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Old 06-12-2009, 01:03 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Spudboy View Post
A chain drive BMW is blasphemy!
They're building the bike to win super bike races and I don't think shaft drive is going to allow them to be competitve with the other superbikes. A 403lb dry weight isn't too bad and with 193hp, it should be competitive with the other superbikes. Traditionally, BMWs had powerful engines but were just too heavy to be considered a superbike in the Ducati, R1, GSXR1000, etc. class).

Traction control and ABS are pretty good features too. The headlights just don't do it for me.

2010 BMW S1000RR gets ABS, traction control - Hell For Leather

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