When the BMW 1000 rr came out and took the crown as world's most powerful production Superbike I was thinking of buying one. I joined the 1000 rr forum and followed it for awhile.
The first interesting thing was a poll taken to see which riding mode was used. I recall the three modes gave something like 140, 160 and 185 bhp.
Everyone had tried all three modes and most were using the lowest power setting.
The other very frightening thing was a section labelled " Our fallen comrades"
This was a list of forum members who had crashed and died on the bikes. It seemed there was a new name added to the list every couple of weeks. Most were in their 20s or early 30s. Some left young families behind.
I lost all interest when the forum Moderator, a nice fellow and a seasoned sportbike rider of 37 with a wife and young kids, crashed and died on his BMW 1000 rr.
A few years later I got the sportbike itch again and purchased a lightly used Daytona 955i. At 160 bhp it is similar in output to the early BMW in its mid mode.
That is still way too much for the road so I don't ride it much at all. When I do the temptation is there to use full power.
Most of the time I would prefer to ride the old MK3 850, it's plenty fast enough.
Glen
The first interesting thing was a poll taken to see which riding mode was used. I recall the three modes gave something like 140, 160 and 185 bhp.
Everyone had tried all three modes and most were using the lowest power setting.
The other very frightening thing was a section labelled " Our fallen comrades"
This was a list of forum members who had crashed and died on the bikes. It seemed there was a new name added to the list every couple of weeks. Most were in their 20s or early 30s. Some left young families behind.
I lost all interest when the forum Moderator, a nice fellow and a seasoned sportbike rider of 37 with a wife and young kids, crashed and died on his BMW 1000 rr.
A few years later I got the sportbike itch again and purchased a lightly used Daytona 955i. At 160 bhp it is similar in output to the early BMW in its mid mode.
That is still way too much for the road so I don't ride it much at all. When I do the temptation is there to use full power.
Most of the time I would prefer to ride the old MK3 850, it's plenty fast enough.
Glen
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…. I’m old man now , once I decided to try and get to one bike in shed , the GT stood out as a real life everyday ride … the Sport in front of mine is ridden by a guy slightly younger than I , he is retired power lineman , while Daniel finds ride position demanding , he always ready to meet for coffee in middle of our homes , bout an hr each way for us both ….
