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Gone is the old girder-stiff chassis that could make the S1000RR tricky to set up on track. Steering is lighter, crisper and BMW claims improved rear tyre wear on track.

Bars are splayed out further and you’re sat more in the RR, up against a taller, far slimmer tank.Īll-up weight is reduced by 11kg (14.5kg for the M version) - the motor alone is 4kg lighter and the exhaust weighs less than the single cylinder BMW G310R’s. It makes the old machine feel like a podgy tourer with a 20kg bag of spuds for an engine. Join Neevesy for his thoughts on the S1000RR live from the launch.Ī new riding position is no less comfy than before, but the RR is more compact and airy-light, like a 600.

And if you're looking for something even more special, you could also pop over to the BMW M1000RR review to see if the vastly more expensive homologation special is the better bike for you. Since then we've seen a raft of new competitors hit the roads, and it's not quite up there with the very best of the bunch in 2021, but it's still a simply stunning superbike. Our testers rate the S1000RR so highly that it took the overall win the Best Sportsbike category of the 2020 MCN Awards. 2019 BMW S1000RR was the best superbike around The new colour will replace racing red non metallic for the base model S1000RR, and Hockenheim silver remains the other base option. You can also add a sports silencer, or the titanium exhaust from the M and real track enthusiasts can unlock the GPS-controlled Laptrigger function, too.

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The M milled parts package gets you upgraded folding brake and clutch levers and protectors for them plus the footpegs and engine protectors from the M version. You are also able to spec up your S1000RR with a raft of blingy parts from the M Sport catalogue. The bike will also reach Euro5 homologation for the first time, having technically remained Euro4 until now. The new, stealthy look features a black subframe and plastics, with the only splash of colour coming from vivid red ‘RR’ decals on the fairing. In July 2020 BMW announced the changes for the 2021 S1000RR range, including a new blacked out paintjob called black storm metallic.

Long-term test: MCN ran a BMW S1000RR during 2019.

The old RR was rapid to the end, but with a decade’s worth of lessons learned from it, the 2019 BMW S1000RR takes the superbike game to the next level. Agile, accurate and refined, it handles like a lightweight 600cc supersport racer with the grunt of a V4 and the manic top end power of a competition superbike.Ī tricky-to-reach back brake and its late arrival in dealers are the only niggles we can find. Its long-awaited successor has been four years in the making and new from the ground-up.įrom its sultry looks and electronic gadgetry, to its fresh new easy feel, the 2019 BMW S1000RR is a major departure from the previous model. Refined in 2012 and updated in 2015, it’s a multiple TT winner, loved by racers and is the circuit weapon of choice for discerning track heads. At a time when its rivals could barely muster a rear-wheel 160bhp, the German wonder machine made 190bhp, had MotoGP-inspired electronics and race-ready handling - impressive for a company best known for sensible tourers and adventure bikes. The BMW S1000RR superbike is the fourth generation of a machine that first arrived on the scene in 2010.