Dynamic Traction Control is standard, as are the anti-wheelie feature, slipper clutch and quartet of rider modes. Power flows through the anti-hop clutch to the six-speed transmission before it heads to the rear wheel via a tough chain drive, and the tranny benefits from a standard Shift-Assist Pro feature that lets you shift up and down the range without touching the clutch.
Oh, and for you try-hards out there, the RR can be quickly and easily set up with GP read: backwards shifting. Beemer sent a S RR to the Bolivian Salt Flats and turned in one mph run on a modified bike — the fastest ever clocked by a BMW bike — alongside a pair of mph runs. Beemer really brings the hurt to the competition here, so I needed another serious machine for my head-to-head. I could have gone to the top shelf for one of the many Ducati Panigale variants, but due to the price point, I decided that the base Panigale was the right choice.
Like the RR, the Panigale rocks some windtunnel-tested bodywork that is built to maximize penetration and reintegrate the cooling air with the slipstream with as little drag as possible. It also utilizes the pressure wave at the entry to increase the volumetric efficiency through intake ports below the headlights, so it stands toe-to-toe with the Beemer in that respect.
Ducati packs on an alphabet soup of subsytems with a RbW throttle control, traction control, riding modes, engine-brake control, power modes and a quick-shift system for another draw with the German entry. As for curb-appeal, Ducati makes a beautiful product, no doubt about it, but Beemer brings an aesthetic all its own. It was fun to watch, but any normal human would be in much worse shape after taking a low-sider at that speed.
See our review of the Ducati Panigale. Read more BMW news. All images featured on this website are copyrighted to their respective rightful owners. No infringement is intended. Image Source: bmwmotorcycles. BMW wants to make sure you notice that this is a MY bike, and to that end, the factory revised the body panels with an eye toward efficient aerodynamics for a new look unique to this version.
New for this year, the cams use BMW's ShiftCam feature that alters the timing and stroke of the intake poppets to deepen the torque well.
Engine: Liquid cooled, 4-stroke in-line 4-cylinder engine, four titanium valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts, wet sump lubrication, BMW ShiftCam Bore x Stroke: 80 mm x These two are both serious stupidfast bikes, and as far as curb-appeal goes, Ducati makes a beautiful product, no doubt about it, but Beemer brings an aesthetic all its own.
Then why the different numbers? Lap times Best. Filters Non-dry laps. Track Time Circuito di Almeria Performance 0 - 50 kph 1. S RR competition. More BMW motorcycles ChironSS 2m ago I was really into bikes when I was younger and over the years I lost contact with everything that was going on. Reply Reply 1. Reply 2. The SRR also trumps the Panigale to mph by around 2 seconds but loses out to the formidable Ducati Panigale V4 by almost 1.
Top speed is typical of most litre bikes at mph but unrestricted could possibly nudge mph. The SR suffers a little aerodynamically but was close to the limiter and just a little over where it makes peak HP. Remember Me. Thursday, November 11, So, BMW know how to engineer and bring to market a competitive machine. More Acceleration Stats.
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