BMW HP2 Sport (2008-2009) Specs, Performance & Photos

The BMW HP2 Sport was a sports motorcycle powered by a boxer engine. The bike debuted in 2008, replacing the BMW R1200S, and continued production until 2012, when it was replaced by the BMW HP4.

When it was released, the BMW HP2 Sport was very well received, with Motor Cycle News declaring it to be BMW's "finest sporting package," adding, "it is a lot of bike with a serious amount of performance goodies ... Not only does it make a brilliant road-going bike, the BMW HP2 will cut up rough at track days."

BMW manufactured two other different HP2 models, including the HP2 Megamoto from 2007 to 2010 and the HP2 off-road model from 2005 to 2008. None of the two machines was as well received as the BMW HP2 Sport, but they quickly became collector machines with high prices on the second-hand market.

In 2008, the German motorcycle manufacturer launched the BMW HP2 Sport, one of the most powerful production motorcycles ever designed by the House of Munich at the time, but also the lightest.

In the aesthetic department, the motorcycle packed standard features, such as an upper fairing with a small windscreen, an under-belly fairing, a single seat, a single-sided swingarm, an under-seat-mounted exhaust system, and forged racing wheels.

At its core, the 2008 BMW HP2 Sport had installed a 1,170cc four-stroke air-cooled boxer twin-cylinder engine with a fuel injection system in charge, boasting 130 hp at 8,750 rpm and 115 Nm (85 lb-ft) torque at 6,000 rpm.