View Full Version : Test Ride: S1000RR
This bike is the fuckin devil. It feels as nimble in the corners as my 600RR and if you have ever ridden a 07-10 generation RR, you know what I am talking about. The shit just holds.
This was a unescorted ride and basically gave me full reign.
The bike just goes, I have ridden a 06 1000RR and a 05 gixxer 1000 and there is no comparison between those two and this one. The bike has power on top of power. My 600RR is a joke.
Brakes are Brembo, nuff said.
This one was full out, it had traction control, I don't know if I triggered it, but I had no slips and didn't get it hot enough in the corners for it to be an effect, so I have no comment here.
ergos are amazing, the bike just fits me like a glove. It feels right. Only negative is the can is going to be used as a heel guard. The demo bike had scuffs already and it wasn't even at 100 miles yet.
If there is a bike that could get me back on a sportbike, it's definitely this bike. Too bad I can't afford the GS and this bike, I would have both, but I don't want to give up my GS. I rode it home from the dealership and still love it more, but I am considering selling the DRZ and picking up a track mule.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4373831234_bb9f26a80b.jpg
tached1000rr
02-20-2010, 04:02 PM
I've sat on one and really liked the feel, can't wait to actually ride one.
Cutty72
02-20-2010, 04:05 PM
that's a spendy track mule :lol:
damn snobby ass BMW folk... bet if i rode up on my Buell I probably couldn't even sit on it :(
dReWpY
02-20-2010, 04:26 PM
glad im not the only one about and about riding today
azoomm
02-20-2010, 04:42 PM
that's a spendy track mule :lol:
damn snobby ass BMW folk... bet if i rode up on my Buell I probably couldn't even sit on it :(
Why on EARTH would you think that? BMW's intent with this bike is to take over the world. They would let you ride one just because you rode up on another brand - here.... taste the blue kool-aide. :wink:
Homeslice
02-20-2010, 04:49 PM
Take over the world? The bike is definitely in demand, but the production capacity isn't there. I bet even the ZX10R will outsell it :lol:
Sixxxxer
02-20-2010, 05:01 PM
Take over the world? The bike is definitely in demand, but the production capacity isn't there. I bet even the ZX10R will outsell it :lol:
The ZX10 will outsell it solely on the pricetag alone. :lol
Awesome Trip!! I should go to my BMW dealer when its warm and try and score a test ride.
Homeslice
02-20-2010, 05:03 PM
BTW, shoulda rode the green one.
Take over the world? The bike is definitely in demand, but the production capacity isn't there. I bet even the ZX10R will outsell it :lol:
i still doubt theres anything left in it for the aftermarket to find. Might be you could get equal or better performance from a ten with that money
azoomm
02-20-2010, 05:06 PM
Take over the world? The bike is definitely in demand, but the production capacity isn't there. I bet even the ZX10R will outsell it :lol:
Take over the world is my phrase - not theirs :lol: I'm paraphrasing their expectations. It's their first swing at this market - and I think they hit it out of the park.
My point is, don't worry about what you ride there on... BMW has been one of the few brands that actually let's you demo their motocycles. When was the last time you got to demo a ZX-10 from the dealer?
smileyman
02-20-2010, 05:35 PM
God wants me to have the GS and the RR...And the DRZ and the Buell. And this lamp...and this ashtray...
goof2
02-20-2010, 05:46 PM
BMW's intent with this bike is to take over the world.
I get nervous when I hear about Germans wanting to take over the world.:tremble:
smileyman
02-20-2010, 06:16 PM
German technology has always been top notch. The Nazi's screwed things up, but their culture has its charm.
Isnt it neat that each race builds machines to match their own traits and personalities...
azoomm
02-20-2010, 06:24 PM
German technology has always been top notch. The Nazi's screwed things up, but their culture has its charm.
Isnt it neat that each race builds machines to match their own traits and personalities...
"German" would be a Nationality, not a race :wink:
The Nazi's weren't the first time the Germans went a little power crazy.
German aftermarket vs. OEM is interesting, though. The process that Germans go through to put anything on their vehicles is different. In that, they need to register the vehicle with the aftermarket products [exaust, suspension, etc.] So, typically their manufacturers have produced what they feel to be the "finished" product. It is also why there are entire companies in Germany that will produce an aftermarket vehicle with their name.
smileyman
02-20-2010, 06:33 PM
Yeah I dont know why i typed race, I was actually thinking culture.
Italian bikes are so passionate and stylish. German bikes are built with so much emphasis on design, Japanese machines are so focused and functional. British machines exude a certain flair for protocol.
Yeah I dont know why i typed race, I was actually thinking culture.
Italian bikes are so passionate and stylish. German bikes are built with so much emphasis on design, Japanese machines are so focused and functional. British machines exude a certain flair for protocol.
and american bikes are ugly fat and loud :lmao:
Amber Lamps
02-20-2010, 07:58 PM
Take over the world is my phrase - not theirs :lol: I'm paraphrasing their expectations. It's their first swing at this market - and I think they hit it out of the park.
My point is, don't worry about what you ride there on... BMW has been one of the few brands that actually let's you demo their motocycles. When was the last time you got to demo a ZX-10 from the dealer?
True dat!
Amber Lamps
02-20-2010, 07:59 PM
and american bikes are ugly fat and loud :lmao:
Just like our...nevermind...
Amber Lamps
02-20-2010, 08:01 PM
Yep, I'm going to test ride one here as soon as the weather and my schedule click! I want it to be decent so that I can get a really good romp in. Once or twice around the "block" isn't going to cut it for a bike that costs $17,000!!!
Yep, I'm going to test ride one here as soon as the weather and my schedule click! I want it to be decent so that I can get a really good romp in. Once or twice around the "block" isn't going to cut it for a bike that costs $17,000!!!
you won't be disappointed, too bad you aren't closer. The unescorted test ride was nice. Plus their recommended loop is actually pretty good. They are taking it up to the gap tomorrow.
dReWpY
02-20-2010, 10:10 PM
Not to side track the thread but are you riding tomorrow trip?
Amber Lamps
02-20-2010, 10:12 PM
you won't be disappointed, too bad you aren't closer. The unescorted test ride was nice. Plus their recommended loop is actually pretty good. They are taking it up to the gap tomorrow.
Aw snap! I would love to be in on that action!!!!:drool:
Not to side track the thread but are you riding tomorrow trip?
yeah, I most likely will go to the gap for a few hours to hang out in the morning. Don't know for how long or when I will be there.
dReWpY
02-20-2010, 10:25 PM
Hmm waas thinking about making a day trip out
Hmm waas thinking about making a day trip out
I will give you a shout when I head that way, just try to wake up early and get out there.
dReWpY
02-20-2010, 10:45 PM
Pancake Road for breakfast lol
Pancake Road for breakfast lol
nah
Cutty72
02-21-2010, 07:17 AM
Why on EARTH would you think that? BMW's intent with this bike is to take over the world. They would let you ride one just because you rode up on another brand - here.... taste the blue kool-aide. :wink:
I prefer my now extinct kool-aide of V-twin goodness.
I think my next ride would be on the KTM actually.
azoomm
02-21-2010, 10:35 AM
I prefer my now extinct kool-aide of V-twin goodness.
I think my next ride would be on the KTM actually.
If you're a fan of the SuperDuke - I highly recommend the StreetFighter. It's a shit ton more power and better suspension.
Cutty72
02-21-2010, 11:38 AM
If you're a fan of the SuperDuke - I highly recommend the StreetFighter. It's a shit ton more power and better suspension.
Actually the RC8 is more what I was thinking...
I'm a fan of the V twin, and can't afford a ducati. Plus the KTM dealership is closer. :lol:
fnfalman
02-23-2010, 05:11 PM
BMW engineering and quality control are totally overrated.
Wait till something fucked up on the bike. Then BMW will blame it on the owner instead of taking responsibility.
We shall see how fast this bike is outside of the dyno room.
fnfalman
02-23-2010, 05:12 PM
If you're a fan of the SuperDuke - I highly recommend the StreetFighter. It's a shit ton more power and better suspension.
Consider that the Duck has an advantage of 200-cc worth of displacement, it better have a shit ton more power. As far as better suspension goes? I doubt it.
Particle Man
02-23-2010, 08:20 PM
Dammit, all you bastards with BMW dealers close by who will allow test rides and stuff
:rant:
WANT
LittleTaz
02-23-2010, 11:16 PM
I went riding with some folks Sunday. One of them was a guy I've known for years who just got a BMW. We had a good laugh about Him on a BMW. But, he Loves it. He got the R/W/BL like the one in Trip's pic. He said he had thought he would keep his R1, but after 150 miles on the BMW, he said he is ready to let the R1 go. It looks great in the flesh, much better than the magazine pics. I like the way it looks and it for sure is a rocket.
Note: Was92 on Taz's puter
dReWpY
02-24-2010, 01:20 AM
Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him
Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him
LittleTaz
02-24-2010, 10:17 PM
Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him
Was his r1 yellow?
I think I know him
Yep
Yep
Note: Taz on Taz's puter :)
dReWpY
02-24-2010, 10:18 PM
i knows him, u ever ride centerhill area?
LittleTaz
02-24-2010, 10:21 PM
He's watching the military channel and is dictating his response... He has ridden it a lot, but not lately since we live close to Springfield. The meetup point is usually Uncle Pete's and it's just too far to make it a regular ride.
dReWpY
02-24-2010, 10:29 PM
well if u ever make it this way, let me know, i am all over on the weekends now that its warming up
PhiSig1071
03-11-2010, 04:04 PM
*cough*
First off, I am typing this with one severely banged up finger, so please excuse any typing errors.
Secondly, the shop where I work is NOT a BMW motorcycle dealership. We are in the process of becoming one, but we have not received final approval yet.
But, we were far enough along that we got approval to attend the S1000RR dealer release. Which included quite a few briefings on the bike, some comparisons between the bike and other literbikes, and most importantly three sessions on the bike at PBIR, organized by the Kieth Code school, which is now using S1000RR's.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs234.snc3/22163_606882271152_25102382_35818401_6040806_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs294.ash1/22163_606882286122_25102382_35818404_2419558_n.jpg
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http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs214.snc3/22163_606882306082_25102382_35818408_3672775_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs294.ash1/22163_606882311072_25102382_35818409_1541557_n.jpg
This bike is hands down the most amazing motorcycle I have ever ridden.
The ambassadors for the bike were Nate Kern:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs234.snc3/22163_606882355982_25102382_35818418_2741254_n.jpg
and professional stunter "Teach" McNeil:
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs214.snc3/22163_606882326042_25102382_35818412_2898261_n.jpg
The intro was the the Four Seasons Palm Beach:
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http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs234.snc3/22163_606882281132_25102382_35818403_6472415_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs294.ash1/22163_606882346002_25102382_35818416_8187897_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs294.ash1/22163_606882336022_25102382_35818414_8342462_n.jpg
They had a few other models there for comparison
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs214.snc3/22163_606882331032_25102382_35818413_4666007_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs234.snc3/22163_606882400892_25102382_35818426_53593_n.jpg
As for the bike itself, like I said, it was the most amazing motorcycle I have ever ridden. All the bikes had ABS and traction control, as well as quick shifters. The bikes themselves were so confidence inspiring that I had a knee down on the second lap, on a bike I had never ridden before, and a track I had never ridden before. The ABS and traction control is seamless, you never feel it working, but occasionally you see the light on the dash winking at you.The traction control works so seamlessly with the quickshifter that I could snap full-throttle upshifts at nearly full lean coming onto the PBIR backstraight. The slipper clutch works so flawlessly that I was able to drop from 6th gear and almost 170mph to 3rd while practically standing on the brakes and the bike just slowed down faster than anything I ever experienced. You can get on the gas earlier, and brake later, than on any bike I have ever ridden. And you can trail brake to the apex like a pro. And the throttle response is so smooth! It has a few different mapping modes, but rather than feeling like you are riding a bike that is being held-back, it simply feels as though you are riding a bike with less HP. I can't go into specifics, but suffice to say there's a lot more than wheel-speed measuring going on there. We had over 160 riders in one day, and a total of 3 accidents, all low-sides. Considering it was a 193hp bike mostly being ridden by owners of BMW dealerships who have never ridden a sportbike before, much less on a track, that is one hell of a testimony to the bike. That bike will make you faster, or at the very least give you the confidence to go faster.
BMW's goal was to generate conquest sales from Japanese sportbikes. I can tell you this, after riding that bike on the track, I was sitting in a meeting learning more about the bike, and adding up how much I could get for my GSXR, KTM, and pit-scooter and wondering what dealer cost would be on the bike. I want one, bad.
tached1000rr
03-11-2010, 04:17 PM
*cough*
Wow, thanks for sharing.
ZXHOOLIGAN
05-01-2010, 11:50 AM
Whether or not you like the S1000RR, one good thing is that it will force the Japanese manufacturers to "step up their game". Competition is good!
Riceaholic
05-02-2010, 02:51 AM
I'm sure it's nice but any new bike is too rich for my blood. I'll just keep riding my old clapped out gixxer with non-radial brakes...:lol:
ZXHOOLIGAN
05-06-2010, 10:54 AM
I'm sure it's nice but any new bike is too rich for my blood. I'll just keep riding my old clapped out gixxer with non-radial brakes...:lol:
My buddy has an '01 Gixxer 1K and that's a fun bike with plenty of power. As long as you have fun with it, you "don't need no stinkin' new bike". Ride safe.
ZXHOOLIGAN
05-13-2010, 11:55 AM
Couple of pics of the new scoot.......Got it last night, but the Love Bugs are so damn thick, I'll have to wait to ride 'till early evening (when they go to bed)..
marko138
05-13-2010, 11:57 AM
Couple of pics of the new scoot.......Got it last night, but the Love Bugs are so damn thick, I'll have to wait to ride 'till early evening (when they go to bed)..
Nice.
ZXHOOLIGAN
05-13-2010, 12:20 PM
Thanks!
tached1000rr
05-13-2010, 12:30 PM
Thanks!
Nice stable you have there....
askmrjesus
05-13-2010, 12:33 PM
God wants me to have the GS and the RR...And the DRZ and the Buell. And this lamp...and this ashtray...
The ashtray is mine.
You can have the other stuff.
JC
dReWpY
05-13-2010, 04:22 PM
nice
z06boy
05-13-2010, 04:28 PM
Nice stable you have there....
Absolutely
Cutty72
05-13-2010, 08:23 PM
Still can't get over those headlights...
ZXHOOLIGAN
05-14-2010, 07:30 AM
Still can't get over those headlights...
Ha, ha...I hear ya'. Not for everybody. But, it's kinda like if you had an incredible love making session with a really hot chick and then discover she has a front tooth missing and slightly cocked eyes.....You can pretty much overlook her cosmetic faults...
marko138
05-14-2010, 08:27 AM
Errr....
ZXHOOLIGAN
05-14-2010, 09:30 AM
Errr....
Well............maybe not.
marko138
05-14-2010, 09:31 AM
Lolz
shmike
05-14-2010, 09:31 AM
Ha, ha...I hear ya'. Not for everybody. But, it's kinda like if you had an incredible love making session with a really hot chick and then discover she has a front tooth missing and slightly cocked eyes.....You can pretty much overlook her cosmetic faults...
True.
And I'd continue to fuck her but I still wouldn't take her to dinner. :lol:
Homeslice
05-14-2010, 10:02 AM
Seeing as how MOST bikes look ugly from a straight head-on view, the BMW isn't much worse.
marko138
05-14-2010, 10:05 AM
This is true.
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