S1000RR at Experience

[Dave Ross]

#3197

Had a look at the new bike while enjoying Experience's hospitality. a good crowd of people were present. Unfortunately, I had left my camera at home. This also meant that I'd missed the opportunity to catch Big Dave with a “Possum in the headlights” shot at a BMW dealership. Bummer. Anyway, we arrived a little late, so we missed out on most of John's explanations on the features of the new bike. While at first glance it looks like a regular Japanese style superbike,  it does have a number of BMW specific features and idiosyncrasies. BMW made sure that it's instantly recognizable from  the front by given it asymmetrical headlights. One is round, while the other one has the usual slanted look. The bike currently at Experience still has Victorian plates on it (not the type you'd find in an antique shop) and they are nice and small. Anyway, someone over there must have had a bit of fun with the bike on a track, as the tyres were well and truly scrubbed in. This bike is not to be ridden in NZ, as it will continue to travel around the country and the various dealerships. Unfortunately there aren't all that many of those. They will however have a bike in the shop that can be ridden. So if that interests you talk to Henry. I got to sit on it and was instantly reminded why I don't ride a sportsbike. The seating position on this is very sporty, more so than on the K1200S. The S1000RR is a couple of sizes smaller than the K1200S and this becomes immediately noticeable when you sit on it. It is clearly not a touring bike, so don't go looking for ways to mount your pannier boxes.Would I buy one?  Probably not, as I kept being drawn to the various adventure bikes they had in the shop. But if I was a little sportier or needed a bike to make me look younger and more attractive, I would seriously consider it.

[Anonymous]

#13312

A little clip of the unveiling in case you got there late.  (Tony)DTYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8bC0LhSiYc(Don't forget to click "HD")

[Anonymous]

#13313

🙄 There is a better bike on the wall above the 1000  😮 The following will explain BMW's bike designhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9SIS4izLqE&feature=player_embedded

[Anonymous]

#13314

I had a look at the 1000 today and being an off road rider the bike look and felt really nice. You get a lot of bike for $27,900. I can see the K1200s and r sales going down the WC. The bike was very light when you lean the bike over as well the riding position was great. Once I have a ride I'll know more but going by the look and feel of the 1000 I could see it in my garage as a track bike in 2011. Dave the Yank get those trail wheels back on the KTM and coming trail riding with us and buy the 1000 for the track.   

[Anonymous]

#13315

This bike is going to rock your socks off.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ-n824N97k&feature=player_embedded

[Dave Ross]

#13316

Depends what surface I am riding on  😀BMW has struggled in the past to get its electronics sorted. I am sure its brilliant while it works and will allow a whole new generation of senior squids to pretend they are Rossi, sorry Ruben.I guess technology moves along, but unless  you are actually racing, what's the point?  If you need all those electronic aids to keep the bike on the road, perhaps it's got too much power.  Maybe I am just getting too old to appreciate stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

#13317

But staying young and not sur-coming to the non smiling grey power is what you should be answering to. My 450 is like being 16 again and the 1000 would be the same as being 21. Make the most of these bikes as some high and mighty will ban these bikes just because they don't have the skill to ride but like to control what others do. How was the ride to Piha?Not long and you'll be riding Honda from Experience 😕

[Dave Ross]

#13318

True, why spoil the fun for others. Honda has a interesting line-up of bikes coming out. http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/09/20/honda-evo6-cb1100r-and-cb1100f-concepts/I like this oneand this oneBoth are oil cooled, I like that.The ride to Piha was a hoot. I enjoyed riding Lone Kauri Road. The R80GS is going rather well at the moment.

[Anonymous]

#13319

I can see the screws rusting before you wheel it out of Experience. I suppose it is a way of trading a Honda in for a BMW.I can see BMW being pushed into a dark corner of the shop. 

[Jim Young]

#13320

If I recall correctly all the cap screws on the 1200GS bar clamps had a bad habit of rusting.Probably all the manufacturers get them from the same place in China.  🙄

[Dave Ross]

#13321

The BMW screws do rust. However, my understanding is that they use the most environment friendly methods to produce their stuff in Germany. This means that on occasion you do not get the best method, but the one with the least environmental impact. One of the reasons that production is China is somewhat cheaper is the short length of their waste disposal pipes, with fewer baffles :-). Germans love to be environmentally friendly in Germany, but industry is quite happy to make a buck by charging German Made prices for a third world product.  The quality of the  product may still be there, but don't look too closely at what happens out the back.

[Anonymous]

#13322

If I recall correctly all the cap screws on the 1200GS bar clamps had a bad habit of rusting.Probably all the manufacturers get them from the same place in China.  🙄

I never keep them long enough Jim 😀 I can see the 450 staying awhile the bike is the most fun I have had for years. 😉

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