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The ‘M’ bike
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submitted on 10/15/2008
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The ‘M’ bike
Designed to compete in the World Superbike Championship alongside Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Ducati, the new bike eschews BMW's traditional parallel twin-engine layout and Duo-Lever front suspension in favour of a more traditional inline four-cylinder and fork format.
However, BMW has promised a 'number of special features, especially on the cylinder head', and a 'special traction control'. Sounds promising.
"The Japanese are some 20 years ahead of us in this class and have lots of experience," said Hendrik von Kuenheim, General Director BMW Motorrad.
"But even so, the spirit of this competition alone encourages us in our efforts. From the start we wish to be on par with our well-established competitors also in the Supersports segment."
On a par? Pah! Few doubt the BMW S 1000 RR will battle with the best when it makes its debut (on road and track) early next year.
Let's face it: what we're looking at here is BMW's first 'M' bike.
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markanthony0419
- 10/15/2008 11:21:07 AM
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Bike looks great. I trust bmw will have a good showing with this but it will be a first effort sort of like the is-f did with lexus. Can they compete in the liter bike class we shall see but why couldnt they. 1000 cc double rr does make your mouth water though. fyi I have an 07 zx10r and i cant see a bike being more powerful in that class.
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Kraut_god
- 10/16/2008 2:47:37 PM
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give that design back to the japanese.
markanthony0419
- 10/15/2008 11:23:28 AM
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almost forgot probably going to be pretty expensive and bikes are bang for the buck. are you going to pay 30k to have a bmw bike when the zx10r and r1 are 11k and you get nothing more from it but name. Bike riders are smarter then car drivers in this respect.
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MaindrianPace
- 10/15/2008 11:52:44 AM
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I heard a rumour that a "toned-down" version would be offered, with "upgrade" kits available... not sure if this is true though, don't know that much about WSBK Homologation rules.
Also, this wouldn't be the first M bike as the article indicates. Motorrad has been winning in various 2 wheeled motorsports for years (including the Dakar)!
Also, it is a Damn Sexy bike in the raw carbon fibre.
Agent00M
- 10/16/2008 12:10:41 AM
+1 Boost
Where'd you get the 30K figure?
mclaren428
- 10/15/2008 11:30:11 AM
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This bike looks sick!
"special traction control",nice.
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uall
- 10/15/2008 11:54:22 AM
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Im sure they will perform very good
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truthpursuit
- 10/16/2008 6:02:45 PM
+1 Boost
Well
uall
- 10/15/2008 12:37:38 PM
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Finally some competetion for Ducati
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Heyhuub
- 10/15/2008 12:46:32 PM
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Ducati has had their hands full with Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki. This will unlike Aprilia probably have a hard time in it's first year, eventhough they have 2 excellent riders with Xaus and Corser.
ubercool
- 10/16/2008 1:51:21 PM
-2 Boost
Forget about BMW coz the Honda Fireblade, Ducati and Suzuki will kick their arse!!!
Type707
- 10/15/2008 1:04:12 PM
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Can somebody call Batman and tell him his Bike is ready?...Sick-lookin bike.
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KTMpilot
- 10/15/2008 1:08:40 PM
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Am I missing something - where's the BMW logo?
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cs4444
- 10/15/2008 1:37:57 PM
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This is a prototype, but if you click on the photo to enlarge it there is a bmw logo on the round black cap.
M35MT
- 10/15/2008 1:25:43 PM
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I was wondering when they'd do this...good luck to them.
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cgmmny
- 10/15/2008 1:43:54 PM
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Hmmmmmm.....Kinda looks like the new Aprilia V4 bike
http://aprilianews.blogspot.com/2008/02/aprilia-v4-pics.html
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Threepoint1415926
- 10/15/2008 1:57:20 PM
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I think BMW has a great market where they are with their bikes. No need to break into a class with so much competition. BMW already makes the worlds best sport touring bikes, and I love them for it and own several. Why spend the time and money to squeeze into such a crowded market?
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0to60
- 10/15/2008 3:40:13 PM
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I thought the ZX-14 was the best touring bike
0to60
- 10/15/2008 3:44:23 PM
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touring sport bike around the Nurburgring that is
Threepoint1415926
- 10/15/2008 3:51:46 PM
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ZX-14 a touring bike? What are you, nuts? I think you have a whole different idea of what touring is than I have.
The BMW K1200GT is a sport touring bike, the Honda ST1300 is a sport touring bike. Any sentence with the word "Ninja" and "touring" in it is guaranteed to have an oxymoron somewhere in it somewhere.
0to60
- 10/15/2008 4:48:02 PM
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I thought it was in Germany due to its comfort and speed
0to60
- 10/15/2008 4:50:02 PM
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But i could be wrong...
Threepoint1415926
- 10/15/2008 9:47:37 PM
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I'm going to say a sport-touring bike puts emphasis on a longer wheel base for high speed stability and has higher handlebars, set back from the fork for a more upright riding style. Also, I would claim sport-touring bikes dont usually come chain driven because of required chain maintenance. Shaft driven is more dependable and requires little to no maintenance.
If you look at a bike like the ZX-14 with a 57.5" wheel base compared to the likes of a K1200S (what I would consider a super-sport touring rather than sport-touring) of 61.8", that's a HUGE difference. The K1200S is going to be much more planted during high speed sweeping corners and run a lot straighter during WOT. The downside of course is it's not as easy to change direction.
Lest we forget that touring bikes (especially BMW's) usually come with goodies like ABS, traction control, electronic dampening, heated grips (if you've ever had them, you'll never want to go without them again) and saddle bags. All with 167HP in the K1200S's case.
Agent00M
- 10/16/2008 12:14:38 AM
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The K1300S/R/GT are coming...bringing more displacement and horsepower.
Threepoint1415926
- 10/16/2008 12:17:36 PM
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Cant wait! 180HP in a BMW! I remember when the K12RT came out and everyone was in shock that it had 130HP. Now that's not enough to get consumers to the showroom.
racerf109
- 10/15/2008 2:11:27 PM
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"But even so, the spirit of this competition alone encourages us in our efforts. From the start we wish to be on par with our well-established competitors also in the Supersports segment."
meanvulcan...proof BMW dosnt run from the comp. they look for it. Just like in Formula one the most competitive of motor sport. Audi and IRL hahaha. why don't they go to F1?
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uall
- 10/15/2008 3:01:46 PM
+2 Boost
Because it costs a Team about 300 Million € a year.
Thats why Porsche doesn't want to revival it's Formel 1 efforts
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TheSailor
- 10/15/2008 3:56:10 PM
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cool... It looks great... Won't get rid of my (kinda old) 916 for it though!
Anyway, good luck BMW!
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B7FAN
- 10/15/2008 4:27:14 PM
+4 Boost
that bike is hot would love to see this thing on the streets
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Htay7500
- 10/15/2008 7:40:19 PM
+2 Boost
I like their dual-bikes.
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veyron1001
- 10/15/2008 7:58:12 PM
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I hope this bike does not come with "I drive"
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bmwfan1513
- 10/15/2008 8:47:10 PM
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LOL veyron1001. Looks great in black with the gold. I can't wait to see one of these fly around the track.
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mpls
- 10/16/2008 2:38:39 AM
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Who are they kidding, 20 years ??
Don't bet on them not having tonnes of Yamahas, Ducatis, Hondas, Suzukis, Kawasaki etc. in their workshop, all broken down and thoroughly analsed. I think more like a few years nehind. Yje latest sports parts from these manufacturers they won't have access to unless they could develop them themselves.
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uall
- 10/16/2008 4:33:17 AM
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And BMW has alot of money and engineering knowledge which are also points when it comes to competition
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ubercool
- 10/16/2008 1:49:26 PM
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What is it about BMW that Autospies likes so much?? They are nothing special to look at!!!
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