BMW S1000rr
The BMW S1000RR is a sport bike initially made by BMW
Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship, that is now in
commercial production. It was introduced in Munich in April 2008, and is
powered by a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) inline-4 engine redlined at 14,200 rpm.
BMW made 1,000 S1000RRs in 2009 to satisfy World Superbike
homologation requirements, but expanded production for commercial sale of the
bike in 2010. It has an anti-lock braking system, standard, with an optional
electronic traction control. As of 2016, it has a wet weight of 204 kg (450
lb), and produces 148.4 kW (199.0 hp) @ 13,500 rpm. With 133.6 kW (179.2 hp) to
the rear wheel, it is the most powerful motorcycle in the class on the dyno.
Manufacturer
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Also
called
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K46
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Production
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2009–2014
2013
– 2014 (HP4)
2015 – Present
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999 cc
(61.0 cu in) inline-4
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80.0 mm × 49.7 mm
(3.15 in × 1.96 in)
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13.0:1
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146kW (199hp) @ 14,000 rpm
(claimed)
133.6 kW (179.2 hp) @ 13,250 rpm (rear wheel) |
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6-speed, chain drive, optional
electronic traction control
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Front: Dual 320 mm discs,
Brembo 4-piston fixed callipers
Rear: Single 220 mm disc, single-piston floating caliper Disengageable ABS |
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Front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear: 190/55 ZR 17 |
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23.9° / 95.9 mm
(3.78 in)
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1,432 mm (56.4 in)
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Dimensions
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L: 2,056 mm (80.9 in)
W: 826 mm (32.5 in) H: 1,138 mm (44.8 in) |
Seat height
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820 mm (32 in)
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Weight
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Fuel capacity
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17.5 L
(3.8 imp gal; 4.6 US gal)
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Fuel consumption
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6.13 L/100 km
(46.1 mpg‑imp; 38.4 mpg‑US
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Superbike World Championship
On 26 June 2008, Spanish rider Rubén Xaus signed to ride the
bike for the factory BMW Motorrad team. On 25 September 2008, Australian former
double Superbike World Champion Troy Corser signed to complete the team's
two-rider lineup for 2009. In the 2009 Superbike World Championship season, the
highest race result achieved by Corser was fifth place in the Czech Republic,
and Xaus achieved seventh place in Italy. During the 2010 FIM Superstock 1000
Championship season Ayrton Badovini dominated by winning every single race but
one on the S1000RR.This result was significant because the Superstock class of
WSBK is where the machines most closely resemble the stock offerings at the
showroom. On 13 May 2012, Italian rider Marco Melandri riding for the factory
BMW Motorrad team was the first to secure a win for the S1000RR in World
Superbike competition at the British round in Donington Park. His teammate Leon
Haslam came in second giving BMW a "One Two" finish.
Isle of Man TT
The S1000RR has been used by various riders at the Isle of
Man TT since 2010.On 31 May 2014, Michael Dunlop won the superbike class race
on his factory-prepared bike entered by Hawk Racing, a UK-based BSB team
operating as Buildbase BMW Motorrad, breaking a 75-year gap between wins for
BMW.Three days later, Dunlop repeated his victory in the Superstock class,
running under his own MD Racing BMW banner. He stated "...this is a great
result for BMW. It’s great for a manufacturer when a road bike wins a TT”.
Dunlop completed a hat-trick of BMW victories with a Senior TT win on Friday, 6
June.
Dunlop won the Superbike and Senior races at the 2016 TT
festival on essentially the same machine, again provided by Hawk Racing,
setting a new absolute solo-machine course record, averaging 133.962 mph
(215.591 km/h), set during one-lap of the six-lap event held on the 37-mile
road course.
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