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BMW S1000RR: Weekend of Riding "In The Real World" - Impressions?

Wow what an opportunity that presented itself !!! Are you going to get some seat time on the track with it? :teeth
 
Go2Trackdays said:
Wow what an opportunity that presented itself !!! Are you going to get some seat time on the track with it? :teeth
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The opportunity centered around serving in the role of an experienced pilot to produce a quick (and safe) break-in project for the bike's owner.

Unfortunately nothing in the pipeline (at the moment) for any post break-in riding opportunity on a S1000RR.

As such, they'll likely not be any follow-up before/after break-in comparison posting to share here on the forum, for those that might have had an interest. Sorry. :(

If anything ever does present itself, I'll be sure to check back in on the forum however. :ride

mosquito said:
:thumbup

Now if we could get this sort of feedback for every new bike. ;o)
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Be glad to continue filling the void of real world impressions of other new bikes in the future. Getting the bikes provided for the process is the only (and big) obstacle.

Bring 'em on and we'll ride 'em as they were designed to be ridden, and share the inside scoop with those interested. :)
 
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Gary J said:
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• Clutch:
Pulling in the lever sometimes produced a clunky, two-step sensation. The first ½ pull distance produces an initial slack feeling, followed by a second phase of pull that lead to full release. I assume the nature of the bike’s slipper clutch mechanism is at the heart of this behavior, as my ZX-10R (which also had a slipper clutch) exhibited a similar clutch release action.
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Not sure I got all that, but it sounds like there's not much of a "friction zone." True, or no?
 
Great review not go test ride Aprila RSV4 and report back. To me it was a better bike.
 
rodr said:
(In response to the reference to clutch lever sensation) Not sure I got all that, but it sounds like there's not much of a "friction zone." True, or no?
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Regarding the clutch lever sensation referenced earlier, here's a little clarification.

This “two-step/judder” sensation at the lever, when it was first being pulled (on occasion) wasn’t something that was felt every time. It was intermittent, and whether it would occur or not seemed to be determined by some factors on what the bike was doing leading up the lever being pulled.

When the sensation was felt during initial lever pull events - upon releasing it - and then pulling it again repeatedly, the pull went back to feeling normal again (oddity gone).

No doubt it’s related to the way a slipper-clutch’s mechanical parts work (as my ZX-10R had this same oddity). It seems to depend upon the state of load (full coupling from acceleration? or semi-decoupling from deceleration) on the clutch release mechanism at the time the bike is brought to a stop?

As for the feel (rate of engagement) of the S1000RR’s clutch when letting it out for taking off from a dead stop; that rate was linear and normal as per any other bike. I didn’t notice any issue with narrow engagement.
 
Underdog said:
Just wait for some salvaged S1kRRs to show up and feel free to mod ;)
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:thumbup and...I'll predict it won't be a long wait. There are several routes here as well. If it were I, I'd just go in a buy the bike new, intending to do the handle bars from the start, because the street is where I'd be using it.

An Artist in Italy did a photoshop creation, (two designs) of factory street fighter S1000RR's

I don't know if I can find the link now but if I do...I'll post them.
 
Gary J said:
This “two-step/judder” sensation at the lever, when it was first being pulled (on occasion) wasn’t something that was felt every time. It was intermittent, and whether it would occur or not seemed to be determined by some factors on what the bike was doing leading up the lever being pulled.
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FWIW, I can't recall having felt anything like this on the S1000RRs I've ridden. OTOH, I don't use the clutch a great percentage of the time, but I do use it some. :dunno
 
tzrider said:
FWIW, I can't recall having felt anything like this on the S1000RRs I've ridden. OTOH, I don't use the clutch a great percentage of the time, but I do use it some. :dunno
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You guys at CSS just don't ride them BMWs hard enough Andy! :rofl (just kiddin') :)
 
That was a great review, Gary, thanks. :thumbup

I have ridden it in the rain on the street and just last Monday I got to ride it in the rain on the track, but by all means I was no way near to your level... so all I can say is everything works as said. The DTC even saved me from a wiggle or two.

I noticed the clutch thing and guessed it's the slipper clutch as well. If I'm smooth enough and do a good throttle match, it'll go in without, but it seems the mechanism is so sensitive that it would do that at a slightest throttle mismatch during shifting. Either way, no biggie and I've gotten used to it. :)

As for the electronics... they can totally be disabled, which will disable the anti-wheelie and anti-stoppie controls altogether. Maybe someone will do a write-up based on that soon?
 
Gary J said:
The opportunity centered around serving in the role of an experienced pilot to produce a quick (and safe) break-in project for the bike's owner.

Unfortunately nothing in the pipeline (at the moment) for any post break-in riding opportunity on a S1000RR.

As such, they'll likely not be any follow-up before/after break-in comparison posting to share here on the forum, for those that might have had an interest. Sorry. :(

If anything ever does present itself, I'll be sure to check back in on the forum however. :ride

Be glad to continue filling the void of real world impressions of other new bikes in the future. Getting the bikes provided for the process is the only (and big) obstacle.

Bring 'em on and we'll ride 'em as they were designed to be ridden, and share the inside scoop with those interested. :)
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I thought I concluded this thread by adding...

Gary did get the opportunity to ride an S1000RR post break-in (12K miles on odo) albeit a short one.
 
Sorry, Jim. I just thought it's a nice closure to what he started back in 2010.
 
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