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New 2012 BMW S1000RR Tech Details

By | October 21, 2011 | BMW, Sportbikes, What's New |

BMW didn’t need to update its S1000RR superbike. It was already the most-powerful sportbike in the world, and one of the best selling, too-24 percent of all sportbikes sold worldwide in 2010 were S1000RRs.

2012 BMW S1000RR

But BMW didn’t reach the top of the sales chart by being conservative, so just two years after its debut the model has already been given a significant “facelift.” The awesome, 193-horsepower engine is mechanically unchanged, though electronic reprogramming is said to make power delivery feel “punchier” at low- and mid-range rpm, while numerous chassis changes inspired by World Superbike and Superstock racing address sluggish steering and make the bike more agile and responsive than before.

The changes are subtle-evolution, not revolution-but significant in number, and address all our criticisms of the first-generation machine. It looks like one of the best sportbikes on the market just got better.

BMW lists the full range of changes as:

  •     Optimised torque curve for improved ridability
  •     Expansion from two to three performance curves (one each for >> Read More

New 2012 BMW S1000RR Super Sports

By | October 20, 2011 | BMW, Sportbikes, Upcomings, What's New |

It’s barely been two years since BMW released its Superbike and they’re already giving the motorcycle its first technical update. The 2012 BMW S1000RR features chassis, electronic and aesthetic updates aimed to keep it atop the liter-bike class.

New 2012 BMW S1000RR Super Sports

In terms of styling the new S1000RR has a new tail section airbox cover aperture grilles and RR logos. It will also be available in four new colorways including Racing Red.

The 2012 S1000RR features new chassis geometry including reduced triple clamp offset. The swingarm pivot angle and wheelbase has also been modified to increase steering accuracy and chassis feedback at lean. Since it pumps out in excess of 20 more horsepower than other bikes in its class it’s no surprise that the German powersports giant decided to leave its liquid-cooled 999cc Inline-Four unchanged. What has changed is the way you access all of those ponies.

A new throttle design reduces the amount of pull at the twist grip. The four engine power maps (Rain, Sport, Race and Slick) have also changed in an effort to enhance response. We’ve found that throttle response >> Read More

BMW K1300 S – New SBK For India

By | October 7, 2011 | BMW, Sport Touring, Sportbikes, What's New |

BMW’s new super sports cum tourer K1300 S is one of the stars of the Automall Delhi Event, which runs until October 09.

BMW’s first attempt at a bruiser of a superbike, the K1200 S, got off to the worst possible start when it was launched to the press in 2004: it simply wasn’t finished. We complained of dreadful fuelling, eye-watering vibration, desperate fuel consumption and high-speed instability among a litany of issues.

BMW K1300 S - New SBK For India

Development of the company’s first transverse, four-cylinder motorcycle – and its most powerful with 165bhp tucked away – has continued ever since, and the bike kept improving. Now a bigger step has been taken and with the help of engineering consultant Ricardo, the K1200 S has become the K1300 S. Both bore and stroke have increased to take the capacity up 136cc to 1,293cc, bringing with it an 8bhp power increase and more peak torque, too.

These weren’t really needed as the 1200 was fast enough anyway, but what’s much more useful is how the torque is spread more thickly from low revs to high. This was already a scaldingly >> Read More

Mind Blowing BMW K1300 S Super Sportsbike

By | October 7, 2011 | BMW, Sportbikes, What's New |

The BMW K 1300 S: supreme power with the sportiest of understatement.

The interceptor. The athlete. Aerodynamic, Avant-garde. Do you know of another sporty bike with this profile? A bike that develops such pulling power with 175 hp that it take the heat out of many a 200 hp bike? But a bike you can still take out on a quick trip simply because it has great everyday suitability? At the same time a technological treat?

BMW K1300 S Ultimate Sports Bike

The reasons: 103 ft-lb of torque from 1,293 cc – and at 8,250 rpm too. With a throaty sound from a cool, hexagonal tube. With catalytic converter and exhaust valve. And with fuel consumption and exhaust emission values which would suit many a machine with half the dynamic performance.

With this jet, the whole concept of speed moves into a new dimension. >> Read More

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