Test Drive Tube / BMW

YES GO FOR IT stefanosnic, you only live once.

My only reservation would be about reliability and cost of ownership. Germans have a reputation for building engineering marvels that become mechanical nightmares over time. Time will tell. I am very excited to see how this bike will fare. The formula is precisely what the market needs: euro-exotic pedigree at Japanese super bike price tag. I will be watching the S 1000 RR closely. When I'm ready to trade in my Kawi, The bimmer will be on the top of my list.

Everything I've read, watched and heard about this bike has been overwhelmingly positive. I'm very impressed thus far especially considering how well sorted the BMW is for its first foray into liter super bikes. I love the lines of the body work and the winking head light is growing on me. It was very smart of BMW to incorporate well developed traction control and ABS, I'm sure these features will entice buyers that might otherwise be intimidated by a 1000cc bike.

why do you want 1000? More power? Where are going to use it? Street, track or both? i'd get the TC units cause its just better value.

i have been riding a Ducati Monster 696 for about a year now and i was wondering if you guys (more experienced riders) think its a wise choice to move to a 1000cc superbike straight away?

I'll bet 99% of mediocre riders are "faster" on this than anything else...on a track. On the street, its just a safety feature, so this video test shouldn't have benefited TC as much, and not the BMW. Weird part, is the low price, here , they are priced about the same as an R1, ZX-10. So they are dumping them to grab market share while the other brands tread in the poor economy...

One thing I think is interesting, why was the 1198s not included? Its the only one with the full set of TC features - the fact is , if a school chooses this over a 600, and has a liability issue they have to consider with giving a newbie a 150-180 hp 1000cc, then they think the bike is safer or equal to a 600.

lol everyone loves haters

Nope..The truth is,its not..Now why dont you watch some vids on your phone and jump off a cliff..Be quick about it to..

he z like and more watch it again you fcukin simpleton

Why not test it against RSV4 or 1198?. I test rode BMW and RSV4 and preferred RSV4. My previous bike was 1098.

Why does this seem unbelievable to you?

I wonder how much the bmw payed to them to pronounce it the best bike

Any bike can kill you...however, it is interesting that the fall off of Kawasaki has caused California SuperBike school to move to the s1000rr as their class bike! I went 2 years ago and used their 600's...then bought the s1000rr

@89powerup If you simply don't know the facts, you are ignorant. No big deal. if the facts are out there (dyno tests) and you ignore and state otherwise, you are stupid. Nothing wrong with ignorance--rectified by gaining knowledge. however, studipidty is forever......

He also said more so. . and it had more power on the dino

all the biggies are in line 4's. yamaha, honda, suzuki, kawasaki. not just the 1000 s, the 600's too.

They forgot to bring the 2010 ninja...the one in the comparo is a 08' or 09'

Notice how he was like,its almost zx10 like..Which means its not as powerful.. I want to see this bike go one on one with each of the bikes on a strait line and on the track..

Addendum: Rumor is exhaust change nets another 7-HP=190! I will buy and then EAT a R1000S part by part if the Kawasaki comes out on top of dyno charts and/or subjective review of magazine comparison tests.

PLEASE catch up: The BMW annhilates ALL Superbikes on dyno. The news is everywhere. Just destroys them all. Truly. Anybody want to bet against the R1000SS being E-V-E-R-Y magazine's Bike of the Year/Sportbike Shootout winner? Further, the RSV4 is the best handling/fastest around a given track--pre BMW. I'd also like to see the full-kitted KTM (only 180 HP) compared. Sun is setting on Land of Rising Sun.

Like i said before,you dont know what you're talking about..

well they average about 30-40 kilos heavier than 600cc sportbikes and thats the weight of a small female passenger, so yes of course they are heavier and of course they are harder to learn to corner safely. are you dumb or what? have you ever riden a bike? and how dare you say i dont know what i'm talking about since i've been riding bikes all my life.... go on riding your bicycle and stop ditching people who actually want to help other concerning bikes

@drh43 and all of those bikes sucks.. Well except the RSV4.

@89powerup: All of these bikes are basically the same. The BMW just borrows some nifty little things from the BMW F1 program to make the most power. The truly different contemporary superbikes are the KTM RC8R, Ducati 1198, and Aprilia RSV4 because they use an engine arrangement that isn't an inline 4.