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BMW S1000RR 2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Price : $13,800.00
Bodystyle : Super Sports Bike
Warranty : 36 months
Manufacturer Country : Germany
Model Year : 2010
Displacement (cc) : 999
Engine Type : Horizontal In-line

VEHICLE REVIEW

2010 BMW S1000RR

When we build a superbike, we have no time for second best. We now present the very latest in racing power. With an aluminium bridge, radial brakes, a super sporty tail-up nose-down design, hot colours and the ultimate combination of electronic rider assistance systems: the first genuine racing ABS, whose features include a front-wheel-only mode, dynamic traction control (DTC) which permits varying degrees of slip, depending on the lean angle. The more the rider hangs off, the more upright the bike and the longer the lines on leaving the curve. Never before was it so easy to keep so much power under control. This is just as true on public roads as it is down on the racetrack. The RR label shows that it is a full-blooded racing bike, even though it can also be ridden with a number plate attached. To top it all off is an engine which is our absolute pride and joy. And our motorsports team agree wholeheartedly. Motorcycle designed for the race tracks, built to deliver acceleration that takes your breath away. The DoubleR is a genuine race bike, even though it can also be ridden with a number plate attached. To top it all off is an engine which is our absolute pride and joy. And our Motorsport team agree wholeheartedly. The new BMW S 1000 RR is a highly innovative straight-four supersports from BMW Motorrad now making its world debut. This true milestone in the world of sports machines combines engine output of 142 kW (193 hp) with overall weight of just 204 kg (450 lb) including fuel (183 kg/403.5 lb dry weight, 206.5 kg/455.3 lb overall with Race ABS). Specifications of this calibre make this supersports machine not only an absolute highlight in terms of its power-to-weight ratio and performance, but also, equipped with Race ABS and DTC Dynamic Traction Control, a new benchmark in terms of riding dynamics, safety and innovation. Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport has been playing an active role in the World Superbike Championship since the beginning of the 2009 racing season, the new S 1000 RR setting the foundation for the production-based racing machines ridden by BMW Motorrad’s two works riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus. After spending its inaugural development season challenging the 2009 World Superbike Championship with factory riders Ruben Xaus and two-times world champion Australian Troy Corser, the new S1000RR exceeded expectations, finishing the series with a gratifying seventeen top-ten finishes. The S1000RR is now poised to arrive in BMW Motorrad showrooms in January of 2010. The S1000RR will debut with an MSRP of $17,300, a price that includes Race ABS, Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and Gear Shift Assist as standard equipment. The only option available on the S1000RR will be the Alarm System, priced at $265. Combining an all-new high-performance engine with lightweight construction, sophisticated chassis dynamics and race-engineered brake and suspension components, the BMW S1000RR will set a new benchmark for ultra-high performance motorcycles - on both the racetrack and the road. The 999cc liquid-cooled, DOHC, sixteen valve, inline four-cylinder power unit is brand-new from the ground up, bred for racing, developing a maximum output of 193 hp at 13,000 rpm (rev-limited to14,200 rpm) and maximum torque of 82.5 lb-ft at 9,750 rpm. With overall weight of just 206.5 kg including fuel and Race ABS the S1000RR will also take its place as the lightest motorcycle equipped with ABS in the supersports category. The combination sets a new standard in its class with a power-to-weight ratio of just 1.06 kg (2.34 lb) per horsepower with Race ABS. BMW S1000RR has been designed not only to compete in the World Superbike Championship, but to take its place among the élite of supersports 

Powerunit Engine

The new S 1000 RR also excels through features and qualities typical of BMW such as a long running life, superior quality of production and optimum environmental compatibility thanks to the use of the most advanced exhaust management with two fully controlled three-way catalytic converters also able to fulfil future standards and requirements. Active safety when braking is significantly enhanced by Race ABS developed especially for the S 1000 RR as a genuine supersports and available as an option straight from the factory. A further most significant feature likewise contributing to active safety of the highest standard is DTC Dynamic Traction Control also available as an option and masterminded electronically for supreme precision and practical value. Facing various riding conditions such as wet roads (“Rain”), regular road conditions (“Sport”), a race track with supersport tyres (“Race”), or a race track with slicks (“Slick”), the rider also has the choice of various engine characteristics and set-ups available at the touch of a button. And last but not least, Race ABS and Dynamic Traction Control are combined with the respective riding modes and coordinated with one another to ensure a supreme standard of performance and safety all in one. The primary objective in developing the new S 1000 RR was to create a supersports with supreme engine power combined with optimum rideability for the highest conceivable standard of all-round performance. The water-cooled four-cylinder inline power unit chosen to provide these qualities is brand-new from the ground up, developing maximum output of 142 kW (193 hp) at 13,000 rpm and revving up to a maximum speed of 14,200 rpm. Maximum torque of 112 Nm (82.5 lb-ft), in turn, comes at 9,750 rpm. The two intake and exhaust valves per cylinder made of extra-light titanium are operated by very small and equally light single cam followers. In conjunction with the short sprocket driving the camshaft via an intermediate gear, this ensures supreme revving qualities at the highest speeds as well as exact maintenance of valve timing combined with very compact dimensions. The use of extremely small and light cam followers furthermore gives the engineer greater freedom in choosing the ideal valve lift curves and, accordingly, in selecting optimum performance characteristics on both road and track. All engine components are particularly compact and light, limiting weight of the overall engine without ancillaries to 59.8 kg (131.8 lb) and keeping the entire power unit very slim and slender. Made completely of stainless steel, the exhaust system featured by the S 1000 RR is designed consistently for optimum power and performance. It works according to the 4-in-2-in-1 principle with four individual manifolds of equal length first merging into two pipes beneath the engine block and then extending into a large-volume pre-silencer. From there the exhaust emissions flow through a very short and dynamically designed rear-end silencer to the outside. A homogeneous power and torque curve ensuring optimum rideability is acknowledged as the requirement for sporting performance on the road and fast lap times on the track. Precisely this is why the exhaust system featured on the S 1000 RR comes with two fully controlled interference pipe butterflies housed in two connection pipes for the two outer and two inner manifolds, in the immediate vicinity of the exhaust ducts. As a function of various parameters such as engine speed and the position of the throttle butterfly, an adjuster opens or closes these flaps, allowing exhaust gas to flow freely between the two manifolds or, respectively, interrupting the flow of gas. This coordinates the sequence of oscillations in the exhaust gas mass flow, reducing exhaust gas counter-pressure at the decisive point (like on a racing muffler) and increasing the cylinder charge accordingly. This factor alone makes a significant contribution to the very high standard of homogenous overall performance offered by the S 1000 RR.

Lightest supersports with Race ABS.

The new RR offers the highest standard of technology also on its suspension and running gear. Weighing just 206.5 kg or 455.3 lb in road trim and with a full tank, BMW ’s new supersports is by far the lightest machine of its calibre displacing 999 cc and featuring Race ABS brakes. One of the features that ensures this light weight is the aluminium bridge frame integrating the engine tilted to the front at an angle of 32° as a load-bearing element for optimum torsional stiffness on minimum weight. The front wheel runs on an upside-down fork with a fixed tube measuring an ample 46 millimetres or 1.81" in diameter, while a torsionally stiff swing arm made of aluminium holds the rear wheel in position. The spring and damping action required is provided by a central spring strut pivoting on a guide lever. The rear frame section of the S 1000 RR is a welded light-alloy structure belted to the mainframe, combining low weight with superior stability and a high standard of robust strength particularly important to riders and teams on the race track.

Putting the rider right in the centre.

The rider’s seating position leaning forward towards the front wheel for an active style of riding is simply ideal for the sporting rider with his particularly dynamic style. Developing the S 1000 RR, BMW Motorrad has given particular attention to the superior ergonomics of the machine, providing ideal qualities for both small and tall riders and therefore focusing consistently on the rider’s individual requirements. The tank section is as slender as on a 600-cc machine, giving the rider the assurance of excellent control and handling at all times. In the process of developing the S 1000 RR, BMW Motorrad focused not only on a lightweight structure, but also on minimum, highly compact dimensions as an absolutely essential requirement. To give the S 1000 RR an extremely slender front silhouette but at the same time to ensure a highly efficient flow of cooling air, the engineers at BMW Motorrad had to show all their skill, since, with cylinder bore measuring 80 millimetres or 3.15”, the power unit of the RR has the largest cylinder bore in this segment with a correspondingly wide cylinder head. Technical challenges of this kind as well as a development period of just four years made the S 1000 RR the ideal project for consistent, all-out use of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) technology as well as the most advanced calculation methods, for example for the machine’s aerodynamics. As the bottom line, the S 1000 RR is the absolutely ideal motorcycle for the customers of BMW Motorrad looking for new, unprecedented standards and qualities in the supersports segment.

Challenge for BMW Motorrad

To successfully enter the World Championship with a Superbike today, a manufacturer needs a production model with the right kind of overall concept consistently applied in all areas. The essential factors, therefore, are supreme power, a wide range of engine speed, fast revving capacity also over a long period, optimum chassis stiffness, and perfect set-up of the engine. Other features absolutely essential more than ever particularly in the top league of supersports motorcycles are simple and straightforward rideability, light-footed handling, absolutely outstanding all-round performance as well as safety features such as rider assistance systems like ABS and traction control giving the customer precisely what he needs. Developing the RR, BMW Motorrad has entered completely new, unchartered terrain. Clearly, this meant a huge range of new challenges and responsibilities for the entire Development Team, but also gave the Team enormous motivation in seeking to set new standards.

The specific targets in developing the S 1000 RR were therefore clear:

To achieve output and performance of the highest standard. 
To make the suspension absolutely stable, with top handling and supreme traction. 
To give the new machine that unmistakable, dynamic design of BMW Motorrad. 
To reduce the weight of the motorcycle to an absolute minimum. 
To ensure top quality typical of BMW . 

Unique against the competition.

Over the years and decades, the principle of combining a straight-four power unit with an aluminium bridge frame has been consistently developed and has become the dominating technical concept particularly in the supersports segment. The reason, quite simply, is that a motorcycle of this kind offers significant benefits in terms of riding dynamics, long-distance endurance, and straightforward production. Precisely this is why the new S 1000 RR also applies this concept with its proven fortes and advantages. But even while the S 1000 RR, in its concept teaming up a straight-four power unit and an aluminium bridge frame, may appear at first sight to have similarities with some competitors, the Development Team at BMW Motorrad has succeeded in enhancing the existing status of this concept in virtually every respect. As a result, the S 1000 RR offers not only a wide range of USPs in terms of technology, performance, and design, but also, through its particularly compact overall layout, clearly demonstrates the high school of European engineering in the supersports four-cylinder segment.

Engine

Alternator Watts : 350
Battery Amp Hour : 10
Bore (in) : 3.15
Bore (mm) : 80
Compression Ratio : 13.01
Cooling : Liquid
Cylinders : : 4
Displacement (cc) : 999
Displacement (ci) : 60.9
Emissions Standards : Meets Euro 3 Emissions
Engine Configuration : Horizontal In-line
Engine Immobilizer : Standard
Engine Type : 4-Stroke
Fuel Injector : Yes
Fuel Requirements : Mid Grade
Fuel System Type : Fuel Injected
Ram Air Induction : Yes
Starter : Electric
Stroke (in) : 1.96
Stroke (mm) : 49.7
Valve Configuration : DOHC
Valves : 16
Valves Per Cylinder : 4

Performance

Engine Displacement to Weight (cc) : 2.48
Horsepower (bhp) : 193+200
Horsepower (kW) : 142
Horsepower RPM : 13000
Horsepower To Weight (hp) : 0.48
Redline RPM : 14200
Top Speed (km/h) : 200
Top Speed (mph) : 124
Torque (Ft Lbs) : 82.6
Torque (Nm) : 112
Torque RPM : 9750

Transmission

Final Drive Ratio : 2.59
Gear Ratio (1) : 2.65
Gear Ratio (2) : 2.09
Gear Ratio (3) : 1.73
Gear Ratio (4) : 1.5
Gear Ratio (5) : 1.36
Gear Ratio (6) : 1.26
Number Of Speeds : 6
Overdrive : No
Primary Drive (Rear Wheel) : Chain
Reverse : No
Transmission Type : Manual

Steering & Suspension

Air Adjustable : No
Front Adjustable Fork Pre-Load : Yes
Front Adjustable Rebound Damping : Yes
Front Central Suspension Strut : No
Front Fork Diameter (in) : 1.8
Front Fork Diameter (mm) : 46
Front Suspension Type : Inverted Fork
Front Travel (in) : 4.7
Front Travel (mm) : 120
Number Rear Shock Absorbers : 1
Rear Adjustable Rebound Damping : Yes
Rear Adjustable Shock / Spring Pre-Load : Yes
Rear Suspension Type : Twin Sided Swing Arm
Rear Swingarm Material : Aluminum
Rear Travel (in) : 5.1
Rear Travel (mm) : 130

Wheels

Chromed : No
Front Wheel Diameter : 17
Front Wheel Width (in) : 3.5
Rear Wheel Diameter : 17
Rear Wheel Width (in) : 6
Tube / Tubeless : Tubeless
Wheels Composition : Aluminum

Tires

Front Tire (Full Spec) : 120/70 ZR17
Front Tire Aspect Ratio : 70
Front Tire Speed Rating : Z
Front Tire Width : 120
Rear Tire (Full Spec) : 190/55 ZR17
Rear Tire Aspect Ratio : 55
Rear Tire Speed Rating : Z
Rear Tire Width : 190

Brakes

Anti-Lock Brakes : Standard
Front Brake Diameter (in) : 12.6
Front Brake Diameter (mm) : 320
Front Brake Rotor Width (in) : 0.2
Front Brake Rotor Width (mm) : 5
Front Brake Type : Dual Hydraulic Disc
Front Caliper Pistons : 4
Rear Brake Diameter (in) : 8.7
Rear Brake Diameter (mm) : 220
Rear Brake Type : Hydraulic Disc
Rear Caliper Pistons : 1

Body Seat 

Adjustable : No
Grab Rail or Strap : Standard
Number Of Seats : 2
Seat Height (in) : 32.3
Seat Height (mm) : 820
Seat Location : Driver and Passenger
Seat Material : Vinyl
Seat Specifications : Standard
Seat Type : One-Piece

Body Work

Adjustable : No
Belt Guard : No
Body Material : Plastic
Brake Line Cover : Yes
Chain Guard : Yes
Construction : Standard
Exhaust Guard : Yes
Exterior Covers : Standard
Exterior Guards : Standard
Foot Peg Location : Driver and Passenger
Fork Guards : No
Frame : Aluminum
Front Fender : Standard
Front Fender Material : Plastic
Hand Grip Material : Rubber
Hand Grips : Standard
Heel Guards : Yes
License Plate : Standard
Lower Fairing : Standard
Rear Fender : Standard
Rear Fender Material : Plastic
Rearview Mirrors Folding : Yes
Saddle Bag Guard : No
Side Cover : Yes
Spoiler : Standard
Stand : Standard
Stand Type : Kick
Tire Valve Cap : Yes
Upper Fairing : Standard
Valve Stems : Yes

Fuel Capacity

Fuel Capacity (gal) : 4.6
Fuel Capacity (l) : 17.5
Fuel Capacity Reserve (gal) : 1.06
Fuel Capacity Reserve (l) : 4

DIMENSIONS

Adjustable Levers : Standard
Capacities : Standard
Comment : Standard
Dimensions : Standard
Dry Weight (kg) : 183
Dry Weight (lbs) : 403
GVWR (kgs) : 390
GVWR (lbs) : 859.8
Handlebar Lock : Standard
Height (in) : 44.8
Height (mm) : 1138
Introduction Year : 2010
Length (in) : 80.9
Length (mm) : 2056
Limited Availability : Yes
Major Revision Year : 2010
Manufacturer Country : Germany
Manufacturer Recommend Minimum Age : 16
Manufacturer Type : Sport
MIC Model Segment : ON-HWY Sport Bike Over 750cc
Payload Capacity (kgs) : 187
Payload Capacity (lbs) : 412.3
Rake (degrees) : 29.6
Revision Status : New
Service Reminder : Standard
Weight : Standard
Wet Weight (kg) : 204
Wet Weight (lbs) : 449.7
Wheelbase (in) : 56.4
Wheelbase (mm) : 1432
Width (in) : 32.5
Width (mm) : 826