2023 BMW S 1000 RR and M 1000 R | First Ride Review
2023 BMW S 1000 RR in Light White (Photos by Markus Jahn and Jörg Künstle)
A quick glance at the speedometer revealed it was displaying 175 mph before I hit the brakes hard for the upcoming right-hand turn ? and that was in just the 5th of six gears. No, this was not ? nor should it ever be ? on a public road. It was at the end of the long back straight at Spain?s 2.6-mile Almeria Circuit during the press intro of the 2023 BMW S 1000 RR and M 1000 RR. Following a complete redesign in 2019, BMW made some revisions to its flagship S 1000 RR sportbike for 2023, and the changes have made what was already a potent supersport machine even better.
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2023 BMW S 1000 RR
When BMW launched the S 1000 RR in 2009, the German manufacturer set a new benchmark in supersport performance. Until then, open-class supersport machines produced power in the mid-170s to 180-hp range, and very few had traction control or any other form of advanced electronic rider aids.
Then the S 1000 RR came along claiming 193 hp, and it was available with adjustable traction control, selectable ride modes, and track-ready ABS ? all at a reasonable price. Electronics have evolved since then, and those on the S 1000 RR are among the most advanced available.
2023 BMW S 1000 RR in Style Passion in Racing Red.
2023 BMW S 1000 RR in Black Storm metallic.
The new S 1000 RR borrows some tech from the higher-spec M 1000 RR, BMW?s high-priced Worl...
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