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2012 BMW S1000RR Preview

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bbtowns

Despite the BMW claiming the most power by a mile among the liter bikes in street form, it didn’t seem to result in WSB victories this year. Haslam and Badovini have had some success with the bike, but they certainly don’t dominate despite having the talent to do so with a bike that dominated in power. Checa, Biaggi, Melandri, and Laverty took ‘em to school. I’m not sure minor changes will make much difference, though years of experience with the bike and chassis might. If I recall the MO test, you guys found it to be somewhat faster on the track than the competition. I guess power isn't everything, Kawasaki is a no show in WSB despite competitive power.

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What kind of man can abandon his family like that?
Seriously, who is he, I'd like lessons.

12er

Melandri is moving over this year so they are stacking the deck. Should be another great season.

The Spaceman

"Power" per se has become meaningless. The only thing that matters now is how well the control systems can manage it. Nothing wrong with that in my book.

BMW is running a special where you can ride an S1000 for 48 months for $199/month, with a $6500 balloon payment at the end of the term. Tempting...very tempting.

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318 curves in 11 miles."

sarnali2

It's got heated grips, You'll be needing those in Flarida...

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The Spaceman

Unless it comes with a 48-month prescription for Vicodin, there's no way I can seriously consider one. My RA is too far along to ride a real sportbike.

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sarnali2

Yeah, I don't even consider sportbikes anymore myself. I'm way too big and they're way too small. besides that's not the type of riding I do anyway, I just thought it was funny that only BMW would make a full-on sportbike and stick heated grips on it.

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"He said he's farting because of his medication"...

12er

Them kangaroo gloves are pretty thin, this year's WSB at Miller with a brisk 44 degree high, they probably would of felt pretty good, granted if they were still on the bike...

Dr_Sprocket

Fuggedaboudit! You are way too practical to ever get one of these. Might I recommend a Yamaha TW200? The optional milk crate for a rear trunk would be an awesome accessory!

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Kevin_Duke

There's a lot more to a fast racebike than just power. And the Kawi actually did quite well in the last few races of the season. A few times there were six different brands qualified in the top six, so the series is obviously competitive.

The new RR is quite impressive to ride - not like an all-new bike impressive, but it's a sweet ride that is more cooperative and obedient than before. The dominant impression from the RR's launch is the enthusiasm of the BMW engineers for sportbikes. Several of them are as fast as fark, and they really care about developing the best sportbike on the market. More later!

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