2020 s1000rr

[jorian]

BMW has a new halo bike. The current rig has been around since 2010 largely unchanged. The long-awaited 2020 has some big shoes to fill. More power, less bulk lower C of G, better ergos etc...

Duc/BMW dealership called me today to tell me that the new bikes will be landing in June and to ask what spec I'd like on my bike. I asked for the full load:

Motorsport colour scheme
Dynamic Package - latest gen DDC, heated grips & cruise control
Race Package - Traction, Wheelie & Launch control, pit lane limiter etc.
M Package - includes Carbon wheels (way cool)

June seems like a long way off but we had 4.3" of rain (!) here today so it's not like I'm missing anything...




Anyone looking for a low mile, much-loved 2014 s1000rr?

[rattlsnak]

Sweet!

[LakeCleElum]

I've heard great things......You'll luv it........I'm to old for you 2014 model........

[john70t]

Originally Posted by jorian

Anyone looking for a low mile, much-loved 2014 s1000rr?

Omg yes but no.
This guy tests it on the street. Flips the wrist and it's doing a buck three fiddy. Says it's smoooth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJELlKasQNA

[jorian]

There is a guy on the s1000rr forum who tours regularly on his RR. He is 76 years old. Bob? 19 motorcycles and none of em are a RR? I get out your way in the summer often. Maybe a spin around the block is what you need.

Power is up weight is down.
205 HP & 84 TQ.
About 20 LBS lighter with the carbon wheels and loss of passenger pegs.

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

Oh man, it's going to be awesome! Please send some pics when you get your bike in!

[LakeCleElum]

Originally Posted by jorian

There is a guy on the s1000rr forum who tours regularly on his RR. He is 76 years old. Bob? 19 motorcycles and none of em are a RR? I get out your way in the summer often. Maybe a spin around the block is what you need.

Power is up weight is down.
205 HP & 84 TQ.
About 20 LBS lighter with the carbon wheels and loss of passenger pegs.

Ha....Give me a call.......I'm old, but not that old...Really enjoying my KTM 1290 Super Duke GT..........Maybe we swap and go ride?

[jorian]

A good plan. Eastern WA is a great place to ride. On and off-road.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by jorian

Power is up weight is down.
205 HP & 84 TQ.
About 20 LBS lighter with the carbon wheels and loss of passenger pegs.

good boogly doogly, that's a lot of bike!

[jorian]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

good boogly doogly, that's a lot of bike!

It is brutally fast but somehow still manageable. Has lots of nannies to reign you when it starts to go off the rails. Traction control, wheelie control, launch control, ABS, cornering ABS and a bunch of other acronyms I'm trying to decipher.

California Superbike School runs em for their programs. Took their Laguna Seca school in April and it scratched an itch I didn't know I had. Bought the 2014 when I returned home and the other bikes have been collecting dust since. Never thought I'd be a crotch rocket guy but here we are a year on and my M/C tastes have changed.

Here's a pic of the 2014.

I feel the same way about this bike as I did when I bought my first 911.

[MMARSH]

Funny I was thinking about the new 1000RR as well. Although I had been riding sport bikes for awhile and had gone to the superbike school back when they were riding Kawasakis. I went again when they switched to BMW and knew that was my next sport bike.

The HP4 I ordered new and is street only. The motorsports colored bike is my track bike. Both bikes have been a total blast. I really afraid to ride the new one. (But I will) I know I'll be wanting a new bike afterwards

[Rick Lee]

I have a measly 2015 SKR and it's like a demon on my shoulder, always telling me to do bad things. I love it, but cannot understand what else BMW can do in this area to improve things. How much faster a bike can a human really control and realistically use on the street? It's very comfortable for long rides too. Riding out to SoCal in a few weeks for NAMM. I got my bike dirt cheap from a guy in Pasadena, made it back to Phoenix in 4.5 hours with three stops for gas.

[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I have a measly 2015 SKR and it's like a demon on my shoulder, always telling me to do bad things. I love it, but cannot understand what else BMW can do in this area to improve things. How much faster a bike can a human really control and realistically use on the street?

I kinda agree Rick. Unless your tracking it, how fast can you go. AND even then most people here still can't extract everything out of the bike....probably one of the reasons I still like riding my 90hp Ducati. I feel like I'm the man, im in charge. I get off the other two bikes and I always feel like they're shrugging their shoulders and saying "That's all you got."

I'm finding as I get older, I'm actually pretty satisfied with performance of lower horsepower bikes...But I'm still gonna go ride the new RR.

[jorian]

Originally Posted by MMARSH

Funny I was thinking about the new 1000RR as well. Although I had been riding sport bikes for awhile and had gone to the superbike school back when they were riding Kawasakis. I went again when they switched to BMW and knew that was my next sport bike.

The HP4 I ordered new and is street only. The motorsports colored bike is my track bike. Both bikes have been a total blast. I really afraid to ride the new one. (But I will) I know I'll be wanting a new bike afterwards

Beautiful rigs Michael. Do you race the track bike or just participate in track days? I have done a grand total of 3 track days on motorcycles and look forward to doing more.

I got my race license last summer but am unsure if that is going to be better/more fun that just doing track days. Not sure I can afford the time commitment of a race series. Summers up here are precious and I have other interests as well.

If I don't buy a race bike by the time summer rolls around I may convert my current 14' RR to comply with local track regs (safety wire, belly pan, fairings, etc.)

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by MMARSH

I kinda agree Rick. Unless your tracking it, how fast can you go. AND even then most people here still can't extract everything out of the bike....probably one of the reasons I still like riding my 90hp Ducati. I feel like I'm the man, im in charge. I get off the other two bikes and I always feel like they're shrugging their shoulders and saying "That's all you got."

I'm finding as I get older, I'm actually pretty satisfied with performance of lower horsepower bikes...But I'm still gonna go ride the new RR.

Hah, I love it - I stick to my 90 hp Ducati precisely because I know that's all I've got.

I've thrown a leg over a few much newer, faster, and capable bikes in the decade that has passed since buying my Super Sport. Every time I do so, all it serves to do is confirm that I'm just not rider enough for anything more than what I've got in that old Duc. I know you, and a few others here can take advantage of these newer hyper bikes, and I admire you for it. Stay safe and have fun - I'll just have to watch from afar.

[jorian]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I have a measly 2015 SKR and it's like a demon on my shoulder, always telling me to do bad things. I love it, but cannot understand what else BMW can do in this area to improve things. How much faster a bike can a human really control and realistically use on the street? It's very comfortable for long rides too. Riding out to SoCal in a few weeks for NAMM. I got my bike dirt cheap from a guy in Pasadena, made it back to Phoenix in 4.5 hours with three stops for gas.

I met a gal last summer with an SKR and she absolutely shredded on that thing. Had never seen one on the road before then. It is plenty fast.

I'm in your camp: doubt I'll ever wring out 75% of the performance of the RR. Its capable way beyond my skill. I can't deny the draw of having the latest and greatest.

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by MMARSH

I get off the other two bikes and I always feel like they're shrugging their shoulders and saying "That's all you got."

That's exactly how I feel after I've really been hammering it out in the desert, away from traffic. It just wants more than I can give it.

I keep thinking about going back to a GS or or something more civilized, but it'd be hard to give up that insane acceleration. I never complained about my GSs being too slow. But once I started down the K-bike route, there was no going back to a slower bike.

[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by jorian

Beautiful rigs Michael. Do you race the track bike or just participate in track days? I have done a grand total of 3 track days on motorcycles and look forward to doing more.

I got my race license last summer but am unsure if that is going to be better/more fun that just doing track days. Not sure I can afford the time commitment of a race series. Summers up here are precious and I have other interests as well.

If I don't buy a race bike by the time summer rolls around I may convert my current 14' RR to comply with local track regs (safety wire, belly pan, fairings, etc.)

I've done a ton of track days over the years and a couple of races when I went to race school. But I'm like you. I just don't have time for that type of commitment and I kinda got over the racing bug racing my car with POC several years ago.

In fact I was only able to get to the track 4 times last year. Ironically I was signed up for a thunderhill event this weekend that got cancelled last minute due to low attendance.. As much as I love the sport bikes, it's funny me and my core riding buddies have been doing alot more adventure riding type stuff in the last year or so. I had actually decided to sell the track bike but then did 2 track days the weekend after Thanksgiving and decided ok maybe not yet....

Hey Jeff, thanks and to you as well... ya know we both have 90hp Ducs and BRPs. Eventually I will add a Road Glide to the stable and then I'm done.

[dlockhart]

Originally Posted by jorian

Beautiful rigs Michael. Do you race the track bike or just participate in track days? I have done a grand total of 3 track days on motorcycles and look forward to doing more.

I got my race license last summer but am unsure if that is going to be better/more fun that just doing track days. Not sure I can afford the time commitment of a race series. Summers up here are precious and I have other interests as well.

If I don't buy a race bike by the time summer rolls around I may convert my current 14' RR to comply with local track regs (safety wire, belly pan, fairings, etc.)

If you think you want to race, then race. At least for me it is way different than just a TD. Nothing says fun like stuffing it up the inside on your friends on the last lap and holding them off to the line. ( for a 3rd )
Some Triumph on Triumph action.

[Jeff Alton]

Originally Posted by jorian

BMW has a new halo bike. The current rig has been around since 2010 largely unchanged. The long-awaited 2020 has some big shoes to fill. More power, less bulk lower C of G, better ergos etc...

Duc/BMW dealership called me today to tell me that the new bikes will be landing in June and to ask what spec I'd like on my bike. I asked for the full load:

Motorsport colour scheme
Dynamic Package - latest gen DDC, heated grips & cruise control
Race Package - Traction, Wheelie & Launch control, pit lane limiter etc.
M Package - includes Carbon wheels (way cool)

June seems like a long way off but we had 4.3" of rain (!) here today so it's not like I'm missing anything...




Anyone looking for a low mile, much-loved 2014 s1000rr?

Jor,

Give me a call, I am good friends with the sales manager at High Road.... and lets get that 911 in