BMW enters the litre bike fight in SBK World Championshhip

TomRider · 17th April 2008, 20:35

BMW officially announced that the new s1000RR will contest the World Super Bike Championship in 2009. S1000RR has an in-line 4 cylinder engine. Specs are not out yet.

Source

Check out the pictures.

highwayblaze · 17th April 2008, 20:49

Yes and its an inline-4. I like how it looks. Hopefully it stays that way into production. I'm sure it'll have a hefty price tag and the performance better keep up with all that money u spend buying it

! The existing super sport boxer (hp2) sells for 24000USD! Any guesses how much this'll run?!

TomRider · 17th April 2008, 20:57

There is no information on the commercial launch yet.

There is a rumor of 190bhp engine and weigh 190kg (too heavy for an SBK). Let us wait for the official tech spec release.

Nitin · 17th April 2008, 21:25

Wow! Thats quite an impressive bike from the BMW stable! I like some of their bikes,but this one tops the list at this time.

nitroxx · 17th April 2008, 21:30

Although I would love the production version to look like this..theres no way in hell they are gonna let that happen. I'm sure those side view mirrors are gonna go for one thing.

dinar · 17th April 2008, 22:47

Cool looks, I hope they keep the same design for porduction bikes.

highwayblaze · 17th April 2008, 23:03

Tom I guess weight has always been a bmw thing. All their motos are heavy and chunky.

given2fly · 17th April 2008, 23:09

Make mouth water by the way it looks. Honda-ish but much better looks.

IronWolf · 17th April 2008, 23:38

Actually it looks like a cross between a Honda Yamaha and a Ducati.

Looks good. (dumb question) Is it their first inline attempt?

I used to dislike the design of their 90 and 180 degree twins.

highwayblaze · 18th April 2008, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronWolf

Actually it looks like a cross between a Honda Yamaha and a Ducati.

Looks good. (dumb question) Is it their first inline attempt?

I used to dislike the design of their 90 and 180 degree twins.

No ironwolf they already have inline engines. The K series in BMW's are Inline engines. Example BMW Motorcycles: Bikes: K 1200 R Sport

The F800 is their parallel twin (really versatile and great city + touring bike).
BMW Motorcycles: Bikes: F 800 S

and the rest ofcourse are boxer twins (horz. opposed)

18th April 2008, 04:05

Heh, BMW will likely be backmarkers for quite some time to come. I wonder why they couldnt summon the courage to take a leap into motoGP, probably because then they would get lapped twice per race!

I will wait patiently for the web community to pass comments about how the German company is copying the Japanese, oh wait.....you mean they won't?!

Good luck to them.

kkr2k2 · 18th April 2008, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronWolf

Actually it looks like a cross between a Honda Yamaha and a Ducati.

Yamaha R1 is the bike which came to my mind when I saw this conception.

190 hp and 190 Kg, these figures look like street numbers rather than those for the racing.

May be they are accordingly to the race regulations. Does any one has any info on the regulations for 2009??

raj.

netchef · 18th April 2008, 17:52

Japan, Sweden, Italy have all been there and done that. I'd have thought more of the brand if they'd stood and held their ground of antedeluvian-yet-full-of-character boxers, and category-defying singles, twins etc. Their inline four didn't unseat the Samurai who did everything it attempted and far better. They didn't cost the earth, too.

The Duke approach is more like it. They've evolved their desmo twins and managed to push the envelope without doing an image and positioning remap -an exercise that could proved VERY expensive in brand perception terms. Most they've done is fiddle with an exotic V-4, but it's so esoteric (and expensive), it's never going to be seen as other than boutique/maverick, and therefore is unlikely to derail their mainstream, mass-market offerings.
Having said (all) that, it's a free world and the Huns are welcome to play their game the way they choose.

Now the rant's over, I think the BMW bears more than a little likeness to the KTM (RC8?).

vabs78 · 18th April 2008, 20:04

Looks sweet. Hope this bike makes BMW pay little more attention to 2 wheels.

VIPracing · 19th April 2008, 13:02

Hi, the BMW SBK prepared by Alpha Technic, it will partecipate to the endurance race 24 hurs of Le Mans (90% sure) and they are at a hi step of preparation for the SBK 2009.
The weigh 195kg is with the fuel (gasoline) in, so the wegh it will be around 170Kg, and it's very good for a V4.
Here is a photo of the bike that will race the Le Mans.

17th April 2008, 20:35	#1
TomRider BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: KL7-KA03-NYC Posts: 340 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	BMW enters the litre bike fight in SBK World Championshhip BMW officially announced that the new s1000RR will contest the World Super Bike Championship in 2009. S1000RR has an in-line 4 cylinder engine. Specs are not out yet. Source Check out the pictures. Attached Thumbnails
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highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 771 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Yes and its an inline-4. I like how it looks. Hopefully it stays that way into production. I'm sure it'll have a hefty price tag and the performance better keep up with all that money u spend buying it ! The existing super sport boxer (hp2) sells for 24000USD! Any guesses how much this'll run?!
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17th April 2008, 20:57	#3
TomRider BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: KL7-KA03-NYC Posts: 340 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	There is no information on the commercial launch yet. There is a rumor of 190bhp engine and weigh 190kg (too heavy for an SBK). Let us wait for the official tech spec release.
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17th April 2008, 21:25	#4
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Wow! Thats quite an impressive bike from the BMW stable! I like some of their bikes,but this one tops the list at this time.
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nitroxx Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: DXB Posts: 816 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Although I would love the production version to look like this..theres no way in hell they are gonna let that happen. I'm sure those side view mirrors are gonna go for one thing.
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dinar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 57 Times	Cool looks, I hope they keep the same design for porduction bikes.
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17th April 2008, 23:03	#7
highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 771 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Tom I guess weight has always been a bmw thing. All their motos are heavy and chunky.
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17th April 2008, 23:09	#8
given2fly BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 214 Thanked: 0 Times	Make mouth water by the way it looks. Honda-ish but much better looks.
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IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Actually it looks like a cross between a Honda Yamaha and a Ducati. Looks good. (dumb question) Is it their first inline attempt? I used to dislike the design of their 90 and 180 degree twins.
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18th April 2008, 04:05	#11
SuperSyn Posts: n/a	Heh, BMW will likely be backmarkers for quite some time to come. I wonder why they couldnt summon the courage to take a leap into motoGP, probably because then they would get lapped twice per race! I will wait patiently for the web community to pass comments about how the German company is copying the Japanese, oh wait.....you mean they won't?! Good luck to them.
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18th April 2008, 17:52	#13
netchef BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 953 Thanked: 60 Times View My Garage	Japan, Sweden, Italy have all been there and done that. I'd have thought more of the brand if they'd stood and held their ground of antedeluvian-yet-full-of-character boxers, and category-defying singles, twins etc. Their inline four didn't unseat the Samurai who did everything it attempted and far better. They didn't cost the earth, too. The Duke approach is more like it. They've evolved their desmo twins and managed to push the envelope without doing an image and positioning remap -an exercise that could proved VERY expensive in brand perception terms. Most they've done is fiddle with an exotic V-4, but it's so esoteric (and expensive), it's never going to be seen as other than boutique/maverick, and therefore is unlikely to derail their mainstream, mass-market offerings. Having said (all) that, it's a free world and the Huns are welcome to play their game the way they choose. Now the rant's over, I think the BMW bears more than a little likeness to the KTM (RC8?).
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18th April 2008, 20:04	#14
vabs78 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune, India Posts: 552 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Looks sweet. Hope this bike makes BMW pay little more attention to 2 wheels.
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19th April 2008, 13:02	#15
VIPracing Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rimini Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Times	BMW SBK at 24hours of Le Mans Hi, the BMW SBK prepared by Alpha Technic, it will partecipate to the endurance race 24 hurs of Le Mans (90% sure) and they are at a hi step of preparation for the SBK 2009. The weigh 195kg is with the fuel (gasoline) in, so the wegh it will be around 170Kg, and it's very good for a V4. Here is a photo of the bike that will race the Le Mans. Attached Thumbnails
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