2012 BMW S1000RR Review - Our literbike champion gets several upgrades to make it even better

[@rushnut2112]

Just picked this bike up new on Monday. It really is this good. Trans takes a little getting used to during break in, but nothing serious. Amazing bike.

[@CAJFB]

WOW!!!!!I definitely need to give BMW some much needed respect for what they have accomplished in the revised bike that has been produced!!!!!!Great job!

[@CarmineD187]

Hand warms are clearly the best improvment!!! More bikes need it i hate freezing my hands in the fall and early april!!

[@pankinyek]

when i first saw this bike i was like-it is so ugly, but now it grew on me and i think its one of the best looking bikes because it is sooo mad looking, that is whole point

[@HypermaxZ]

Still can't get over the monocle look, also heard stories about guys blowing out the oil pans on these at the track. Happy with my 13' 1000RR!

[@jason60051]

Asymmetrical headlights were done for a reason. First they set the bike apart from the crowd and secondly to save weight.

[@Bulgdoom]

@CarmineD187 They need to make hand guards, for sportbikes, its the wind that chills you most. Or heated gloves, because the bar heaters aren't that effective, your fingers still freeze on the outside where the wind hits them

[@TheVilouboy]

GOD I WANT ONE!!! Can't wait to get back to the states

[@spanzera456]

just think, these guys are all at work right now! I want that job!!!!

[@Iunio92]

I didn't see any of the Audis at Le Mans the other week sporting leather interiors and rear parking sensors. It doesn't matter who it is, if you're making an all-out sports vehicle then luxury goes (or should go) out the window

[@2wheels4life123]

i have them on my bike i ride through winter and i have thick gloves the heated grips are amazing

[@alehax27]

I think it's a hot looking bike. The asymmetrical lights make it unique in my opinion.

[@CannonRoadPilot]

I love the Asymmetrical look.

[@uber0demon0tongue]

Just when my pops was beginning to think the new ZX10 was THE liter bike. Ah well competition is good, brighter future for liter bikes

[@hellostevelee]

Wow, that's amazing! Thanks for the breakdown butcherbloke!

[@SteveFish1962]

Fabulous; and the headlights are great!

[@shaazy]

I don't know why these guys complain about those headlights, they go perfectly with those gills on the side. I may have ordered a Ducati 1199 but the first chance I get, this is next on the list for sure. Would've been FIRST if my brother hadn't swayed me. Great Great design. (as a caveat, I liked Chris Bangle's 5 series even more, so I guess I really do think in sync with BMW).

[@DesertEagle102]

had the chance to ride this bike...and all tho I'm a Ducati person, it left me speechless! now all we're waiting for is to see if the Panigale will beat that monster...have my hopes high!

[@Iunio92]

I'm sure that LED screen is lighter than an analogue dial equivalent. Apparently it's the first properly legible display Ducati have made in years so its size is needed. And how hard is it to quote someone when it's right there? I said "all-out sports vehicle" from the very beginning, which implies that there are levels. Either way, I totally lost the will to carry on this exchange of opinions when you stated that Porsche is primarily a luxury carmaker. Some people are too stupid to reason with.

[@tristan17schulz]

ive heard that the 2012 MV agusta f4 is the fastest this 2012. is it true ?

[@Dreadzedan]

@BeansOnGhost yeah take away those headlights that bike is freaking sexy actually. the lines are really good. check out the race version without the lights, awesomeness. and they sell light-less front racing fairings made of carbon.

[@xolanirichard3339]

I'm getting mine very soon.

[@Sapphire1987]

Aint thinking bout that. Ducati and BMW are swooping the crown atm!

[@Mavleop]

hey rushnut2112 how much dos the bike weighs? it looks a bit heavy..

[@MrMarcBeat]

199kg

[@hetisjechillerboyjwz]

is it any comfortable?

[@supersayin1]

This bike is extra sexy!! And Please BMW don't ever change the headlights!! It's what makes this bike stand out, and it's pretty cool!!!

[@MrMatt9O00]

do some onboard footage

[@buckwheat40]

@edmaluf well you're wrong, at first i didnt like the headlights either but now I like them, i think it looks very cool now and different. BMW knows style. you don't!

[@Iunio92]

First of all, I'm talking about the pointier end of the sports car spectrum. The Bentley and Bugatti at best could be described as sports luxury, and even the 911 and R8 are not particularly focussed, especially when you compare them to sportier variants like the 911 GT3 etc etc. The top end sports cars like the GT3 don't have shit in terms of luxury because their one goal is to go fast, and fast only. Supersport bikes are at that pointy end in the motorcycle world. RR means "race replica", dude

[@Linkgt]

Nice, lets see how it does in next years WSBK. They were pretty eh this year...

[@nightmistful]

Nice bike !

[@tristan17schulz]

@SportsSavage do you think that the bmw is still the fastest ?

[@WilsonianGarveyite]

He popped a molly and he sweatin'-WOO!

[@naptownsfinest2345]

I'm getting one soon

[@stillxplosive1]

Am I the only one who likes how the bike looks

[@Iunio92]

handlebar grip warmers? surely that's unneccesary weight/cost

[@JaykAnderson]

as Wayne once said "It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine."

[@Spider_Gooch]

Yeah holy fuck. Dream bike right here.

[@edmaluf]

2 years later and I still hate the asymmetrical headlights.

[@Dreadzedan]

@edmaluf yip made a bike with such beautiful lines and then plant those things on it.

[@TroyFox711]

First of all u the 1199 is about to be ridiculously priced. The S1000rr is by far THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK SUPER BIKE OUT.

[@avirus010]

i think the headlights make it even better

[@sasakihaise3224]

Great bike must get it

[@vanessabritain5722]

What size are the tyres on the thing

[@paulmoiseau]

hells yeah love it

[@Iunio92]

I've ridden on

[@Csirkefoga]

guy looks like having a hangover and a heavy sunburn lol

[@89powerup]

zx still more powerful though lol. Then he lied by saying the most powerful engine. That new 14 is pushing out 210hp. Once air gets into, it'll be more powerful than that for sure. Just like the with zx10r. It may not seem all that powerful from a stand still but once it gets moving, bmw just hangs in the back lol. I saw a few pro racing where the bmw was getting owned. Not just by the zx either lol. Alex lowes was kicking its ass. The guy on the isle of man was beating it up as well.

[@Kingw3]

Now you're just back peddling. Because you said sports cars shouldn't have luxury and now you say there is sport luxury because you just made yourself look stupid. And saying the 911 and R8 are not particularly focussed, but yet Porsche and Audi are Luxury car makers... The reason they make track oriented cars are for the track. They keep the luxuries to make the car/bike feel more comfortable on the street. I consider the big LED Screen on the Pannigale luxury but you never brought that up.

[@thurmanjr7]

They should really stop advancing bikes so much and let us catch up! I feel like every review of any liter bike says that it's more than anyone besides Troy Bayliss can handle.

[@eickei]

dreamland at the beginn :D

[@MegaErnieMAN]

getting one :)

[@hellostevelee]

The Panigale has 200cc more engine and said its rated at 195hp at the crank. Only 2 more HP than the BMW with the extra cc?? BMW wins that but the Panigale has to be the best looking back EVER!

[@hvkv0000]

@RTiger19 lol...im guessing uv got a zx... :D

[@dskinnerify]

has his under armour on backwards....definitely was high...

[@MrBigolnuts]

does Ducati make anything that can compete with this?

[@MrWashburn101]

Haha, I now want to sell my 2011 that I bought last summer. Only 2500 miles on it.

[@DKLONGHORN]

Haha! He had his under armour backwards

[@SquiggleSquared]

dude this guy looks like tony hawk 00:25

[@dogg5306]

Ducati Panigale has reset the counters! :-)

[@andrewyoungkim1104]

Is this a BMW review or it face review. Editor in chief?????? Seriously? ???

[@a6km]

@edmaluf 2 years later and I still dont give a fuck about those headlights

[@RTiger19]

@hvkv0000 Not yet lol. I'll have one next year for sure though^_^

[@Kingw3]

Weak argument because those vehicles are custom and are not street legal. The Audi R8, Bentley GT, Porsche 911, Bugatti Veyron for examples are all sport cars, street legal,have leather interior and fancy options. And the video is about a motorcycle not a car.

[@Damian96700]

cool adventure :D

[@shadyabhi]

Automobile models go according to the fiscal year.

[@prabhhhhh]

I'd b high too with that beast of a bike in my hands :p

[@niceguyharry46]

@89powerup and if u r only concerned about results ..then look also at WSBK results...kawasaki sucks there too..according to SBK thing...v all shud buy Ducati LMAO..

[@2900lindi]

BUT THIS VIDEO IS IN 2011

[@veetya92]

pfff. i still like these headlights.

[@2wheels4life123]

you must live in a warm place

[@Iunio92]

why have it as an option on a supersport bike, though? if you want luxury buy a Goldwing

[@zhen19922]

cool

[@malekai777]

thats crazy the best bike is also the bang for the buck hope i get back a good tax return this year

[@jockeloto]

Grip warmers!! :) Anyone want to buy my 2010 s1000rr?

[@planktonization]

It's a fucking superbike, people talking about headlights ? Best 1000 roadbike is in my opinion the zx10.

[@RTiger19]

Bike is alright. ZX10 still better. Plus this bike is getting owned on the race track by the zx lol. The isle of man race the zx destroyed it. The sbk race, the zx destroyed it. So far the zx and that fireblade is the one kicking tail. I hate those dyno charts also. This guy said it puts out 196. Other video's say it puts out less and some say more. Either somebody don't know how to run the dyno or they got the bikes running on half power. Plus no air is going through it. The zx is more powerful

[@tristan17schulz]

@niceguyharry46 your right !! =) xD

[@sonicnofadz]

Why the fuck did the Japanese Yen have to sky rocket, now all my favorite vehicles cost way too much. Now you might as well buy a fucking euro bike for almost the same price.

[@niceguyharry46]

@tristan17schulz Thanks man : )

[@pankinyek]

are you saying that because bmw made much better bike than your Italian ducati? lol (as far as i understand you wrote "shit", sorry if i'm wrong)

[@kubicheck1000]

kkkkkkkk, careca é zikkka mano kkkkk

[@Mrxtrinhxluong]

beatyfull ^____^

[@aw3t464747]

The cockeyed is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast!!!!

[@willmorris12345]

one of the best looking bikes around... totally ruined by those stupid fucking headlights

[@Kingw3]

BMW isn't luxury...seems legit

[@bennynutts16]

this bike has a bad wobble at speed

[@supersayin1]

@jason60051 AMEN!!

[@buckwheat40]

@Bartholomeusismyname the new 1199 is fucking ugly!!! the headlights and nose are horrific. S 1000 RR just looks badass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dracdrum]

@edmaluf agreed, it may perform, but it is ugly.

[@gentleman279]

No slick tires !!!!!

[@TheMessier1]

still 193 ps -.-

[@DrDisasta]

I just got done installing a full Austin Racing exhaust on mine :) Check it out on my channel.

[@1gnasty]

lmaooo he said u need to be troy corser to get everyhting out the bike but troy cant even get that bike on the podium well see if the new chasy changes that ???

[@Iunio92]

nope.avi

[@Kingw3]

Derp

[@niceguyharry46]

@89powerup Stop comparing ZX14 toBMW 1000rr....that bike is 400cc more...and looks like SHIT....handles shit too....if u compare it to a litre bike

[@Kingw3]

Don't buy it then

[@boboyshiairi]

Dude...!! You look so tired.........

[@SerhatR1]

everything is nice except the ugly headlights...

[@Sapphire1987]

lol, those are Tour/sport bikes. Have clumps of ugly bikes! Gimme the S1000RR annyday. If u havent ridden one, u don't know what ure talking bout.