds Sweet

Valencia Testing - Day 2 times (unofficial)

Thursday, 10 December 2009 18:45

1. M.Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) 1.33.8; 2. L.Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) 1.34.0 3. C.Crutchlow (Sterilgarda Yamaha) 1.34.1; 4. J.Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) 1.34.2; 5. J.Toseland (Sterilgarda Yamaha) 1.34.3; 6. M.Neukirchner (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) 1.34.7; 7. S.Guintoli (Suzuki Alstare) 1.35.0; 8. L.Camier (Aprilia Racing) 1.35.2.
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9th is where BMW came in. Did Backmarker Motor Werks tell their riders to sandbag till next year? 13270rpm is revvin' the piss out of 83 pounds of torque? We have 350cc's on them, give or take. I'll stomp on that special tool bucket of reliability Euoompapa.

Over rated pile of Brogan Metal Wobble you, you've got to be kidding me is over priced as usual too.

Over rated pile of Brogan Metal Wobble you, you've got to be kidding me is over priced as usual too.

Ouch, I'll bet you a case of beer it wins this years shoot out, lol. I don't think they have even rated this bike yet? Hub, I will go with you on the price. I'm sure it's much cheaper in the States. How about fixing a brother up

9th is where BMW came in.

Now that's reassuring. I think the inet chatter is going to quiet down in a while.

The dealership where I got my 14 sells BMW & Triumph. I'll have to stop in and ask about a price on the rr -- just for a laugh.

I've owned both used and new BMW's. If they need special tools for servicing, the engineering is not that practical.

You can splatter our bikes down to the bone. You will have to use way too many tools specific for the BMW design.
How come I have major problems crop up within 30K miles with that pile, where some on here are past 30k miles without a hiccup on their 14.

I think those were times, not a race. The other Bumbling MoreTore Wurks didn't work too well and that second BMW entered, DNF'd. Hey, I want to see them compete and do well. But to tool that bike up 193Whores IS Pee wow ear it comes in 9th and DNF to boot needing those is shitkckers to step around the pits, we turned it down from 213Horse IS Poop...

* Last updated by: Hub on 12/16/2009 @ 8:40 AM *

Stopped at the dealer today. None in 'til March but they have some preordered. 13,800 for the plain bike, 500 freight and prep, 65 doc, 50 licence & title = 14,415 + 5.6 Milwaukee county sales tax = $15,222.24

Race paint(red white & blue), 500 extra. ABS 400. Electric shift 300.

Stopped at the dealer today. None in 'til March but they have some preordered. 13,800 for the plain bike, 500 freight and prep, 65 doc, 50 licence & title = 14,415 + 5.6 Milwaukee county sales tax = $15,222.24
Race paint(red white & blue), 500 extra. ABS 400. Electric shift 300.

Thanks for the info Rook. I will now look at buying south of here. The bike I was looking at was the red white & blue fully loaded plus alarm system. I should have asked more about the alarm.lol

Make sure Canada and US have the same homogulation requirements or there goes another 1000$. Probably, it is the same if you can drive you car from one country to the other, I would think. If not the same, maybe they would order a Canada spec bike for you since you will be taking right back over.

* Last updated by: Rook on 12/17/2009 @ 10:18 PM *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12dGXRPJNks What did he say at the end of the vid?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euHQ7qBzdIQ&feature=related You have all these editors getting blown away and they're input is in print as to how that bike handles an shit? They looked parked with the 'anchor mode' set on the dash. 'Ol, Jockin DeJockinn Yournissleeve, or however you say his name, used his sleeve to wipe his nose, be blew those jockstraps off the track. BTW, 1 minute 13 is my kind of turn... Blind!

* Last updated by: Hub on 12/22/2009 @ 10:42 PM *

^^Looks a lot like the 08-010 ZX-10. I wonder if they got some ideas off of Kaw?

I'm reading an article on and off ass you place that body part on seat is the light switch and fan is guess who's behind door #2? I've read enough to point out a magazine writer threw a leg over the bikes of the top WSB factory rides. His lap times pretty much matched how the factories came in on the podium as to winning the championship points.

But what was interesting and I may have to backtrack a little, but maybe not too many can rude the BMW? How rude I have to step this 14 up and the mag writer/racer said the BMW was the most powerful but he could not ride the pile either? And what did he conclude? The electronics won the races.

The article also points out that Honda is losing it's edge over the tiny black box; was to snatch the Martin Marietta boys working for YamAHAHAHAHAH!!! Shit, I'm trying not so hard to let Kawi ride my bike with that trans deluxe, would that Connie run sweet let alone your bikes.

In a way, I can see this just by the hacking/flashing to the bike you can do. And you think America is losing it's edge in tech?

* Last updated by: Hub on 1/11/2010 @ 6:25 PM *

Hub, this one is a bit of a head scratcher. Not sure me understands ?

Got it. lol

Times: 1. Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'42.778; 2. Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.960; 3. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.033; 4. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'43.364; 5. Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.378; 6. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.569; 7. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'43.574; 8. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'43.711; 9. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'43.870; 10. Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'43.903; 11. Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'44.283; 12. Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.365; 13. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.376; 14. Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.453; 15. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.570; 16. Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.576 ; 17. Parkes B. (AUS), Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.751; 18. Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.444; 19. Fores J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'47.293; 20. Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'48.317.

Piece is of shit. Not even top 5? Daz is not co sure unt da poof is spoof inn das poo ding.

Kind of a SurPrize, huh? They're all pro riders. You'd think the "20 extra hp" would have put any one of them on top.

Well, well, well up my eyes. If this is not practice in the rain with results from yes tear day. Everyone is more equal with wet tires. A decent rider comes out on top, not the bike. We have less HP to the ground. Might be making too much power that is unusable. Thus, the higher placing.

1. Jonathan Rea (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:49.107
2. Leon Haslam (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:49.391
3. Troy Corser (BMW S1000 RR), 1:49.606
4. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:50.168
5. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:50.616
6. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati 1098R), 1:51.167
7. Ruben Xaus (BMW S1000 RR), 1:51.170
8. Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:51.253
9. Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:52.108
10. Carlos Checa (Ducati 1098R), 1:53.854
11. Leon Camier (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:54.008
12. Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:54.816
13. Max Neukirchner (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:54.829
14. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati 1098R), 1:55.094
15. James Toseland (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:55.478
16. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:57.001
17. Shane Byrne (Ducati 1098R), 1:57.963
18. Javier Fores (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:58.409
19. Broc Parkes (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:58.896
20. Roger Hayden (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:59.721

And for entertainment value, my rider has been Xaus for quite some time. I choose him to win the championship. Even if Xaus was riding a moped in the 600cc class, I'd still pick him to win. Say with that group above going round-de-round all year, I'll say Xaus will win a round or two.

I'm not sure, but this might be, Xaus.

Track must have dried up...

Sunday, 24 January 2010 18:59

1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'42.270
2 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'42.557
3 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'42.877
4 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.960
5 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'43.137
6 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.157
7 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'43.364
8 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'43.417
9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.471
10 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'43.508
11 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'43.629
12 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'43.749
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'43.931
14 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.108
15 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.365
16 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.570
17 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.751
18 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.348
19 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.990
20 12 Fores J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'47.293

Wicked photo. Wow. Some guys are just naturals.

Fuhgives muh ignance....are deseses more or less stock bikes or are we talking top shelf race accoutrements on them babies? Can a good comparison be drawn between the race results and stock bikes?