BMW S 1000 RR test. New generation delicacy

Recall of the BMW S1000RR motorcycle

Over 12 years of various rides I reached 1000 cc.
At the beginning of April 2015, I purchased a BMW S1000r streetfighter, which impressed me with its high power, engine modes, design and ABS. I drove it for 3,500 km, so I decided to share my impressions. This is one of the fastest straights. There's always someone on the street asking questions. It steers easily, like a bicycle. Playful and comfortable, not twitchy, as some say. Suitable for a city with traffic jams. Due to the wide handlebar, at first I found the landing uncomfortable. Then I found the right position. It takes turns equally well with or without a passenger.

The brakes are excellent, as reviews from forums about the BMW s1000r have repeatedly stated. Water cooling allows you to stand in a hot traffic jam for several minutes, and the temperature only gets up to 100 degrees, where the fan turns on. Several times there were problems with the manual transmission - I caught neutral. I only got the hang of it towards the end of the season, perhaps there was something wrong with the settings.

At the maximum speed, this bike makes many of its classmates. Only the Kawasaki Z1000 left me, but then one situation got in the way.

BMW is technically excellent. But I will note one minus of my BMW with 1000 rubles - the steering angle is too small for the street and the design is unsuccessful. It lacks some 9 degrees to become an ideal city motorcycle. Another minor drawback is that the wing needs to be larger for our conditions, otherwise the radiator can be washed after rain. By the way, its modern electronics allow it to drive on wet roads and tear up rows. In the rain it drives like it's on dry asphalt. The main thing is not to fly through puddles; there are no electronics against hydroplaning.

The “rain” mode, identical to the car “eco” mode, is just a vegetable. The headlight is excellent, works well even in thick fog.

Overall, I am more than satisfied with the BMW S1000RR Maximum emotions, German quality, confident dynamics and respect on the road.

Hi all! I’m not a fan of writing reviews, but there aren’t many of them about this motorcycle, so I want to share my impressions. I want to say right away that I made the choice in favor of this model by accident. This happened because I had a buyer for my former Yamaha super tenere motorcycle. They offered me good money, and I decided, why don’t I try another motorcycle, since I was already tired of the pimp. As usual, I sat down on the Internet and started digging, and considered either sports or naked. The reason for this choice was that I had been riding endura bikes for quite a long time. Why not try, I persuaded myself, I’ll go for a ride, I’ll sell it when I get tired. And then it started: Yamaha R1 (YZF-R1) , Honda CBR1000RR , Suzuki GSX-R 1000 and, Kawasaki ZX-10R , the choice was quite large. Before that, I managed to ride almost all the flagship sports of the Japanese four; at first I didn’t consider Europe. However, I was always confused by the fit on clip-ons, so I also looked at naked ones. In general, skipping the details of sleepless nights and the agony of choice, I found this handsome man. Now to the point. I took it at that time with scanty mileage, in general it only passed the first one. From the place of purchase I drove under my own power to the house, which was almost 600 kilometers. On the way, I immediately had a great opportunity to get acquainted with the motorcycle. The first impression is traction, traction is not in all gears, I want to pay special attention to the Brembo brakes, they brake really well, the special BMW abs race system, in normal road mode, does not allow the wheels to come off under any circumstances. Also, when braking with the front brake, the system automatically brakes with the rear, although who would be surprised by this now. I really liked the way the track control works. When I got caught in a heavy downpour, I switched to Rain mode, no matter how much I twist the throttle or brake, the systems simply work with fantastic anticipation. Even in comparison with the pimp, which also had a track tire, it allowed the rear wheel to slip, after which it choked the engine, then it slipped again and immediately choked, resulting in some kind of jerking, which by the way contributed to the loss of engagement of the rear wheel. Well, okay, this is an endurik, what can we take from it, and it’s generally not correct to compare these motorcycles. The track tire allows you to gain speed without slipping, even on marking lines and bitumen strips. I can say the same about abs, everything is just perfect. Although when at the junction the motorcycle comes off with two wheels, the abs immediately strangles the engine for literally a second, when the bike has stabilized, you can drive on. By the way, the motorcycle also has an antiwheelie system, which works in conjunction with abs. So, when accelerating, sometimes the connection with the steering wheel is lost, because the front wheel is simply flying in the air, in this case the system allows the front wheel to rise to a certain degree, only after that the electronic limiter is triggered, and the bike does not fall from the wheelie, but smoothly lowers. I would also like to note the simply impeccable work of the quickshifter; by the way, it only works up. You literally just need to touch the gear shift paw, and the gear immediately changes easily and quickly. In general, acceleration turns out like on a CVT, you open the gas and just push the gears. By the way, the gas handle is electronic and does not have any cables, which is also convenient. The gas is dosed clearly and clearly; the handle has no free play at all, unlike many Japanese ones. About engine operating modes. This motorcycle is equipped with 4 engine operating modes: Rain, Road, Dynamic, Dynamic pro. In mode 1, the engine produces only 130 forces, the systems work in such a way as to prevent you from falling under any circumstances. Mode 2 is normal, the default suspension stiffness is in the software, all systems operate as normal. Mode 3 is dynamic, the default suspension stiffness is hard, abs allows you to play around with the rear wheel, it doesn’t completely lock, but it slips. And 4 racing mode, for use on the track, hard suspension, allows you to play around with wheelies, abs works only in the most extreme cases, the rear wheel allows you to skid. (This mode is not suitable for use in the city, except for cases when a little rebel awakens in you) If a big rebel awakens in you, then feel free to press the track tire button and turn it off; by pressing the same button for a longer time, also turn off abs, and before!, horrify the local villagers))) There are also a few other goodies on the motorcycle that are worth mentioning, this is a slipper clutch, cruise control and of course heated grips. I forgot about 3 suspension settings modes, soft, normal and hard. So I’ll tell you about them separately. I always drive in soft mode because it is the most adequate mode. It is basically impossible to drive in hard mode. The normal mode is a little different from the hard mode and a little different from the soft mode, but I don’t know why. For example, for me, all these modes are divided not into: soft, normal, hard, but into: slightly hard, medium hard and damn hard. In short, BMW in its usual role, this company has some special reverence for unrealistically stiff suspensions. It’s a pleasure to drive on an ordinary good road, but as soon as you drive onto a bad road, you start to shake out like a pissing rag. I understand, of course, that I want a lot from a motorcycle that is based on a super sport, but my opinion is that the stiffness of the suspension is simply too much.

Regarding the landing. Despite the presence of a steering wheel, the seating position is closer to a sports one, that is, you still sit in the same familiar shrimp position, only this time it’s a royal one. Although it’s not all that bad, 600 km in one day, to be honest, I’m not very tired. There is no wind protection, at 150 you already have to lie down on the tank, or it will blow away. At 260 km/h, which by the way is the maximum speed for this motorcycle, you feel like a silver surfer rushing through hyperspace at the speed of light, steering the stars. Or, in simple terms, your head is torn off with such force that after a minute of driving at that speed, your entire cervical spine hurts. Regarding acceleration, it shoots like a cannonball; compared to its older brother, it has a less powerful and revving engine, but the torque is still the same 112 Newtons, which is achieved at lower speeds than on the RR. This allows you to dash around the city and overtake on the highway in a matter of seconds. Of the minuses. Despite the presence of a steering wheel, the turning angles remained sporty, and therefore the turning radius is huge. By the way, there is still enough space from the steering wheel to the tank, I don’t understand why they didn’t remove the limiters. When accelerating sharply, it most often causes a wobble. There is a standard damper, but it does not work well enough. The oil radiator is located low, and damn it, they could have come up with a mesh at the factory, but no, you have to order it from the Chinese. The design is unsurpassed, from the side and back, I try not to look at it from the front, it’s disgusting, kind of cross-eyed. Although some people like it. Damn stiff suspension.

Go to the BMW S1000RR

Check out the test drives:

• BMW S1000RR (2010): test drive from Moto Racing magazine
• BMW S1000RR (2015): test drive from Popular Motors magazine
• BMW S1000RR (2012): test drive and differences from the 1st generation

Higher and higher

However, comparing the new product with the sports model RR is not very correct. I mentioned it only to show where the legs grow from. XR has another relative. And even closer. This is the BMW S 1000 R roadster. It is also created on the basis of a sports bike, and, like the crossover, it also has a derated engine. But compared to it, the XR is almost 20 cm higher (measured by the steering wheel), and its suspension travel is 150 mm in the front and 140 mm in the rear. The saddle was also raised a couple of centimeters, and the rider’s seating position eventually became straight and independent, as, for example, on the legendary “goose”, the BMW R 1200 GS. For a number of reasons, I am very sensitive to the ergonomics of the motorcycles I ride. The models that I really feel comfortable sitting on can be counted on one hand. And the new BMW XR is among them!

True, miracles, unfortunately, do not happen - you have to pay for the increased center of gravity and increased suspension travel. When you straighten the bike out of a corner and go full throttle, the front wheel tries to lift off the road. The electronics do not allow him to do this, but due to the unloaded front suspension, the motorcycle begins to drive slightly noticeably. It is protected from dangerous “wobbling” by a steering damper, which is included in the list of standard equipment. But on the lower and stiffer R and RR models there were no such problems!

There is also a purely psychological moment: due to the fact that you sit quite high and almost vertically, the angle of inclination in a turn is perceived much more acutely and, perhaps, even more scary. It seems that just a little more and you’ll start grinding the footrest on the asphalt, but in fact you’ve only deviated a little from the vertical. And the movement when “shifting” the motorcycle from side to side turns out to be longer and sweeping. You have to get used to this! During staged photography, one English colleague over and over again passed the turn “targeted” by the photographers “on his knees”, but never hit the ground with his step! They stand very high here. For a motorcycle with touring ambitions, perhaps even too much.