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Following nearly a full year of auto shows, November brings one of the biggest motorcycling events in the calendar, the EICMA show in Milan. It’s there where BMW pulled the wraps off their newest interpretation of the sport bike that first saw action in 2009.
The new S 1000 RR is supposed to be lighter, faster and easier to control than the outgoing model. What’s more important, it comes with a new engine and suspension that also make it more powerful.
The 4-cylinder in-line power plant that will give life to the S 1000 RR is capable developing 207 horsepower, 8 hp more than on the outgoing model (in the U.S., the power output will be 205 hp).
According to BMW Motorrad, the brand-new suspension used on the bike will provide “improved handling, increased traction and even more transparent feedback in all riding states up to the threshold range.”
Because of the use of revised components, the weight of the bike has dropped from 208 kg to 197 kg, with no less than 4 kg being saved thanks to the deployment of the new engine.
The overall weight of the motorcycle can be brought down even further, to 193 kg, when using the M Package and M Performance parts, available for the first time in the S 1000 RR range. These parts include carbon fiber wheels, chassis kit, sports seat, and lightweight battery.
As a result of launching this third generation of the S 1000 RR, BMW said it will also be creating its own World Superbike Championship SBK team for 2019, together with Shaun Muir Racing, at the same time continuing its customer racing program.
The team is to be called BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, and will use as riders the 2013 SBK champion Tom Sykes and the Superstock 1000 European champion Markus Reiterberger.
You can check out all the new details on the third generation BMW S 1000 RR in the official document attached below.
The 4-cylinder in-line power plant that will give life to the S 1000 RR is capable developing 207 horsepower, 8 hp more than on the outgoing model (in the U.S., the power output will be 205 hp).
According to BMW Motorrad, the brand-new suspension used on the bike will provide “improved handling, increased traction and even more transparent feedback in all riding states up to the threshold range.”
Because of the use of revised components, the weight of the bike has dropped from 208 kg to 197 kg, with no less than 4 kg being saved thanks to the deployment of the new engine.
The overall weight of the motorcycle can be brought down even further, to 193 kg, when using the M Package and M Performance parts, available for the first time in the S 1000 RR range. These parts include carbon fiber wheels, chassis kit, sports seat, and lightweight battery.
As a result of launching this third generation of the S 1000 RR, BMW said it will also be creating its own World Superbike Championship SBK team for 2019, together with Shaun Muir Racing, at the same time continuing its customer racing program.
The team is to be called BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, and will use as riders the 2013 SBK champion Tom Sykes and the Superstock 1000 European champion Markus Reiterberger.
You can check out all the new details on the third generation BMW S 1000 RR in the official document attached below.
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